1898 German federal election

1898 German federal election

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All 397 seats in the Reichstag
199 seats needed for a majority
Registered11,441,054 Increase 7.65%
Turnout7,786,714 (68.06%) Decrease 4.41pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Franz von Ballestrem Paul Singer &
August Bebel
Otto von Manteuffel
Party Centre SPD DKP
Last election 19.14%, 96 seats 23.28%, 44 seats 12.93%, 69 seats
Seats won 102 56 53
Seat change Increase 6 Increase 12 Decrease 16
Popular vote 1,454,042 2,107,076 830,341
Percentage 18.76% 27.18% 10.71%
Swing Decrease 0.38pp Increase 3.90pp Decrease 2.22pp

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
DRP
Leader Ernst Bassermann [de] Eugen Richter
Party NlP FVP DRP
Last election 12.29%, 51 seats 8.67%, 24 seats 5.71%, 28 seats
Seats won 48 29 22
Seat change Decrease 3 Increase 5 Decrease 6
Popular vote 997,147 558,314 337,601
Percentage 12.86% 7.20% 4.35%
Swing Decrease 0.57pp Decrease 1.47pp Decrease 1.36pp

Map of results (by constituencies)

President of the Reichstag before election

Rudolf von Buol-Berenberg
Centre

President of the Reichstag after election

Franz von Ballestrem
Centre

Federal elections were held in Germany on 16 June 1898.[1] Despite the Social Democratic Party (SPD) receiving the most votes, the Centre Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag after winning 102 of the 397 seats, whilst the SPD won just 56.[2] Voter turnout was 68%.[3]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p762 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p789
  3. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p774