1881 German federal election|
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Registered | 9,090,386 0.42% |
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Turnout | 5,118,332 (56.30%) 6.03pp |
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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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Ludwig Windthorst
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Eugen Richter
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Otto von Helldorff
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Party
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Centre
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DFP
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DKP
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Leader since
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26 May 1874
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7 June 1876
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Last election
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22.84%, 94 seats
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6.86%, 26 seats
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12.79%, 59 seats
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Seats won
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100
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58
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50
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Seat change
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6
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32
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9
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Popular vote
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1,177,033
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645,851
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776,436
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Percentage
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23.09%
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12.67%
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15.23%
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Swing
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0.25pp
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5.81pp
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2.44pp
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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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Eduard Lasker
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Rudolf von Bennigsen
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Party
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LV
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NLP
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DRP
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Leader since
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1877
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1867
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Last election
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Did not exist
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22.41%, 97 seats
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13.64%, 57 seats
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Seats won
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48
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45
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27
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Seat change
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New party
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52
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30
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Popular vote
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450,166
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617,752
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382,149
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Percentage
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8.83%
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12.12%
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7.50%
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Swing
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New party
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10.29pp
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6.14pp
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![Karte der Reichstagswahlen 1881.svg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Karte_der_Reichstagswahlen_1881.svg/450px-Karte_der_Reichstagswahlen_1881.svg.png) Map of results (by constituencies) |
President of the Reichstag before election
Gustav von Goßler
DKP
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President of the Reichstag after election
Albert von Levetzow
DKP
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Federal elections were held in Germany on 27 October 1881.[1] The Centre Party became the largest party in the Reichstag, with 100 of the 397 seats, whilst the National Liberal Party, which had previously been the largest party, was reduced to 45 seats.[2] Voter turnout was 56.3%.[3]
Results
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Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– |
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| Centre Party | 1,177,033 | 23.09 | +0.25 | 100 | +6 |
| German Conservative Party | 776,436 | 15.23 | +2.44 | 50 | −9 |
| German Progress Party | 645,851 | 12.67 | +5.81 | 58 | +32 |
| National Liberal Party | 617,752 | 12.12 | −10.29 | 45 | −52 |
| Liberal Union | 450,166 | 8.83 | New | 48 | New |
| German Reich Party | 382,149 | 7.50 | −6.14 | 27 | −30 |
| Social Democratic Party | 311,961 | 6.12 | −1.47 | 13 | +4 |
| Polish Party | 200,734 | 3.94 | +0.19 | 18 | +4 |
| Alsace-Lorraine parties | 156,707 | 3.07 | −0.04 | 15 | 0 |
| German People's Party | 103,665 | 2.03 | +0.83 | 9 | +6 |
| Independent liberals | 92,539 | 1.82 | +0.09 | 1 | −6 |
| German-Hanoverian Party | 86,704 | 1.70 | −0.15 | 10 | 0 |
| Schauss-Völk group | 22,238 | 0.44 | New | 1 | New |
| Independent conservatives | 19,517 | 0.38 | +0.21 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Social Party | 17,628 | 0.35 | +0.29 | 0 | 0 |
| Danish Party | 14,398 | 0.28 | 0.00 | 2 | +1 |
| Independent anti-semites | 7,255 | 0.14 | New | 0 | New |
Others | 14,359 | 0.28 | +0.10 | 0 | 0 |
Unknown | 668 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 5,097,760 | 100.00 | – | 397 | 0 |
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Valid votes | 5,097,760 | 99.60 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 20,572 | 0.40 | |
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Total votes | 5,118,332 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 9,090,386 | 56.30 | |
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Source: Wahlen in Deutschland |
Alsace-Lorraine
Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– |
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| Protesters | 100,321 | 61.18 | +26.66 | 10 | +4 |
| Clericals | 34,396 | 20.98 | −8.38 | 4 | −1 |
| Autonomists | 21,990 | 13.41 | −10.28 | 1 | −3 |
| National Liberal Party | 3,186 | 1.94 | New | 0 | New |
| German Reich Party | 1,265 | 0.77 | −11.19 | 0 | 0 |
| German Conservative Party | 872 | 0.53 | +0.36 | 0 | 0 |
| Social Democratic Party | 583 | 0.36 | +0.29 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent liberals | 255 | 0.16 | New | 0 | New |
Others | 1,057 | 0.64 | +0.41 | 0 | 0 |
Unknown | 51 | 0.03 | +0.03 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 163,976 | 100.00 | – | 15 | 0 |
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Valid votes | 163,976 | 97.26 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 4,618 | 2.74 | |
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Total votes | 168,594 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 311,001 | 54.21 | |
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Source: Wahlen in Deutschland |
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