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1871 German federal election
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| Registered
| 7,656,283
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|---|
| Turnout
| 3,905,531 (51.01%)
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|---|
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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DZP
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DKP
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| Leader
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Rudolf von Bennigsen
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Hermann von Mallinckrodt
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| Party
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NlP
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Centre
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Conservatives
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| Leader since
|
1867
|
1870
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| Last election
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23.28%, 104 seats
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Did not exist
|
14.82%, 65 seats
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| Seats won
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117
|
58
|
56
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| Seat change
|
 13
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New party
|
 9
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| Popular vote
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1,125,942
|
707,896
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524,881
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| Percentage
|
28.97%
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18.21%
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13.51%
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| Swing
|
5.69
pp
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New party
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1.31
pp
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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Sixth party
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DFP
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| Leader
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Viktor I, Duke of Ratibor
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Chlodwig Hohenlohe-Schillingsfurst
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| Party
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DFP
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DRP
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LRP
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| Leader since
|
|
|
1871
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| Last election
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8.75%, 31 seats
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6.67%, 37 seats
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Did not exist
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| Seats won
|
45
|
37
|
33
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| Seat change
|
14
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 0
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New party
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| Popular vote
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351,209
|
343,098
|
274,068
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| Percentage
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9.04%
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8.83%
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7.05%
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| Swing
|
0.29
pp
|
2.16
pp
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New party
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 Map of results (by constituencies)
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The first
federal elections
were held in
Germany
on 3 March 1871.
[1]
The
National Liberal Party
emerged as the largest party in the
Reichstag
, with 117 of the 382 seats.
[2]
Voter turnout was just 51.0%.
Results
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| Party
| Votes
| %
| +/?
| Seats
| +/?
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| National Liberal Party
| 1,125,942
| 28.97
| +5.69
| 117
| +13
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| Centre Party
| 707,896
| 18.21
| New
| 58
| New
|
| Conservative Party
| 524,881
| 13.51
| ?1.31
| 56
| ?9
|
| German Progress Party
| 351,209
| 9.04
| +0.29
| 45
| +14
|
| German Reich Party
| 343,098
| 8.83
| +2.16
| 37
| 0
|
| Imperial Liberal Party
| 274,068
| 7.05
| New
| 33
| New
|
| Polish Party
| 176,342
| 4.54
| ?0.52
| 13
| +2
|
| Independent Liberals
| 74,903
| 1.93
| ?9.05
| 5
| ?27
|
| German-Hanoverian Party
| 73,470
| 1.89
| +1.01
| 7
| +3
|
| General German Workers' Association
| 56,117
| 1.44
| ?0.27
| 0
| ?2
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| Social Democratic Workers' Party
| 41,040
| 1.06
| ?0.19
| 1
| ?1
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| German People's Party
| 29,595
| 0.76
| ?1.23
| 1
| ?7
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| Old Liberals
| 24,900
| 0.64
| ?2.79
| 2
| ?16
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| Danish Party
| 21,143
| 0.54
| ?0.23
| 1
| 0
|
| Clericals
| 15,329
| 0.39
| ?9.21
| 3
| ?33
|
| Independent conservatives
| 14,805
| 0.38
| ?9.64
| 1
| +1
|
| Schleswig-Holstein Particularist Liberals
| 6,968
| 0.18
| ?1.03
| 2
| ?6
|
| Lassallean General German Workers' Association
| 4,770
| 0.12
| ?0.02
| 0
| ?1
|
| Saxon Particularist Conservatives
| 1,549
| 0.04
| ?0.06
| 0
| 0
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| Others
| 17,596
| 0.45
| ?0.84
| 0
| 0
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| Unknown
| 894
| 0.02
| ?0.07
| 0
| 0
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| Total
| 3,886,515
| 100.00
| ?
| 382
| +85
|
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| Valid votes
| 3,886,515
| 99.51
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|---|
| Invalid/blank votes
| 19,016
| 0.49
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|---|
| Total votes
| 3,905,531
| 100.00
| |
|---|
| Registered voters/turnout
| 7,656,283
| 51.01
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| Source:
Wahlen in Deutschland
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