1877 German federal election

1877 German federal election

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All 397 seats in the Reichstag
199 seats needed for a majority
Registered8,943,028 Increase 4.92%
Turnout5,422,647 (60.64%) Decrease 0.60pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Rudolf von Bennigsen Ludwig Windthorst Otto von Helldorff
Party NlP Centre DKP
Leader since 1867 26 May 1874 7 June 1876
Last election 26.86%, 147 seats 27.72%, 91 seats 6.78%, 21 seats[1]
Seats won 127 93 40
Seat change Decrease 20 Increase 2 Increase 19
Popular vote 1,440,266 1,341,295 517,811
Percentage 26.67% 24.83% 9.59%
Swing Decrease 0.19pp Decrease 2.89pp Increase 2.81pp

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
DFP
Polen
Leader Viktor I, Duke of Ratibor
Party DRP DFP Polish Party
Last election 7.49%, 32 seats 8.83%, 48 seats 4.02%, 14 seats
Seats won 38 34 14
Seat change Increase 6 Decrease 14 Steady 0
Popular vote 424,228 412,769 216,157
Percentage 7.85% 7.64% 4.00%
Swing Increase 0.36pp Decrease 1.19pp Decrease 0.02pp

Map of results (by constituencies)

President of the Reichstag before election

Max von Forckenbeck
NlP

President of the Reichstag after election

Max von Forckenbeck
NlP

Federal elections were held in Germany on 10 January 1877.[2] The National Liberal Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag, with 127 of the 397 seats.[3] Voter turnout was 60.6%.

  1. ^ Results of the Prussian conservatives
  2. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p762 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  3. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p788

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