1884 German federal election|
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Registered | 9,383,074 3.22% |
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Turnout | 5,681,628 (60.55%) 4.25pp |
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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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Ludwig Windthorst
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Otto von Helldorff
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Rudolf Virchow
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Party
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Centre
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DKP
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DFP
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Leader since
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26 May 1874
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7 June 1876
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5 March 1884
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Last election
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23.09%, 100 seats
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15.23%, 50 seats
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21.50%, 106 seats[1]
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Seats won
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99
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78
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66
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Seat change
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1
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28
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40
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Popular vote
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1,275,369
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858,589
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978,436
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Percentage
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22.52%
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15.16%
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17.28%
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Swing
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0.57 pp
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0.07 pp
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4.22 pp
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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Sixth party
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SPD
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Leader
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Rudolf von Bennigsen
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Viktor I, Duke of Ratibor
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Banned
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Party
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NlP
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DRP
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SPD
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Leader since
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1867
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Last election
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12.12%, 45 seats
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7.50%, 27 seats
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6.12%, 13 seats
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Seats won
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50
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28
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24
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Seat change
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5
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1
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11
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Popular vote
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987,355
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387,637
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549,990
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Percentage
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17.44%
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6.85%
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9.71%
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Swing
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5.32 pp
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0.65 pp
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3.59 pp
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Map of results (by constituencies) |
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Federal elections were held in Germany on 28 October 1884.[2] The Centre Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag, with 99 of the 397 seats.[3] Voter turnout was 60.5%.[4]