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German federal election, 1871

German federal election, 1871
German Empire
3 March 1871 (1871-03-03) 1874 →

All 382 seats in the Reichstag
192 seats needed for a majority
Turnout 52.0%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party NLP Centre KP
Seats won 125 63 57
Popular vote 1,171,000 724,000 549,000
Percentage 30.1% 18.6% 14.1%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party DFP DRP LRP
Seats won 46 37 30
Popular vote 342,000 346,000 281,000
Percentage 8.8% 8.9% 7.2%

The first Federal elections were held in Germany on 3 March 1871. The National Liberal Party emerged as the largest party in the Reichstag, with 125 of the 382 seats. Voter turnout was just 52.0%.


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