1874 German federal election

1874 German federal election
← 1871 10 January 1874 (1874-01-10) 1877 →
All 397 seats in the Reichstag
199 seats needed for a majority
Registered8,523,446 Increase 11.33%
Turnout5,219,830 (61.24%) Increase 10.23pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
DFP
Leader Rudolf von Bennigsen Hermann von Mallinckrodt
Party NlP Centre DFP
Leader since 1867 1870
Last election 28.97%, 117 seats 18.21%, 58 seats 9.04%, 45 seats
Seats won 147 91 48
Seat change Increase 30 Increase 33 Increase 3
Popular vote 1,394,250 1,438,792 458,133
Percentage 26.86% 27.72% 8.83%
Swing Decrease 2.11pp Increase 9.51pp Decrease 0.21pp
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Con
PPP
Leader Viktor I, Duke of Ratibor
Party DRP Conservatives Polish Party
Last election 8.83%, 37 seats 13.51%, 56 seats 4.54%, 13 seats
Seats won 32 21 14
Seat change Decrease 5 Decrease 35 Increase 1
Popular vote 388,840 352,050 208,797
Percentage 7.49% 6.78% 4.02%
Swing Decrease 1.34pp Decrease 6.73pp Decrease 0.52pp
Map of results (by constituencies)
President of the Reichstag before election

Eduard von Simson
Independent

President of the Reichstag after election

Max von Forckenbeck
NlP

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Federal elections were held in Germany on 10 January 1874.[1] The National Liberal Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag, with 147 of the 397 seats.[2] Voter turnout was 61.2%.[3]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p762 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p788
  3. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p772