1848 German federal election

1848 German federal election
1 May 1848 (1848-05-01) Feb 1867 →
All 649 seats in the Frankfurt Parliament
Turnout40–75% depending on the state
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Heinrich von Gagern Joseph von Radowitz Robert Blum
Party Liberal Conservative Democratic
Leader's seat Hesse-Darmstadt Westphalia Gera-Greiz
Minister-President after election

The Prince of Leiningen
Independent

Federal elections were held in all the 38 states of the German Confederation on 1 May 1848 to elect members of a new National Assembly known as the Frankfurt Parliament. The ballot was not secret, and elected 585 members, mostly from the middle class.