German Empire — Reichstag
Germany elections · 1871-03-03 · held
German Empire — Reichstag; 382 seats. Results retain the source’s historical party groupings.
Results: final · complete coverage · First-round valid votes (3,886,515); historical party groups
Turnout: 51.01%
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic parties | 101927 | 2.6226% | 1 | — |
| Left liberals | 380804 | 9.7981% | 46 | — |
| Other liberals | 380839 | 9.799% | 42 | — |
| National liberals | 1125942 | 28.9705% | 117 | — |
| Zentrum | 723225 | 18.6086% | 61 | — |
| DRP / Free Conservatives | 343098 | 8.8279% | 37 | — |
| Conservatives | 524881 | 13.5052% | 56 | — |
| German-Hanoverian Party | 73470 | 1.8904% | 7 | — |
| Other conservatives | 16354 | 0.4208% | 1 | — |
| Minority parties | 197485 | 5.0813% | 14 | — |
| Other lists | 18490 | 0.4757% | 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.
Sources & further reading
Wahlen in Deutschland: Reichstag elections, national votes and seat tables
German Bundestag: imperial electoral system and party development