1871 German federal election|
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Registered | 7,656,283 |
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Turnout | 3,905,531 (51.01%) |
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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Con
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Leader
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Rudolf von Bennigsen
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Hermann von Mallinckrodt
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Party
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NlP
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Centre
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Conservatives
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Leader since
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1867
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1870
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Last election
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23.28%, 104 seats
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Did not exist
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14.82%, 65 seats
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Seats won
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117
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58
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56
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Seat change
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13
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New party
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9
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Popular vote
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1,125,942
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707,896
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524,881
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Percentage
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28.97%
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18.21%
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13.51%
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Swing
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5.69pp
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New party
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1.31pp
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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Sixth party
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DFP
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Leader
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Viktor I, Duke of Ratibor
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Chlodwig Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
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Party
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DFP
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DRP
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LRP
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Leader since
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1871
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Last election
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8.75%, 31 seats
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6.67%, 37 seats
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Did not exist
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Seats won
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45
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37
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33
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Seat change
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14
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0
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New party
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Popular vote
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351,209
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343,098
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274,068
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Percentage
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9.04%
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8.83%
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7.05%
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Swing
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0.29pp
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2.16pp
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New party
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Karte_der_Reichstagswahlen_1871.svg/390px-Karte_der_Reichstagswahlen_1871.svg.png) Map of results (by constituencies) |
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The first federal elections were held in Germany on 3 March 1871.[1] The National Liberal Party emerged as the largest party in the Reichstag, with 117 of the 382 seats.[2] Voter turnout was just 51.0%.