1903 German Federal Election
16 June 1903 · The Imperial Reichstag · 397 seats, 199 for a majority
Federal elections were held in Germany on 16 June 1903. Despite the Social Democratic Party (SPD) receiving a clear plurality of votes, the Centre Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag after winning 100 of the 397 seats, whilst the SPD won only 81.
Chancellor before
Bernhard von Bülow
Independent
Chancellor (continued)
Bernhard von Bülow
Independent
Largest force
Centre
100 of 397 seats
Turnout
76.1%
The result
| Share of the chamber | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre | Franz von Ballestrem | 100 | -2 | 1.875.292 | 19.8% | +1.0 | |
| SPD | Paul Singer & | 81 | +25 | 3.010.771 | 31.7% | +4.5 | |
| DKP | — | 52 | -1 | 901.415 | 9.5% | -1.2 | |
| NLP | Ernst Bassermann | 50 | +2 | 1.301.473 | 13.7% | +0.8 | |
| FVP | Eugen Richter | 21 | -8 | 536.879 | 5.7% | -1.6 | |
| DRP | — | 21 | -1 | 336.617 | 3.5% | -0.8 |
72 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.