German Empire — Reichstag
Germany elections · 1881-10-27 · held
German Empire — Reichstag; 397 seats. Results retain the source’s historical party groupings.
Results: final · complete coverage · First-round valid votes (5,097,760); historical party groups
Turnout: 56.3%
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic parties | 311961 | 6.1196% | 13 | — |
| Left liberals | 749516 | 14.7028% | 67 | — |
| Other liberals | 564943 | 11.0822% | 50 | — |
| National liberals | 617752 | 12.1181% | 45 | — |
| Zentrum | 1177033 | 23.0892% | 100 | — |
| DRP / Free Conservatives | 382149 | 7.4964% | 27 | — |
| Conservatives | 776436 | 15.2309% | 50 | — |
| German-Hanoverian Party | 86704 | 1.7008% | 10 | — |
| Other conservatives | 37145 | 0.7287% | 0 | — |
| Antisemitic parties | 7255 | 0.1423% | 0 | — |
| Minority parties | 371839 | 7.2942% | 35 | — |
| Other lists | 15027 | 0.2948% | 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