Federal elections were held in Germany on 30 July 1878.[1] The National Liberal Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag with 97 of the 397 seats, despite the Centre Party receiving more votes.[2] Voter turnout was 63.4%.[3]
1878 German federal election|
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| Registered | 9,128,305  2.07% |
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| Turnout | 5,780,996 (63.33%) 2.69pp |
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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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26.67%, 127 seats
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24.83%, 93 seats
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9.59%, 40 seats
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| Seats won
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97
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94
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59
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| Seat change
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 30
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1
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19
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| Popular vote
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1,291,161
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1,315,720
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736,826
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| Percentage
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22.41%
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22.84%
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12.79%
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| Swing
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4.26pp
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1.99pp
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3.20pp
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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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7.85%, 38 seats
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7.64%, 34 seats
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4.00%, 14 seats
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| Seats won
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57
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26
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14
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| Seat change
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19
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8
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 0
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| Popular vote
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785,631
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395,065
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216,148
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| Percentage
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13.64%
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6.86%
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3.75%
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| Swing
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5.79pp
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0.78pp
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0.25pp
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 Map of results (by constituencies) |
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| Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– |
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| Centre Party | 1,315,720 | 22.84 | −1.99 | 94 | +1 |
| National Liberal Party | 1,291,161 | 22.41 | −4.26 | 97 | −30 |
| German Reich Party | 785,631 | 13.64 | +5.79 | 57 | +19 |
| German Conservative Party | 736,826 | 12.79 | +3.20 | 59 | +19 |
| Socialist Workers' Party | 437,158 | 7.59 | −1.55 | 9 | −4 |
| German Progress Party | 395,065 | 6.86 | −0.78 | 26 | −8 |
| Polish Party | 216,148 | 3.75 | −0.25 | 14 | 0 |
| Alsace-Lorraine parties | 178,883 | 3.11 | −0.59 | 15 | 0 |
| German-Hanoverian Party | 106,555 | 1.85 | +0.27 | 10 | +6 |
| Independent liberals | 99,511 | 1.73 | +0.52 | 7 | +2 |
| Löwe-Berger Group | 78,152 | 1.36 | −0.37 | 5 | −4 |
| German People's Party | 68,851 | 1.20 | +0.37 | 3 | −1 |
| Danish Party | 16,145 | 0.28 | −0.04 | 1 | 0 |
| Independent conservatives | 9,936 | 0.17 | −0.26 | 0 | 0 |
| Old Liberals | 8,496 | 0.15 | +0.02 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Social Party | 3,229 | 0.06 | New | 0 | New |
| Schleswig-Holstein Particularist Liberals | 2,258 | 0.04 | −0.06 | 0 | 0 |
| Others | 10,389 | 0.18 | –0.05 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | 833 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 5,760,947 | 100.00 | – | 397 | 0 |
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| Valid votes | 5,760,947 | 99.65 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 20,049 | 0.35 | |
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| Total votes | 5,780,996 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 9,128,305 | 63.33 | |
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| Source: Wahlen in Deutschland |
