1903 German federal election|
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Registered | 12,531,248 9.53% |
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Turnout | 9,533,814 (76.08%) 8.02pp |
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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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Franz von Ballestrem
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Paul Singer & August Bebel
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Otto von Manteuffel
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Party
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Centre
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SPD
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DKP
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Leader since
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1890
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18 March 1890 & 21 November 1892
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1892
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Last election
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18.76%, 102 seats
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27.18%, 56 seats
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10.71%, 53 seats
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Seats won
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100
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81
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52
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Seat change
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2
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25
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1
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Popular vote
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1,875,292
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3,010,771
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901,415
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Percentage
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19.75%
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31.71%
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9.49%
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Swing
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0.99 pp
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4.53 pp
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1.22 pp
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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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Ernst Bassermann
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Eugen Richter
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Party
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NlP
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FVP
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DRP
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Leader since
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1898
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7 May 1893
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Last election
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12.86%, 48 seats
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7.20%, 29 seats
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4.35%, 22 seats
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Seats won
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50
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21
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21
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Seat change
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2
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8
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1
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Popular vote
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1,301,473
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536,879
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336,617
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Percentage
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13.71%
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5.65%
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3.54%
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Swing
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0.85 pp
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1.55 pp
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0.81 pp
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Map of results (by constituencies) |
President of the Reichstag before election
Franz von Ballestrem
Centre
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President of the Reichstag after election
Franz von Ballestrem
Centre
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Federal elections were held in Germany on 16 June 1903.[1] Despite the Social Democratic Party (SPD) receiving a clear plurality of votes, the Centre Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag after winning 100 of the 397 seats, whilst the SPD won only 81.[2] Voter turnout was 76.1%.[3]