German federal election, 1898

German federal election, 1898

← 1893 16 June 1898 (1898-06-16) 1903 →
All 397 seats in the Reichstag 199 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	68.1%
First party Second party Third party   Party Centre SPD KP Last election 96 seats 44 seats 72 seats Seats won 102 56 56 Seat change 6 12 16 Popular vote 1,455,100 2,107,100 859,200 Percentage 18.8% 27.2% 11.1% Swing 0.3% 3.9% 2.4%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party NLP FVp DRP Last election 53 seats 24 seats 28 seats Seats won 46 29 23 Seat change 7 5 5 Popular vote 971,300 558,300 343,600 Percentage 12.5% 7.2% 4.5% Swing 0.5% 1.5% 1.2%
Election results by the election districts

Federal elections were held in Germany on 16 June 1898. Despite the Social Democratic Party (SPD) receiving a plurality of votes, the Centre Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag after winning 102 of the 397 seats, whilst the SPD won just 56. Voter turnout was 68.1%.

^a Figures for votes are rounded.