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1898 German federal election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | German Empire |
| type | parliamentary |
| previous_election | 1893 German federal election |
| previous_year | 1893 |
| election_date | |
| next_election | 1903 German federal election |
| next_year | 1903 |
| seats_for_election | All 397 seats in the Reichstag |
| majority_seats | 199 |
| registered | 11,441,054 ( 7.65%) |
| turnout | 68.06% ( 4.41pp) |
| image_size | 130x130px |
| image1 | |
| leader1 | Franz von Ballestrem |
| party1 | Centre Party (Germany) |
| last_election1 | 19.14%, 96 seats |
| seats1 | 102 |
| seat_change1 | 6 |
| popular_vote1 | |
| percentage1 | 18.76% |
| swing1 | 0.38 pp |
| image2 | |
| leader2 | Paul Singer & |
| August Bebel | |
| party2 | Social Democratic Party of Germany |
| last_election2 | 23.28%, 44 seats |
| seats2 | 56 |
| seat_change2 | 12 |
| popular_vote2 | **** |
| percentage2 | 27.18% |
| swing2 | 3.90 pp |
| image3 | |
| leader3 | Otto von Manteuffel |
| party3 | German Conservative Party |
| last_election3 | 12.93%, 69 seats |
| seats3 | 53 |
| seat_change3 | 16 |
| popular_vote3 | |
| percentage3 | 10.71% |
| swing3 | 2.22 pp |
| image4 | |
| leader4 | Ernst Bassermann |
| party4 | NLP |
| last_election4 | 12.29%, 51 seats |
| seats4 | 48 |
| seat_change4 | 3 |
| popular_vote4 | |
| percentage4 | 12.86% |
| swing4 | 0.57 pp |
| image5 | |
| leader5 | Eugen Richter |
| party5 | Free-minded People's Party (Germany) |
| last_election5 | 8.67%, 24 seats |
| seats5 | 29 |
| seat_change5 | 5 |
| popular_vote5 | |
| percentage5 | 7.20% |
| swing5 | 1.47 pp |
| image6 | DRP |
| party6 | Free Conservative Party |
| last_election6 | 5.71%, 28 seats |
| seats6 | 22 |
| seat_change6 | 6 |
| popular_vote6 | |
| percentage6 | 4.35% |
| swing6 | 1.36 pp |
| map_image | Karte der Reichstagswahlen 1898.svg |
| map_size | 400px |
| map_caption | Map of results (by constituencies) |
| title | President of the Reichstag |
| before_election | Rudolf von Buol-Berenberg |
| before_party | Centre Party (Germany) |
| posttitle | President of the Reichstag after election |
| after_election | Franz von Ballestrem |
| after_party | Centre Party (Germany) |
August Bebel
Federal elections were held in Germany on 16 June 1898. 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. Voter turnout was 68%.
Results
Alsace-Lorraine
References
References
- [[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p762 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
- Nohlen & Stöver, p789
- Nohlen & Stöver, p774
- [https://wahlen-in-deutschland.de/krtw.htm Wahlen in Deutschland]
- [https://wahlen-in-deutschland.de/kuRlElsass.htm Wahlen in Deutschland]
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