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German federal election, 1881

German federal election, 1881
German Empire
← 1878 27 October 1881 (1881-10-27) 1884 →

All 397 seats in the Reichstag
199 seats needed for a majority
Turnout 56.3%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Centre DFP KP
Last election 94 seats 26 seats 59 seats
Seats won 100 60 50
Seat change Increase6 Increase34 Decrease9
Popular vote 1,182,900 649,300 830,800
Percentage 23.2% 12.7% 16.3%
Swing Increase0.1% Increase6.0% Increase3.3%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party NLP LV DRP
Last election 99 seats 10 seats 57 seats
Seats won 47 46 28
Seat change Decrease52 Increase36 Decrease29
Popular vote 746,600 429,200 379,300
Percentage 14.6% 8.4% 7.4%
Swing Decrease8.5% Increase5.7% Decrease6.2%

  Seventh party
 
Party SPD
Last election 9 seats
Seats won 12
Seat change Increase3
Popular vote 312,000
Percentage 6.1%
Swing Decrease1.5%

Federal elections were held in Germany on 27 October 1881. The Centre Party became the largest party in the Reichstag, with 100 of the 397 seats, whilst the National Liberal Party, which had previously been the largest party, was reduced to 47 seats. Voter turnout was 56.3%.

a Figures for votes are rounded.


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