1898 German federal election|
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Registered | 11,441,054 7.65% |
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Turnout | 7,786,714 (68.06%) 4.41pp |
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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Leader
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Franz von Ballestrem
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Paul Singer & August Bebel
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Otto von Manteuffel
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Party
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Centre
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SPD
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DKP
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Last election
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19.14%, 96 seats
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23.28%, 44 seats
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12.93%, 69 seats
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Seats won
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102
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56
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53
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Seat change
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6
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12
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16
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Popular vote
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1,454,042
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2,107,076
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830,341
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Percentage
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18.76%
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27.18%
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10.71%
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Swing
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0.38pp
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3.90pp
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2.22pp
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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Sixth party
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DRP
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Leader
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Ernst Bassermann [de]
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Eugen Richter
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Party
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NlP
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FVP
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DRP
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Last election
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12.29%, 51 seats
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8.67%, 24 seats
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5.71%, 28 seats
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Seats won
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48
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29
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22
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Seat change
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3
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5
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6
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Popular vote
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997,147
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558,314
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337,601
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Percentage
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12.86%
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7.20%
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4.35%
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Swing
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0.57pp
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1.47pp
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1.36pp
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Karte_der_Reichstagswahlen_1898.svg/450px-Karte_der_Reichstagswahlen_1898.svg.png) Map of results (by constituencies) |
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Federal elections were held in Germany on 16 June 1898.[1] Despite the Social Democratic Party (SPD) receiving the most votes, the Centre Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag after winning 102 of the 397 seats, whilst the SPD won just 56.[2] Voter turnout was 68%.[3]