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
| Share of the chamber | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.