German Empire — Reichstag
Germany elections · 1890-02-20 · held
German Empire — Reichstag; 397 seats. Results retain the source’s historical party groupings.
Results: final · complete coverage · First-round valid votes (7,228,570); historical party groups
Turnout: 71.58%
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic parties | 1427323 | 19.7456% | 35 | — |
| Left liberals | 1296038 | 17.9294% | 77 | — |
| Other liberals | 78762 | 1.0896% | 4 | — |
| National liberals | 1130842 | 15.6441% | 38 | — |
| Zentrum | 1340688 | 18.5471% | 107 | — |
| DRP / Free Conservatives | 461307 | 6.3817% | 19 | — |
| Conservatives | 882820 | 12.2129% | 71 | — |
| German-Hanoverian Party | 112675 | 1.5587% | 11 | — |
| Other conservatives | 21413 | 0.2962% | 0 | — |
| Antisemitic parties | 47536 | 0.6576% | 4 | — |
| Minority parties | 414112 | 5.7288% | 31 | — |
| Other lists | 15054 | 0.2083% | 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