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1903 German federal election
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| Registered
| 12,531,248
 9.53%
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|---|
| Turnout
| 9,533,814 (76.08%)
8.02
pp
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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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| Leader
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Franz von Ballestrem
|
Paul Singer
&
August Bebel
|
Otto von Manteuffel
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| Party
|
Centre
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SPD
|
DKP
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| Leader since
|
1890
|
18 March 1890
& 21 November 1892
|
1892
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| Last election
|
18.76%, 102 seats
|
27.18%, 56 seats
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10.71%, 53 seats
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| Seats won
|
100
|
81
|
52
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| Seat change
|
 2
|
25
|
1
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| Popular vote
|
1,875,292
|
3,010,771
|
901,415
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| Percentage
|
19.75%
|
31.71%
|
9.49%
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| Swing
|
0.99pp
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4.53pp
|
1.22pp
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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Sixth party
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DRP
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| Leader
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Ernst Bassermann
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Eugen Richter
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| Party
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NlP
|
FVP
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DRP
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| Leader since
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1898
|
7 May 1893
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| Last election
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12.86%, 48 seats
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7.20%, 29 seats
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4.35%, 22 seats
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| Seats won
|
50
|
21
|
21
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| Seat change
|
2
|
8
|
1
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| Popular vote
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1,301,473
|
536,879
|
336,617
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| Percentage
|
13.71%
|
5.65%
|
3.54%
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| Swing
|
0.85pp
|
1.55pp
|
0.81pp
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 Map of results (by constituencies)
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President of the
Reichstag
before election
Franz von Ballestrem
Centre
|
President of the Reichstag after election
Franz von Ballestrem
Centre
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Federal elections
were held in
Germany
on 16 June 1903.
[1]
Despite the
Social Democratic Party
(SPD) receiving a clear plurality of votes, the
Centre Party
remained the largest party in the
Reichstag
after winning 100 of the 397 seats, whilst the SPD won only 81.
[2]
Voter turnout was 76.1%.
[3]
Results
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| Party
| Votes
| %
| +/?
| Seats
| +/?
|
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| Social Democratic Party
| 3,010,771
| 31.71
| +4.53
| 81
| +25
|
| Centre Party
| 1,875,292
| 19.75
| +0.99
| 100
| ?2
|
| National Liberal Party
| 1,301,473
| 13.71
| +0.85
| 50
| +2
|
| German Conservative Party
| 901,415
| 9.49
| ?1.22
| 52
| ?1
|
| Free-minded People's Party
| 536,879
| 5.65
| ?1.55
| 21
| ?8
|
| German Reich Party
| 336,617
| 3.54
| ?0.81
| 21
| ?1
|
| Free-minded Union
| 233,229
| 2.46
| ?0.06
| 8
| ?4
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| Independent Polish
| 164,742
| 1.73
| ?0.45
| 8
| 0
|
| German Agrarian League
| 145,025
| 1.53
| +0.20
| 5
| ?1
|
| German Reform Party
| 138,344
| 1.46
| New
| 6
| New
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| Alsace-Lorraine parties
| 126,276
| 1.33
| ?0.19
| 11
| 0
|
| Polish People's Party
| 104,246
| 1.10
| +1.00
| 5
| +5
|
| German-Hanoverian Party
| 100,538
| 1.06
| ?0.30
| 7
| ?2
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| German People's Party
| 82,007
| 0.86
| ?0.51
| 5
| ?3
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| Bavarian Peasants' League
| 65,815
| 0.69
| ?1.00
| 2
| ?2
|
| German Social Party
| 59,291
| 0.62
| New
| 3
| New
|
| Other agrarians
| 45,870
| 0.48
| +0.36
| 1
| 1
|
| Polish National Party
| 44,175
| 0.47
| New
| 1
| New
|
| Christian Social Party
| 40,744
| 0.43
| ?0.20
| 2
| +1
|
| Polish Court Party
| 34,621
| 0.36
| ?0.51
| 2
| ?4
|
| National-Social Group
| 33,655
| 0.35
| 0.00
| 1
| +1
|
| Alsatian liberals
| 25,677
| 0.27
| +0.05
| 2
| +1
|
| Independent conservatives
| 22,490
| 0.24
| +0.18
| 1
| ?2
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| Danish Party
| 14,843
| 0.16
| ?0.04
| 1
| 0
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| Independent liberals
| 9,808
| 0.10
| ?0.50
| 0
| ?3
|
| Alsace Liberal Group
| 9,166
| 0.10
| +0.07
| 1
| +1
|
| Middle Class parties
| 6,909
| 0.07
| +0.03
| 0
| 0
|
| Independent anti-semites
| 6,474
| 0.07
| ?0.23
| 0
| ?2
|
| Lithuanian Party
| 6,012
| 0.06
| ?0.05
| 0
| ?1
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| Other conservatives
| 674
| 0.01
| ?0.05
| 0
| 0
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| Others
| 11,884
| 0.13
| ?0.05
| 0
| 0
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| Unknown
| 625
| 0.01
| 0.00
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| 9,495,587
| 100.00
| ?
| 397
| 0
|
|
| Valid votes
| 9,495,587
| 99.60
| |
|---|
| Invalid/blank votes
| 38,227
| 0.40
| |
|---|
| Total votes
| 9,533,814
| 100.00
| |
|---|
| Registered voters/turnout
| 12,531,248
| 76.08
| |
|---|
| Source:
Wahlen in Deutschland
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Alsace-Lorraine
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| Party
| Votes
| %
| +/?
| Seats
| +/?
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| Alsace-Lorraine Land Party
| 69,011
| 24.44
| ?4.90
| 6
| 0
|
| Social Democratic Party
| 68,267
| 24.17
| +1.46
| 0
| ?1
|
| Lorraine independent conservatives
| 44,884
| 15.89
| +4.68
| 4
| +1
|
| Alsatian Liberals
| 25,677
| 9.09
| +1.71
| 2
| +1
|
| Centre Party
| 20,034
| 7.09
| New
| 0
| New
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| Independent conservatives
| 12,060
| 4.27
| ?1.62
| 0
| ?1
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| German Reich Party
| 9,874
| 3.50
| ?0.60
| 1
| 0
|
| Alsace Liberal Group
| 9,166
| 3.25
| +2.32
| 1
| +1
|
| Alsace-Lorraine protesters
| 8,163
| 2.89
| +0.17
| 1
| 0
|
| Free-minded Union
| 7,368
| 2.61
| +2.47
| 0
| 0
|
| Clericals
| 4,218
| 1.49
| ?4.68
| 0
| ?1
|
| National Liberal Party
| 1,417
| 0.50
| ?3.06
| 0
| 0
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| Independent liberals
| 1,327
| 0.47
| ?2.54
| 0
| 0
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| Others
| 947
| 0.34
| +0.02
| 0
| 0
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| Total
| 282,413
| 100.00
| ?
| 15
| 0
|
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| Valid votes
| 282,413
| 98.09
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|---|
| Invalid/blank votes
| 5,501
| 1.91
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|---|
| Total votes
| 287,914
| 100.00
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|---|
| Registered voters/turnout
| 372,327
| 77.33
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| Source:
Wahlen in Deutschland
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