German federal election, 1887

German federal election, 1887

21 February 1887

All 397 seats in the Reichstag 199 seats needed for a majority Turnout 77.5%   First party Second party Third party   Party NLP Centre KP Last election 51 seats 99 seats 78 seats Seats won 99 98 80 Seat change 48 1 2 Popular vote 1,678,000 1,516,200 1,147,200 Percentage 22.3% 20.1% 15.2% Swing 4.7% 2.5% 0.0%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party DFP SPD DRP Last election 67 seats 24 seats 28 seats Seats won 32 11 41 Seat change 35 13 13 Popular vote 973,100 763,100 736,400 Percentage 12.9% 10.1% 9.8% Swing 4.7% 0.4% 3.0%

Federal elections were held in Germany on 21 February 1887.^[1] The National Liberal Party became the largest party in the Reichstag by winning 99 of the 397 seats, whilst the Centre Party, formerly the largest party, was reduced to 98 seats.^[2] Voter turnout was 77.5%.^[1]

Results

Party	Votes^[a]	%	Seats	+/–
National Liberal Party	1,678,000	22.3	99	+48
Centre Party	1,516,200	20.1	98	−1
German Conservative Party	1,147,200	15.2	80	+2
German Free-minded Party	973,100	12.9	32	−35
Social Democratic Party	763,100	10.1	11	−13
German Reich Party	736,400	9.8	41	+13
Alsace-Lorraine Party	233,700	3.1	15	0
Polish Party	220,000	2.9	13	−3
German-Hanoverian Party	112,800	1.5	4	−7
German People's Party	88,800	1.2	0	−7
Danish Party	12,000	0.2	1	0
Anti-Semites	11,600	0.2	1	+1
Others	47,600	0.6	2	+2
Invalid/blank votes	29,800	–	–	–
Total	7,570,700	100	397	0
Registered voters/turnout	9,769,800	77.5	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, DGDB

^a Figures for votes are rounded.^[1]

Popular Vote
Zentrum			21.98%
NLP			20.11%
DKP			15.21%
DFP			12.29%
SAP			10.12%
DRP			9.77%
Poles			2.92%
Other			7.61%

Reichstag seats
NLP			24.94%
Zentrum			24.69%
DKP			20.15%
DRP			10.33%
DFP			8.06%
Poles			3.27%
SAP			2.77%
Other			5.79%

References

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