1898 German federal election

1898 German federal election

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All 397 seats in the Reichstag 199 seats needed for a majority
Registered	11,441,054 7.65%
Turnout	7,786,714 (68.06%) 4.41pp
First party Second party Third party   Leader Franz von Ballestrem Paul Singer & August Bebel Otto von Manteuffel Party Centre SPD DKP Last election 19.14%, 96 seats 23.28%, 44 seats 12.93%, 69 seats Seats won 102 56 53 Seat change 6 12 16 Popular vote 1,454,042 2,107,076 830,341 Percentage 18.76% 27.18% 10.71% Swing 0.38 pp 3.90 pp 2.22 pp   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   DRP Leader Ernst Bassermann [de] Eugen Richter Party NlP FVP DRP Last election 12.29%, 51 seats 8.67%, 24 seats 5.71%, 28 seats Seats won 48 29 22 Seat change 3 5 6 Popular vote 997,147 558,314 337,601 Percentage 12.86% 7.20% 4.35% Swing 0.57 pp 1.47 pp 1.36 pp
Map of results (by constituencies)
President of the Reichstag before election Rudolf von Buol-Berenberg Centre President of the Reichstag after election Franz von Ballestrem Centre

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Federal elections were held in Germany on 16 June 1898.^[1] 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.^[2] Voter turnout was 68%.^[3]