German Empire — Reichstag
Germany elections · 1898-06-16 · held
German Empire — Reichstag; 397 seats. Results retain the source’s historical party groupings.
Results: final · complete coverage · First-round valid votes (7,752,693); historical party groups
Turnout: 68.06%
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic parties | 2107076 | 27.1786% | 56 | — |
| Left liberals | 887600 | 11.4489% | 49 | — |
| Other liberals | 65750 | 0.8481% | 4 | — |
| National liberals | 997147 | 12.8619% | 48 | — |
| Zentrum | 1454042 | 18.7553% | 102 | — |
| DRP / Free Conservatives | 337601 | 4.3546% | 22 | — |
| Conservatives | 830341 | 10.7104% | 53 | — |
| Agrarian parties | 243232 | 3.1374% | 11 | — |
| German-Hanoverian Party | 105161 | 1.3564% | 9 | — |
| Other conservatives | 85395 | 1.1015% | 4 | — |
| Antisemitic parties | 238880 | 3.0813% | 12 | — |
| Minority parties | 386010 | 4.979% | 27 | — |
| Other lists | 14458 | 0.1865% | 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