German Empire — Reichstag
Germany elections · 1903-06-16 · held
German Empire — Reichstag; 397 seats. Results retain the source’s historical party groupings.
Results: final · complete coverage · First-round valid votes (9,495,587); historical party groups
Turnout: 76.08%
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic parties | 3010771 | 31.7071% | 81 | — |
| Left liberals | 885770 | 9.3282% | 35 | — |
| Other liberals | 44651 | 0.4702% | 3 | — |
| National liberals | 1301473 | 13.7061% | 50 | — |
| Zentrum | 1875292 | 19.7491% | 100 | — |
| DRP / Free Conservatives | 336617 | 3.545% | 21 | — |
| Conservatives | 901415 | 9.493% | 52 | — |
| Agrarian parties | 256710 | 2.7035% | 8 | — |
| German-Hanoverian Party | 100538 | 1.0588% | 7 | — |
| Other conservatives | 70817 | 0.7458% | 3 | — |
| Antisemitic parties | 204109 | 2.1495% | 9 | — |
| Minority parties | 494915 | 5.2121% | 28 | — |
| Other lists | 12509 | 0.1317% | 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