German federal election, 1907
German federal election, 1907
|
| 25 January 1907 (1907-01-25) |
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|
All 397 seats in the Reichstag
199 seats needed for a majority |
| Turnout |
84.7% |
| |
First party |
Second party |
Third party |
| |
|
|
|
| Party |
Centre |
KP |
NLP |
| Last election |
100 seats |
54 seats |
51 seats |
| Seats won |
105 |
60 |
54 |
| Seat change |
 5 |
6 |
3 |
| Popular vote |
2,179,800 |
1,060,200 |
1,630,600 |
| Percentage |
19.4% |
9.4% |
14.5% |
| Swing |
 0.4% |
0.6% |
0.6% |
|
| |
Fourth party |
Fifth party |
Sixth party |
| |
|
|
|
| Party |
SPD |
FVp |
DRP |
| Last election |
81 seats |
21 seats |
21 seats |
| Seats won |
43 |
28 |
24 |
| Seat change |
38 |
7 |
3 |
| Popular vote |
3,259,000 |
736,000 |
471,900 |
| Percentage |
29.0% |
6.5% |
4.2% |
| Swing |
2.7% |
0.8% |
0.7% |
|
Federal elections were held in Germany on 25 January 1907.[1] Despite the Social Democratic Party (SPD) receiving a clear plurality of votes, they were hampered by the unequal constituency sizes that favoured rural seats.[2] As a result, the Centre Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag after winning 105 of the 397 seats, whilst the SPD won only 43.[3] Voter turnout was 84.7%.[1]
Results
| Party |
Votes[a] |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
|---|
| Social Democratic Party | 3,259,000 | 29.0 | 43 | –38 |
| Centre Party | 2,179,800 | 19.4 | 105 | +5 |
| National Liberal Party | 1,630,600 | 14.5 | 54 | +3 |
| German Conservative Party | 1,060,200 | 9.4 | 60 | +6 |
| Free-minded People's Party | 736,000 | 6.5 | 28 | +7 |
| German Reich Party | 471,900 | 4.2 | 24 | +3 |
| Polish Party | 453,900 | 3.9 | 20 | +4 |
| German Free-minded Party | 359,300 | 3.2 | 14 | +5 |
| Anti-Semites | 248,500 | 2.2 | 16 | +5 |
| German People's Party | 138,600 | 1.2 | 7 | +1 |
| German Agrarian League | 119,400 | 1.1 | 8 | +4 |
| Economic Union | 104,600 | 0.9 | 5 | New |
| Alsace-Lorraine Party | 103,600 | 0.9 | 7 | –2 |
| German-Hanoverian Party | 78,200 | 0.7 | 1 | –5 |
| Bavarian Peasants' League | 75,300 | 0.7 | 1 | –3 |
| Danish Party | 15,000 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 |
| Others | 219,100 | 1.9 | 3 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 50,100 | – | – | – |
| Total | 11,303,500 | 100 | 397 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 13,352,900 | 84.7 | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver, DGDB |
a Figures for votes are rounded.[1]
| Popular Vote |
|---|
|
|
|
|
|
| SPD |
|
28.94% |
| Zentrum |
|
19.35% |
| NLP |
|
14.51% |
| DKP |
|
9.41% |
| FVP |
|
6.53% |
| DRP |
|
4.19% |
| Poles |
|
4.03% |
| FV |
|
3.19% |
| Anti-Semites |
|
3.30% |
| DtVP |
|
1.23% |
| Other |
|
5.32% |
| Reichstag seats |
|---|
|
|
|
|
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| Zentrum |
|
26.45% |
| DKP |
|
15.11% |
| NLP |
|
13.60% |
| SPD |
|
10.83% |
| FVP |
|
7.05% |
| DRP |
|
6.05% |
| Poles |
|
5.04% |
| Anti-Semites |
|
4.03% |
| FV |
|
3.53% |
| DtVP |
|
1.76% |
| Other |
|
6.55% |
References
- 1 2 3 Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p762 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p747
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p789
