German federal election, 1877
German federal election, 1877
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| 10 January 1877 (1877-01-10) |
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All 397 seats in the Reichstag
199 seats needed for a majority |
| Turnout |
61.6% |
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First party |
Second party |
Third party |
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| Party |
NLP |
Centre |
KP |
| Last election |
155 seats |
91 seats |
22 seats |
| Seats won |
128 |
93 |
40 |
| Seat change |
 27 |
 2 |
18 |
| Popular vote |
1,470,000 |
1,341,300 |
526,000 |
| Percentage |
27.2% |
24.8% |
9.8% |
| Swing |
2.5% |
3.1% |
1.2% |
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Fourth party |
Fifth party |
Sixth party |
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| Party |
DRP |
DFP |
LV |
| Last election |
33 seats |
49 seats |
New |
| Seats won |
38 |
35 |
13 |
| Seat change |
5 |
14 |
New |
| Popular vote |
426,600 |
417,800 |
135,000 |
| Percentage |
7.9% |
7.8% |
2.5% |
| Swing |
0.7% |
0.8% |
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Seventh party |
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| Party |
SPD |
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| Last election |
9 seats |
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| Seats won |
12 |
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| Seat change |
3 |
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| Popular vote |
493,300 |
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| Percentage |
9.1% |
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| Swing |
2.3% |
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Federal elections were held in Germany on 10 January 1877.[1] The National Liberal Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag, with 128 of the 397 seats.[2] Voter turnout was 61.6%.[1]
Results
| Party |
Votes[a] |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
|---|
| National Liberal Party | 1,470,000 | 27.2 | 128 | −27 |
| Centre Party | 1,341,300 | 24.8 | 93 | +2 |
| German Conservative Party | 526,000 | 9.8 | 40 | +18 |
| Social Democratic Party | 493,300 | 9.1 | 12 | +3 |
| German Reich Party | 426,600 | 7.9 | 38 | +5 |
| German Progress Party | 417,800 | 7.8 | 35 | −14 |
| Polish Party | 216,200 | 4.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Alsace-Lorraine Party | 200,000 | 3.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Liberal Union | 135,000 | 2.5 | 13 | New |
| German-Hanoverian Party | 85,000 | 1.6 | 4 | 0 |
| German People's Party | 44,900 | 0.8 | 4 | +3 |
| Danish Party | 23,000 | 0.4 | 1 | 0 |
| Others | 22,000 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 21,600 | – | – | – |
| Total | 5,422,600 | 100 | 397 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 8,943,000 | 61.6 | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver, DGDB |
a Figures for votes are rounded to the nearest 100.[1]
| Popular Vote |
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| NLP |
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27.21% |
| Zentrum |
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26.01% |
| DKP |
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9.74% |
| SAP |
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9.13% |
| DRP |
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7.90% |
| DFP |
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7.74% |
| Poles |
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4.00% |
| Other |
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8.28% |
| Reichstag seats |
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| NLP |
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32.24% |
| Zentrum |
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23.43% |
| DKP |
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10.08% |
| DRP |
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9.57% |
| DFP |
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8.81% |
| Poles |
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3.53% |
| SAP |
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3.02% |
| Other |
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9.32% |
References
- 1 2 3 Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p762 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p788
