North German Confederation — Constituent Reichstag
Germany elections · 1867-02-12 · held
North German Confederation — Constituent Reichstag; 297 seats. Results retain the source’s historical party groupings.
Results: final · complete coverage · First-round valid votes (3,733,917); historical party groups
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic parties | 47428 | 1.2702% | 2 | — |
| Left liberals | 276321 | 7.4003% | 19 | — |
| Other liberals | 835984 | 22.3889% | 54 | — |
| National liberals | 753758 | 20.1868% | 78 | — |
| Catholic clerical groups | 87365 | 2.3398% | 9 | — |
| DRP / Free Conservatives | 348537 | 9.3344% | 39 | — |
| Conservatives | 629360 | 16.8552% | 63 | — |
| German-Hanoverian Party | 111781 | 2.9937% | 9 | — |
| Other conservatives | 345965 | 9.2655% | 9 | — |
| Minority parties | 236875 | 6.3439% | 15 | — |
| Other lists | 60543 | 1.6214% | 0 | — |
First-round popular votes and seat distribution from the historical source; elections used single-member constituencies with runoff ballots. Party families and minority groups are aggregated exactly as in the source, not presented as individual parties. Historical boundaries differ from present-day Germany. Voting was restricted to eligible men aged 25 and over. The imperial government was appointed by the monarch, rather than elected by parliamentary majority. This is a North German Confederation precursor, not an election of the German Empire. Turnout is unavailable in the source.
Sources & further reading
Wahlen in Deutschland: Reichstag elections, national votes and seat tables
German Bundestag: imperial electoral system and party development