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Elections to the Reichstag of the North German Confederation were held on 31 August 1867,[1] with run-off elections during the following weeks. The National Liberal Party continued to serve as the largest party, winning 81 seats. These were the first regular and last elections during the North German Confederation. In July 1870 the Reichstag members decided not to hold new elections during the Franco-Prussian war, in spite of the three-year period.

Electoral system

The North German Confederation were divided into 297 single-member electoral constituencies, of which 236 were in Prussia. All men over the age of 25 and not in receipt of public assistance were eligible to vote.

Results

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PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Conservative Party480,77520.92+4.0666+3
National Liberal Party414,04318.02−2.1780+2
Progress Party290,50012.64+5.2432+13
Free Conservative Party205,7928.95−0.3836−3
Polish Party169,0067.35+1.7011−2
Independent Conservatives166,2597.23−2.046−3
Other Liberals152,2196.62−3.540±0
Independent Liberals135,2565.89+0.7832+9
Old Liberals107,7584.69−2.4315−16
Clericals48,1362.09−0.258−1
German-Hanoverian Party28,5811.24−1.754−5
Danish Party25,3981.11+0.371−1
General German Workers' Association25,3911.10+0.522+2
Saxon People's Party12,5900.55−0.063+1
Lassallean General German Workers' Association2,5210.11+0.031+1
Others33,5591.46+0.410±0
Unknown4950.02−0.550±0
Total2,298,279100.00–2970
Source: Wahlen in Deutschland

References

  1. ^ Jonathan Steinberg (2011) Bismarck: A Life, Oxford University Press