1898 German Federal Election

16 June 1898 · The Imperial Reichstag · 397 seats, 199 for a majority

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.

Chancellor before

Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst

Independent

Chancellor (continued)

Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst

Independent

Largest force

Centre

102 of 397 seats

Turnout

68.1%

The result

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Centre

Franz von Ballestrem · 18.8% of votes · +6 seats

102

seats

SPD

Paul Singer & · 27.2% of votes · +12 seats

seats

DKP

10.7% of votes · -16 seats

seats

NLP

Ernst Bassermann · 12.9% of votes · -3 seats

seats

FVP

Eugen Richter · 7.2% of votes · +5 seats

seats

DRP

4.3% of votes · -6 seats

seats


Centre	Franz von Ballestrem	102	+6	1.454.042	18.8%	-0.4
SPD	Paul Singer &	56	+12	2.107.076	27.2%	+3.9
DKP	—	53	-16	830.341	10.7%	-2.2
NLP	Ernst Bassermann	48	-3	997.147	12.9%	-0.6
FVP	Eugen Richter	29	+5	558.314	7.2%	-1.5
DRP	—	22	-6	337.601	4.3%	-1.4

87 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.