German Empire — Reichstag
Germany elections · 1887-02-21 · held
German Empire — Reichstag; 397 seats. Results retain the source’s historical party groupings.
Results: final · complete coverage · First-round valid votes (7,540,940); historical party groups
Turnout: 77.49%
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic parties | 763102 | 10.1195% | 11 | — |
| Left liberals | 1040679 | 13.8004% | 32 | — |
| Other liberals | 73080 | 0.9691% | 3 | — |
| National liberals | 1651288 | 21.8976% | 98 | — |
| Zentrum | 1501774 | 19.9149% | 98 | — |
| DRP / Free Conservatives | 736389 | 9.7652% | 41 | — |
| Conservatives | 1147200 | 15.213% | 80 | — |
| German-Hanoverian Party | 119441 | 1.5839% | 4 | — |
| Other conservatives | 13531 | 0.1794% | 0 | — |
| Antisemitic parties | 11593 | 0.1537% | 1 | — |
| Minority parties | 473880 | 6.2841% | 29 | — |
| Other lists | 8983 | 0.1191% | 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