German Empire — Reichstag
Germany elections · 1877-01-10 · held
German Empire — Reichstag; 397 seats. Results retain the source’s historical party groupings.
Results: final · complete coverage · First-round valid votes (5,401,021); historical party groups
Turnout: 60.64%
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic parties | 493447 | 9.1362% | 13 | — |
| Left liberals | 457663 | 8.4736% | 38 | — |
| Other liberals | 171431 | 3.174% | 14 | — |
| National liberals | 1440266 | 26.6666% | 127 | — |
| Zentrum | 1341295 | 24.8341% | 93 | — |
| DRP / Free Conservatives | 424228 | 7.8546% | 38 | — |
| Conservatives | 517811 | 9.5873% | 40 | — |
| German-Hanoverian Party | 85591 | 1.5847% | 4 | — |
| Other conservatives | 23187 | 0.4293% | 0 | — |
| Minority parties | 433410 | 8.0246% | 30 | — |
| Other lists | 12692 | 0.235% | 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