1868 Zollparlament election

1868 German federal election

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85 of the 382 seats in the Zollparlament
192 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
DKP
DRP
Leader Rudolf von Bennigsen Eduard Georg von Bethusy-Huc
(nominal)
Party NlP Conservatives DRP
Leader since 1867 1866
Last election 18.02%, 80 seats 20.92%, 66 seats 8.95%, 36 seats
Seats won 26 15 0
Seats after 104 65 37

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Kl
AltL
Leader Benedict Waldeck
Party Clericals DFP Old Liberals
Leader since 1867
Last election 2.09%, 8 seats 12.64%, 32 seats 4.69%, 15 seats
Seats won 28 0 0
Seats after 36 31 18

Map of results (by constituencies)

President of the Reichstag before election

Eduard von Simson
Independent

President of the Zollparlament after election

Eduard von Simson
Independent

Elections to the Zollparlament of the German Zollverein were held in February and March 1868. The Zollparlament consisted of the members of the Reichstag of the North German Confederation and members from the South German states. Those South German members were elected in these elections, the North Germans were the Reichstag members elected the previous year.

In total, 85 South Germans were elected: 48 from Bavaria, 14 from Baden, six from Hesse-Darmstadt (additionally to the three Reichstag members in the province of Upper Hesse), and 17 from Württemberg. Most of the South German Zollparlament members were anti-Prussian regionalists. The outcome of the elections did not encourage Bismarck to take advantage of the Zollparlament as a vehicle for the politician unification of Germany.