German Empire — Reichstag
Germany elections · 1912-01-12 · held
German Empire — Reichstag; 397 seats. Results retain the source’s historical party groupings.
Results: final · complete coverage · First-round valid votes (12,207,632); historical party groups
Turnout: 84.89%
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic parties | 4250399 | 34.8176% | 110 | — |
| Left liberals | 1477541 | 12.1034% | 41 | — |
| Other liberals | 121864 | 0.9983% | 1 | — |
| National liberals | 1651115 | 13.5253% | 45 | — |
| Zentrum | 1988504 | 16.289% | 90 | — |
| DRP / Free Conservatives | 396948 | 3.2516% | 14 | — |
| Conservatives | 1006570 | 8.2454% | 41 | — |
| Agrarian parties | 258632 | 2.1186% | 9 | — |
| German-Hanoverian Party | 90168 | 0.7386% | 5 | — |
| Other conservatives | 206718 | 1.6934% | 7 | — |
| Antisemitic parties | 135531 | 1.1102% | 6 | — |
| Minority parties | 613462 | 5.0252% | 28 | — |
| Other lists | 10180 | 0.0834% | 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