Federal elections were held in Germany on 10 January 1877.[2] The National Liberal Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag, with 127 of the 397 seats.[3] Voter turnout was 60.6%.
1877 German federal election|
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| Registered | 8,943,028  4.92% |
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| Turnout | 5,422,647 (60.64%)  0.60pp |
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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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Rudolf von Bennigsen
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Ludwig Windthorst
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Otto von Helldorff
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| Party
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NlP
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Centre
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DKP
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| Leader since
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1867
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26 May 1874
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7 June 1876
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| Last election
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26.86%, 147 seats
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27.72%, 91 seats
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6.78%, 21 seats[1]
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| Seats won
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127
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93
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40
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| Seat change
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20
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2
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19
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| Popular vote
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1,440,266
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1,341,295
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517,811
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| Percentage
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26.67%
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24.83%
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9.59%
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| Swing
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0.19 pp
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2.89 pp
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2.81 pp
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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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Polen
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| Leader
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Viktor I, Duke of Ratibor
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| Party
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DRP
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DFP
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Polish Party
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| Last election
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7.49%, 32 seats
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8.83%, 48 seats
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4.02%, 14 seats
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| Seats won
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38
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34
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14
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| Seat change
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6
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14
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 0
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| Popular vote
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424,228
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412,769
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216,157
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| Percentage
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7.85%
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7.64%
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4.00%
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| Swing
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0.36 pp
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1.19 pp
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0.02 pp
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 Map of results (by constituencies) |
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| Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– |
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| National Liberal Party | 1,440,266 | 26.67 | −0.19 | 127 | −20 |
| Centre Party | 1,341,295 | 24.83 | −2.89 | 93 | +2 |
| German Conservative Party | 517,811 | 9.59 | +2.81 | 40 | +19 |
| Socialist Workers' Party | 493,447 | 9.14 | +2.38 | 13 | +3 |
| German Reich Party | 424,228 | 7.85 | +0.36 | 38 | +6 |
| German Progress Party | 412,769 | 7.64 | −1.19 | 34 | −14 |
| Polish Party | 216,157 | 4.00 | −0.02 | 14 | 0 |
| Alsace-Lorraine Parties | 199,976 | 3.70 | −0.82 | 15 | 0 |
| Löwe-Berger Group | 93,471 | 1.73 | New | 9 | New |
| German-Hanoverian Party | 85,591 | 1.58 | +0.17 | 4 | 0 |
| Independent liberals | 65,266 | 1.21 | −0.14 | 5 | +1 |
| German People's Party | 44,894 | 0.83 | +0.08 | 4 | +3 |
| Independent conservatives | 23,187 | 0.43 | +0.01 | 0 | −1 |
| Danish Party | 17,277 | 0.32 | −0.06 | 1 | 0 |
| Old Liberals | 7,080 | 0.13 | −0.04 | 0 | 0 |
| Schleswig-Holstein Particularist Liberals | 5,614 | 0.10 | −0.17 | 0 | 0 |
| Others | 12,324 | 0.23 | −0.13 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | 368 | 0.01 | +0.01 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 5,401,021 | 100.00 | – | 397 | 0 |
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| Valid votes | 5,401,021 | 99.60 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 21,626 | 0.40 | |
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| Total votes | 5,422,647 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 8,943,028 | 60.64 | |
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| Source: Wahlen in Deutschland |
| Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– |
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| Protesters | 93,395 | 45.66 | +11.34 | 7 | +1 |
| Clericals | 55,752 | 27.26 | −16.59 | 3 | −6 |
| Autonomists | 50,829 | 24.85 | +6.12 | 5 | +5 |
| German Progress Party | 2,891 | 1.41 | +1.41 | 0 | 0 |
| German Reich Party | 435 | 0.21 | +0.21 | 0 | 0 |
| Others | 1,234 | 0.60 | | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 204,536 | 100.00 | – | 15 | 0 |
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| Valid votes | 204,536 | 98.74 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 2,614 | 1.26 | |
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| Total votes | 207,150 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 322,871 | 64.16 | |
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| Source: Wahlen in Deutschland |
