German_federal_election,_1871

1871 German federal election
All 382 seats in the Reichstag; 192 seats needed for a majority
Registered	7,656,283
Turnout	3,905,531 (51.01%)
	Map of results (by constituencies)
President of the Zollparlament before election; Eduard von Simson; Independent	President of the Reichstag after election ; Eduard von Simson; Independent

1871 German federal election

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The first federal elections were held in Germany on 3 March 1871.^[1] The National Liberal Party emerged as the largest party in the Reichstag, with 117 of the 382 seats.^[2] Voter turnout was just 51.0%.

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1 1 45 7 2 1 13 117 33 3 58 7 37 1 56
Party		Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	National Liberal Party	1,125,942	28.97	+5.69	117	+13
	Centre Party	707,896	18.21	New	58	New
	Conservative Party	524,881	13.51	−1.31	56	−9
	German Progress Party	351,209	9.04	+0.29	45	+14
	German Reich Party	343,098	8.83	+2.16	37	0
	Imperial Liberal Party	274,068	7.05	New	33	New
	Polish Party	176,342	4.54	−0.52	13	+2
	Independent Liberals	74,903	1.93	−9.05	5	−27
	German-Hanoverian Party	73,470	1.89	+1.01	7	+3
	General German Workers' Association	56,117	1.44	−0.27	0	−2
	Social Democratic Workers' Party	41,040	1.06	−0.19	1	−1
	German People's Party	29,595	0.76	−1.23	1	−7
	Old Liberals	24,900	0.64	−2.79	2	−16
	Danish Party	21,143	0.54	−0.23	1	0
	Clericals	15,329	0.39	−9.21	3	−33
	Independent conservatives	14,805	0.38	−9.64	1	+1
	Schleswig-Holstein Particularist Liberals	6,968	0.18	−1.03	2	−6
	Lassallean General German Workers' Association	4,770	0.12	−0.02	0	−1
	Saxon Particularist Conservatives	1,549	0.04	−0.06	0	0
	Others	17,596	0.45	−0.84	0	0
	Unknown	894	0.02	−0.07	0	0
Total		3,886,515	100.00	–	382	+85

Valid votes		3,886,515	99.51
Invalid/blank votes		19,016	0.49
Total votes		3,905,531	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		7,656,283	51.01
Source: Wahlen in Deutschland

1871 German federal election