1893 German Federal Election
15 June 1893 · The Imperial Reichstag · 397 seats, 199 for a majority
The pro-government parties won a narrow victory in the election. The Centre Party remained the largest party with 96 of the 397 seats, followed by the German Conservative Party and the National Liberal Party.
Chancellor before
Leo von Caprivi
Independent
Chancellor (continued)
Leo von Caprivi
Independent
Largest force
Centre
96 of 397 seats
Turnout
72.5%
The result
| Share of the chamber | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre | Franz von Ballestrem | 96 | -11 | 1.468.501 | 19.1% | +0.6 | |
| DKP | Otto von Manteuffel | 69 | -2 | 992.412 | 12.9% | +0.7 | |
| NLP | Rudolf von Bennigsen | 51 | +13 | 942.410 | 12.3% | -3.4 | |
| SPD | Paul Singer & | 44 | +9 | 1.786.738 | 23.3% | +3.5 | |
| DRP | — | 28 | +9 | 437.972 | 5.7% | -0.7 | |
| FVP | — | 24 | -43 | 665.427 | 8.7% | -7.2 |
85 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.