1890 German federal election
Federal elections were held in Germany on 20 February 1890.[1][2] The Centre Party regained its position as the largest party in the Reichstag by winning 107 of the 397 seats, whilst the National Liberal Party, formerly the largest party, was reduced to 38 seats.
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All 397 seats in the Reichstag 199 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 10,145,402 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 71.58% ( 5.91pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Contemporaries remarked on the striking increase in the vote share of the Social Democratic Party.[2] However, despite receiving the most votes, the Social Democratic Party won only 35 seats.[3] Voter turnout was 71.5%.[4]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
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| Social Democratic Party | 1,427,323 | 19.75 | +9.63 | 35 | +24 | |
| Centre Party | 1,340,688 | 18.55 | −1.36 | 107 | +9 | |
| German Free-minded Party | 1,148,468 | 15.89 | +3.27 | 67 | +35 | |
| National Liberal Party | 1,130,842 | 15.64 | −6.26 | 38 | −60 | |
| German Conservative Party | 882,820 | 12.21 | −3.00 | 71 | −9 | |
| German Reich Party | 461,307 | 6.38 | −3.39 | 19 | −22 | |
| Independent Polish | 185,417 | 2.57 | New | 11 | New | |
| Alsace-Lorraine parties | 153,667 | 2.13 | −0.97 | 14 | −1 | |
| German People's Party | 147,570 | 2.04 | +0.86 | 10 | +10 | |
| German-Hanoverian Party | 112,675 | 1.56 | −0.02 | 11 | +7 | |
| Independent liberals | 78,762 | 1.09 | +0.12 | 4 | +1 | |
| Polish Court Party | 61,356 | 0.85 | New | 5 | New | |
| German Reform Party | 21,918 | 0.30 | New | 3 | New | |
| Independent conservatives | 21,413 | 0.30 | −0.12 | 0 | 0 | |
| German Social Party | 20,573 | 0.28 | New | 0 | New | |
| Danish Party | 13,672 | 0.19 | +0.03 | 1 | 0 | |
| Independent anti-semites | 5,045 | 0.07 | −0.08 | 1 | 0 | |
| Others | 14,845 | 0.21 | +0.09 | 0 | 0 | |
| Unknown | 209 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 7,228,570 | 100.00 | – | 397 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 7,228,570 | 99.54 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 33,127 | 0.46 | ||||
| Total votes | 7,261,697 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 10,145,402 | 71.58 | ||||
| Source: Wahlen in Deutschland | ||||||
Alsace-Lorraine
| Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
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| Clericals | 82,164 | 45.96 | +23.22 | 9 | +4 | |
| Alsatian autonomists | 52,791 | 29.53 | +19.55 | 4 | +4 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 19,182 | 10.73 | +10.46 | 1 | +1 | |
| Alsace-Lorraine protesters | 18,663 | 10.44 | −49.02 | 1 | −9 | |
| National Liberal Party | 1,850 | 1.03 | +0.30 | 0 | 0 | |
| German Reich Party | 1,148 | 0.64 | −6.01 | 0 | 0 | |
| German Conservative Party | 1,055 | 0.59 | New | 0 | 0 | |
| Others | 1,875 | 1.05 | +0.87 | 0 | 0 | |
| Unknown | 56 | 0.03 | +0.03 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 178,784 | 100.00 | – | 15 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 178,784 | 93.33 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 12,771 | 6.67 | ||||
| Total votes | 191,555 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 316,894 | 60.45 | ||||
| Source: Wahlen in Deutschland | ||||||
References
- Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p762 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- Dunning, Wm. A. (1890). "Record of Political Events". Political Science Quarterly. 5 (2): 380–381. doi:10.2307/2139573. ISSN 0032-3195. JSTOR 2139573.
- Nohlen & Stöver, p789
- Nohlen & Stöver, p774
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