German Empire — Reichstag
Germany elections · 1884-10-28 · held
German Empire — Reichstag; 397 seats. Results retain the source’s historical party groupings.
Results: final · complete coverage · First-round valid votes (5,662,957); historical party groups
Turnout: 60.55%
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic parties | 549990 | 9.7121% | 24 | — |
| Left liberals | 1074327 | 18.9711% | 73 | — |
| Other liberals | 28296 | 0.4997% | 2 | — |
| National liberals | 987355 | 17.4353% | 50 | — |
| Zentrum | 1275369 | 22.5213% | 99 | — |
| DRP / Free Conservatives | 387637 | 6.8451% | 28 | — |
| Conservatives | 858589 | 15.1615% | 78 | — |
| Agrarian parties | 591 | 0.0104% | 0 | — |
| German-Hanoverian Party | 96388 | 1.7021% | 11 | — |
| Other conservatives | 2474 | 0.0437% | 0 | — |
| Minority parties | 389843 | 6.8841% | 32 | — |
| Other lists | 12098 | 0.2136% | 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