1878 German federal election

1878 German federal election

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All 397 seats in the Reichstag 199 seats needed for a majority
Registered	9,128,305 2.07%
Turnout	5,780,996 (63.33%) 2.69pp
First party Second party Third party   Leader Rudolf von Bennigsen Ludwig Windthorst Otto von Helldorff Party NlP Centre DKP Leader since 1867 26 May 1874 7 June 1876 Last election 26.67%, 127 seats 24.83%, 93 seats 9.59%, 40 seats Seats won 97 94 59 Seat change 30 1 19 Popular vote 1,291,161 1,315,720 736,826 Percentage 22.41% 22.84% 12.79% Swing 4.26pp 1.99pp 3.20pp   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   DFP Polen Leader Viktor I, Duke of Ratibor Party DRP DFP Polish Party Last election 7.85%, 38 seats 7.64%, 34 seats 4.00%, 14 seats Seats won 57 26 14 Seat change 19 8 0 Popular vote 785,631 395,065 216,148 Percentage 13.64% 6.86% 3.75% Swing 5.79pp 0.78pp 0.25pp
Map of results (by constituencies)
President of the Reichstag before election Max von Forckenbeck NlP President of the Reichstag after election Max von Forckenbeck NlP

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Federal elections were held in Germany on 30 July 1878.^[1] The National Liberal Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag with 97 of the 397 seats, despite the Centre Party receiving more votes.^[2] Voter turnout was 63.4%.^[3]