1898 German federal election

1898 German federal election

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All 397 seats in the Reichstag
199 seats needed for a majority
Registered11,441,054 Increase 7.65%
Turnout7,786,714 (68.06%) Decrease 4.41pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Franz von Ballestrem Paul Singer &
August Bebel
Otto von Manteuffel
Party Centre SPD DKP
Last election 19.14%, 96 seats 23.28%, 44 seats 12.93%, 69 seats
Seats won 102 56 53
Seat change Increase 6 Increase 12 Decrease 16
Popular vote 1,454,042 2,107,076 830,341
Percentage 18.76% 27.18% 10.71%
Swing Decrease 0.38pp Increase 3.90pp Decrease 2.22pp

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
DRP
Leader Ernst Bassermann [de] Eugen Richter
Party NLP FVP DRP
Last election 12.29%, 51 seats 8.67%, 24 seats 5.71%, 28 seats
Seats won 48 29 22
Seat change Decrease 3 Increase 5 Decrease 6
Popular vote 997,147 558,314 337,601
Percentage 12.86% 7.20% 4.35%
Swing Decrease 0.57pp Decrease 1.47pp Decrease 1.36pp

Map of results (by constituencies)

President of the Reichstag before election

Rudolf von Buol-Berenberg
Centre

President of the Reichstag after election

Franz von Ballestrem
Centre

Federal elections were held in Germany on 16 June 1898.[1] Despite the Social Democratic Party (SPD) receiving the most votes, the Centre Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag after winning 102 of the 397 seats, whilst the SPD won just 56.[2] Voter turnout was 68%.[3]

Results

56
8
29
12
4
1
1
14
11
48
5
102
9
6
22
3
53
1
2
10
PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Social Democratic Party2,107,07627.18+3.9056+12
Centre Party1,454,04218.76−0.38102+6
National Liberal Party997,14712.86+0.5748−3
German Conservative Party830,34110.71−2.2253−16
Free-minded People's Party558,3147.20−1.4729+5
German Reich Party337,6014.35−1.3622−6
Social Reform Party215,8912.78−0.5110−6
Free-minded Union195,6822.52−0.8712−1
Independent Polish169,0372.18−0.078−6
Bavarian Peasants' League130,7241.69+1.134+2
Alsace-Lorraine parties118,0721.52−0.2511+2
German People's Party106,3961.37−0.808−3
German-Hanoverian Party105,1611.36+0.039+2
German Agrarian League103,4891.33New6New
Christian Social Party48,9140.63−0.611−1
Polish Court Party67,4240.87+0.176+1
Independent liberals46,7310.60−0.133+1
Independent conservatives28,8460.37−0.103+1
National-Social Group27,2080.35New0New
Independent anti-semites22,9890.30+0.152+2
Alsatian liberals16,8870.22+0.1410
Danish Party15,4390.20+0.0110
Other agrarians9,0190.12−0.2210
Lithuanian Party8,1420.11+0.061+1
Polish People's Party7,6670.10New0New
Other conservatives4,4730.06−0.190−1
Middle Class parties3,1620.04New0New
Alsace Liberal Group2,1320.03New0New
Others14,0750.180.0000
Unknown6120.01+0.0100
Total7,752,693100.003970
Valid votes7,752,69399.56
Invalid/blank votes34,0210.44
Total votes7,786,714100.00
Registered voters/turnout11,441,05468.06
Source: Wahlen in Deutschland

Alsace-Lorraine

PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Alsace-Lorraine Land Party67,17129.34New6New
Social Democratic Party51,99022.71+3.411−1
Lorraine independent conservatives25,65811.21+7.073+2
Alsatian Liberals16,8877.38+4.6810
Clericals14,1256.17−30.931−5
Independent conservatives13,4835.89+0.1610
German Reich Party9,3814.10−1.9610
Alsace-Lorraine protesters6,2372.72−1.8610
Alsatian autonomists4,8812.13−2.7600
National Liberal Party8,1443.56+0.9000
Independent liberals6,9003.01+1.2900
Alsace Liberal Group2,1320.93New0New
German Social Party8600.38−1.0400
Free-minded Union3210.14New0New
Others7430.32+0.1800
Total228,913100.00150
Valid votes228,91397.95
Invalid/blank votes4,7832.05
Total votes233,696100.00
Registered voters/turnout233,696100.00
Source: Wahlen in Deutschland

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p762 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p789
  3. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p774
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