German federal election, 1884

German federal election, 1884
German Empire
28 October 1884 (1884-10-28)

All 397 seats in the Reichstag
199 seats needed for a majority
Turnout 60.5%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Centre KP DFP
Last election 100 seats 50 seats 106 seats[1]
Seats won 99 78 67
Seat change Decrease1 Increase28 Decrease39
Popular vote 1,282,000 861,100 997,000
Percentage 22.6% 15.2% 17.6%
Swing Decrease0.6% Decrease1.1% Decrease3.5%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party NLP DRP SPD
Last election 47 seats 28 seats 12 seats
Seats won 51 28 24
Seat change Increase4 Steady0 Increase12
Popular vote 997,000 387,700 550,000
Percentage 17.6% 6.8% 9.7%
Swing Increase3.0% Decrease0.6% Increase3.6%
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Federal elections were held in Germany on 28 October 1884.[2] The Centre Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag, with 99 of the 397 seats.[3] Voter turnout was 60.5%.[2]

Results

Party Votes[a] % Seats +/–
Centre Party1,282,00022.699−1
German Free-minded Party997,00017.667−39
National Liberal Party997,00017.651+4
German Conservative Party861,10015.278+28
Social Democratic Party550,0009.724+12
German Reich Party387,7006.8280
Polish Party203,2003.616−2
Alsace-Lorraine Party165,6002.9150
German-Hanoverian Party96,4001.711+1
German People's Party95,9001.77−2
Danish Party14,0000.31−1
Others12,7000.200
Invalid/blank votes18,700
Total5,681,7001003970
Registered voters/turnout9,383,10060.5
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, DGDB

a Figures for votes are rounded.[2]

Popular Vote
Zentrum
 
22.61%
DFP
 
17.44%
NLP
 
17.42%
DKP
 
15.15%
SAP
 
9.70%
DRP
 
6.84%
Poles
 
3.58%
Other
 
7.26%
Reichstag seats
Zentrum
 
24.94%
DKP
 
19.65%
DFP
 
16.88%
NLP
 
12.85%
DRP
 
7.05%
SAP
 
6.05%
Poles
 
4.03%
Other
 
8.56%

References

  1. Merger of the German Progress Party (60 seats) and Liberal Union (46).
  2. 1 2 3 Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p762 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p789
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