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Federal elections were held in Germany on 10 January 1874.[1] The National Liberal Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag, with 147 of the 397 seats.[2] Voter turnout was 61.2%.[3]
Campaign
The Kulturkampf policies to suppress the political power of Catholicism in Germany were launched in 1873. However, the Catholic Centre Party saw its support double from the previous election.[4]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre Party | 1,438,792 | 27.72 | +9.51 | 91 | +33 | |
| National Liberal Party | 1,394,250 | 26.86 | −2.11 | 147 | +30 | |
| German Progress Party | 458,133 | 8.83 | −0.21 | 48 | +3 | |
| German Reich Party | 388,840 | 7.49 | −1.34 | 32 | −5 | |
| Conservative Party | 352,050 | 6.78 | −6.73 | 21 | −35 | |
| Alsace-Lorraine parties | 234,545 | 4.52 | New | 15 | New | |
| Polish Party | 208,797 | 4.02 | −0.52 | 14 | +1 | |
| General German Workers' Association | 179,250 | 3.45 | +2.01 | 3 | +3 | |
| Social Democratic Workers' Party | 171,873 | 3.31 | +2.25 | 7 | +6 | |
| Imperial Liberal Party | 98,072 | 1.89 | −5.16 | 8 | −25 | |
| German-Hanoverian Party | 73,436 | 1.41 | −1.48 | 4 | −3 | |
| Independent liberals | 69,905 | 1.35 | −0.58 | 4 | −1 | |
| German People's Party | 39,110 | 0.75 | −0.01 | 1 | 0 | |
| Independent conservatives | 21,546 | 0.42 | +0.04 | 1 | 0 | |
| Danish Party | 19,856 | 0.38 | −0.16 | 1 | 0 | |
| Schleswig-Holstein Particularist Liberals | 13,945 | 0.27 | +0.09 | 0 | −2 | |
| Old Liberals | 8,937 | 0.17 | −0.47 | 0 | −2 | |
| Others | 18,806 | 0.36 | +0.21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Unknown | 111 | 0.00 | −0.02 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 5,190,254 | 100.00 | – | 397 | +15 | |
| Valid votes | 5,190,254 | 99.43 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 29,576 | 0.57 | ||||
| Total votes | 5,219,830 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 8,523,446 | 61.24 | ||||
| Source: Wahlen in Deutschland | ||||||
Alsace-Lorraine
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clericals | 106,106 | 43.86 | 9 | New | |
| Protesters | 83,082 | 34.35 | 6 | New | |
| Autonomists | 45,357 | 18.75 | 0 | New | |
| National Liberal Party | 5,072 | 2.10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Social Democratic Workers' Party | 680 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 | |
| Others | 1,605 | 0.66 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 241,902 | 100.00 | 15 | New | |
| Valid votes | 241,902 | 99.08 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,252 | 0.92 | |||
| Total votes | 244,154 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 319,477 | 76.42 | |||
| Source: Wahlen in Deutschland | |||||
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p762 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p788
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p772
- ^ Childers 1983, p. 24-25.
Works cited
- Childers, Thomas (1983). The Nazi Voter: The Social Foundations of Fascism in Germany, 1919-1933. University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 0807815705.
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