1874 German federal election

1874 German federal election
10 January 1874 (1874-01-10)
All 397 seats in the Reichstag
199 seats needed for a majority
Registered8,523,446 11.33%
Turnout5,219,830 (61.24%) 10.23pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
DFP
Leader Rudolf von Bennigsen Hermann von Mallinckrodt
Party NlP Centre DFP
Leader since 1867 1870
Last election 28.97%, 117 seats 18.21%, 58 seats 9.04%, 45 seats
Seats won 147 91 48
Seat change 30 33 3
Popular vote 1,394,250 1,438,792 458,133
Percentage 26.86% 27.72% 8.83%
Swing 2.11 pp 9.51 pp 0.21 pp
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Con
PPP
Leader Viktor I, Duke of Ratibor
Party DRP Conservatives Polish Party
Last election 8.83%, 37 seats 13.51%, 56 seats 4.54%, 13 seats
Seats won 32 21 14
Seat change 5 35 1
Popular vote 388,840 352,050 208,797
Percentage 7.49% 6.78% 4.02%
Swing 1.34 pp 6.73 pp 0.52 pp
Map of results (by constituencies)
President of the Reichstag before election

Eduard von Simson
Independent

President of the Reichstag after election

Max von Forckenbeck
NlP

A federal election for the second Reichstag of the German Empire was held on 10 January 1874. The National Liberal Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag, with 147 of the 397 seats. The Centre Party, which had campaigned against the anti-Catholic laws introduced by the government of Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, was able to double its vote total from the previous election and placed second. The Conservative and Imperial Liberal parties lost the most seats.

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