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Federal elections were held in Germany on 25 January 1907.[1] Despite the Social Democratic Party (SPD) receiving a clear plurality of votes, they were hampered by the unequal constituency sizes that favoured rural seats.[2] As a result, the Centre Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag after winning 101 of the 397 seats, whilst the SPD won only 43.[3] Voter turnout was 84.7%.[4]

This election was known as the "Hottentot Election" due to the scandal over the ongoing genocide of the Khoisan people in German South West Africa.[5]

Results

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PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Social Democratic Party3,259,02928.94−2.7743−38
Centre Party2,116,24618.79−0.96101+1
National Liberal Party1,666,70514.80+1.1056+6
German Conservative Party1,060,2099.41−0.0859+7
Free-minded People's Party737,2206.55+0.9029+8
German Reich Party471,8634.19+0.6524+3
Free-minded Union338,6393.01+0.5514+6
Independent Polish240,2872.13+0.4010+2
German People's Party123,7311.100.247+2
Agrarian League131,6881.17−0.367+2
German Reform Party114,8071.02−0.4460
Alsace-Lorraine parties149,0551.32−0.01110
German-Hanoverian Party92,8110.82−0.242−5
Polish People's Party88,6280.79−0.314−1
German Social Party88,3440.78−0.168+5
Independent liberals85,8990.76+0.6630
Middle Class parties74,8110.66+0.592+2
Christian Social Party61,5550.55+0.123+1
Other liberals53,5050.48+0.1100
Polish Catholic Party49,8010.44New3New
Independent conservatives48,6200.43+0.190−1
Bavarian Peasants' League41,1370.37−0.320−2
Polish Court Party39,3930.35−0.0120
Polish National Party35,4990.32−0.1510
Other agrarians30,4650.27−0.2110
Independent anti-semites15,5630.14+0.0700
Danish Party15,4250.14−0.0210
Other left-liberals14,5990.13−0.2200
Lithuanian Party4,2210.04−0.0200
Other conservatives4,0680.04+0.0300
Others8,2680.07−0.0400
Unknown7380.010.0000
Total11,262,829100.00–3970
Valid votes11,262,82999.64
Invalid/blank votes40,7080.36
Total votes11,303,537100.00
Registered voters/turnout13,352,88084.65
Source: Wahlen in Deutschland

Alsace-Lorraine

PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Alsace-Lorraine Center Party92,66826.97+2.537+1
Social Democratic Party81,58923.75−0.422+2
Independent Lorraine Party48,50414.12−1.693−1
Centre Party43,34812.62+5.531+1
Lorraine Land Party22,3116.49New0New
Alsatian Liberals16,3184.75−4.340−2
Alsace Liberal Group14,8764.33+1.080−1
German Reich Party9,4692.76−0.7410
Alsace-Lorraine protesters7,8832.29−0.6010
Free-minded Union5,6381.64−0.9700
Others7380.21−0.1300
Unknown2150.06+0.0600
Total343,557100.00–150
Valid votes343,55799.12
Invalid/blank votes3,0540.88
Total votes346,611100.00
Registered voters/turnout397,25587.25
Source: Wahlen in Deutschland

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p762 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p747
  3. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p789
  4. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p775
  5. ^ "Hottentot election [German Empire federal elections of 1907]". dict.cc. TU Chemnitz. Retrieved 20 August 2020.

Further reading

  • Epstein, Klaus. “Erzberger and the German Colonial Scandals, 1905-1910.” The English Historical Review 74, no. 293 (1959): 637–63. http://www.jstor.org/stable/558886.
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