German Empire — Reichstag
Germany elections · 1874-01-10 · held
German Empire — Reichstag; 397 seats. Results retain the source’s historical party groupings.
Results: final · complete coverage · First-round valid votes (5,190,254); historical party groups
Turnout: 61.24%
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic parties | 351123 | 6.765% | 10 | — |
| Left liberals | 497243 | 9.5803% | 49 | — |
| Other liberals | 190859 | 3.6773% | 12 | — |
| National liberals | 1394250 | 26.8628% | 147 | — |
| Zentrum | 1438792 | 27.721% | 91 | — |
| DRP / Free Conservatives | 388840 | 7.4917% | 32 | — |
| Conservatives | 352050 | 6.7829% | 21 | — |
| German-Hanoverian Party | 73436 | 1.4149% | 4 | — |
| Other conservatives | 21546 | 0.4151% | 1 | — |
| Minority parties | 463198 | 8.9244% | 30 | — |
| Other lists | 18917 | 0.3645% | 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