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1868 Zollparlament election

Federal election in Germany

Field	Value
election_name	1868 German federal election
country	German Empire
type	parliamentary
ongoing	no
previous_election	August 1867 North German federal election
previous_year	Aug 1867
election_date	February & March 1868
next_election	1871 German federal election
next_year	1871
seats_for_election	85 of the 382 seats in the Zollparlament
majority_seats	192
image_size	130x130px
image1	Rudolf_von_Bennigsen.jpg
leader1	Rudolf von Bennigsen
party1	National Liberal Party (Germany)
leader_since1	1867
last_election1	18.02%, 80 seats
seats1	26
seats_after1	104
image2	DKP
party2	Conservative Party (Prussia)
last_election2	20.92%, 66 seats
seats2	15
seats_after2	65
image3	DRP
leader3	Eduard Georg von Bethusy-Huc
(nominal)
party3	Free Conservative Party
leader_since3	1866
last_election3	8.95%, 36 seats
seats3	0
seats_after3	37
image4	Kl
colour4	000000
party4	Clericals
last_election4	2.09%, 8 seats
seats4	28
seats_after4	36
image5	Benedikt Waldeck (IZ 54-1870 S 445).jpg
leader5	Benedict Waldeck
party5	German Progress Party
leader_since5	1867
last_election5	12.64%, 32 seats
seats5	0
seats_after5	31
image6	AltL
colour6	008000
party6	Old Liberals
last_election6	4.69%, 15 seats
seats6	0
seats_after6	18
map_image	Karte der Zollparlamentswahlen 1868.svg
map_size	450px
map_caption	Map of results (by constituencies)
title	President of the Reichstag
before_election	Eduard von Simson
before_party	Independent politician
posttitle	President of the Zollparlament after election
after_election	Eduard von Simson
after_party	Independent politician

(nominal)

Elections to the Zollparlament of the German Zollverein were held in February and March 1868. The Zollparlament consisted of the members of the Reichstag of the North German Confederation and members from the South German states. Those South German members were elected in these elections, the North Germans were the Reichstag members elected the previous year.

In total, 85 South Germans were elected: 48 from Bavaria, 14 from Baden, six from Hesse-Darmstadt (additionally to the three Reichstag members in the province of Upper Hesse), and 17 from Württemberg. Most of the South German Zollparlament members were anti-Prussian regionalists. The outcome of the elections did not encourage Bismarck to take advantage of the Zollparlament as a vehicle for the politician unification of Germany.

Results

Baden

Bavaria

Hessen

Württemberg

Seat distribution

Party	Seats	TOTAL	85
Centre Party (Germany)}}		Clericals
(including Bavarian Patriot Party)	28
National Liberal Party (Germany)}}		National Liberal Party
(including Bavarian Progressive Party)	26
	Conservatives	15
German People's Party (1868)}}		German People's Party	8
	Other Liberals	6
Free Conservative Party}}		Free Conservative Party	2

References

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