German federal election, 1884

German federal election, 1884

28 October 1884

All 397 seats in the Reichstag 199 seats needed for a majority Turnout 60.5%   First party Second party Third party   Party Centre KP DFP Last election 100 seats 50 seats 106 seats[1] Seats won 99 78 67 Seat change 1 28 39 Popular vote 1,282,000 861,100 997,000 Percentage 22.6% 15.2% 17.6% Swing 0.6% 1.1% 3.5%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party NLP DRP SPD Last election 47 seats 28 seats 12 seats Seats won 51 28 24 Seat change 4 0 12 Popular vote 997,000 387,700 550,000 Percentage 17.6% 6.8% 9.7% Swing 3.0% 0.6% 3.6%

Federal elections were held in Germany on 28 October 1884.^[2] The Centre Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag, with 99 of the 397 seats.^[3] Voter turnout was 60.5%.^[2]

Results

Party	Votes^[a]	%	Seats	+/–
Centre Party	1,282,000	22.6	99	−1
German Free-minded Party	997,000	17.6	67	−39
National Liberal Party	997,000	17.6	51	+4
German Conservative Party	861,100	15.2	78	+28
Social Democratic Party	550,000	9.7	24	+12
German Reich Party	387,700	6.8	28	0
Polish Party	203,200	3.6	16	−2
Alsace-Lorraine Party	165,600	2.9	15	0
German-Hanoverian Party	96,400	1.7	11	+1
German People's Party	95,900	1.7	7	−2
Danish Party	14,000	0.3	1	−1
Others	12,700	0.2	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	18,700	–	–	–
Total	5,681,700	100	397	0
Registered voters/turnout	9,383,100	60.5	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, DGDB

^a Figures for votes are rounded.^[2]

Popular Vote
Zentrum			22.61%
DFP			17.44%
NLP			17.42%
DKP			15.15%
SAP			9.70%
DRP			6.84%
Poles			3.58%
Other			7.26%

Reichstag seats
Zentrum			24.94%
DKP			19.65%
DFP			16.88%
NLP			12.85%
DRP			7.05%
SAP			6.05%
Poles			4.03%
Other			8.56%

References

1. Merger of the German Progress Party (60 seats) and Liberal Union (46).
2. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p762 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
3. Nohlen & Stöver, p789