1887 German federal election

Federal elections were held in Germany on 21 February 1887.[1] The National Liberal Party became the largest party in the Reichstag by winning 99 of the 397 seats, whilst the Centre Party, formerly the largest party, was reduced to 98 seats.[2] Voter turnout was 77.5%.[3]

1887 German federal election

21 February 1887
All 397 seats in the Reichstag 199 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	77.5% 17.0 pp
Leader Rudolf von Bennigsen Ludwig Windthorst Otto von Helldorff Party NLP Centre KP Leader since 1867 26 May 1874 7 June 1876 Last election 51 seats 99 seats 78 seats Seats won 99 98 80 Seat change 48 1 2 Popular vote 1,678,000 1,516,200 1,147,200 Percentage 22.3% 20.1% 15.2% Swing 4.7% 2.5% 0.0%   SPD DRP Leader Rudolf Virchow Banned Party DFP SPD DRP Leader since 5 March 1884 Last election 67 seats 24 seats 28 seats Seats won 32 11 41 Seat change 35 13 13 Popular vote 973,100 763,100 736,400 Percentage 12.9% 10.1% 9.8% Swing 4.7% 0.4% 3.0%
Map of results (by constituencies)
President of the Reichstag before election Wilhelm von Wedell-Piesdorf KP Elected President of the Reichstag Wilhelm von Wedell-Piesdorf KP

Results

Party	Votes^[a]	%	Seats	+/–
National Liberal Party	1,678,000	22.3	99	+48
Centre Party	1,516,200	20.1	98	−1
German Conservative Party	1,147,200	15.2	80	+2
German Free-minded Party	973,100	12.9	32	−35
Socialists	763,100	10.1	11	−13
German Reich Party	736,400	9.8	41	+13
Alsace-Lorraine Party	233,700	3.1	15	0
Polish Party	220,000	2.9	13	−3
German-Hanoverian Party	112,800	1.5	4	−7
German People's Party	88,800	1.2	0	−7
Danish Party	12,000	0.2	1	0
Anti-Semites	11,600	0.2	1	+1
Others	47,600	0.6	2	+2
Invalid/blank votes	29,800	–	–	–
Total	7,570,700	100	397	0
Registered voters/turnout	9,769,800	77.5	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, DGDB

^a Figures for votes are rounded.[1]

Popular Vote Zentrum   21.98% NLP   20.11% DKP   15.21% DFP   12.29% SAP   10.12% DRP   9.77% PP   2.92% Other   7.61%

Reichstag seats NLP   24.94% Zentrum   24.69% DKP   20.15% DRP   10.33% DFP   8.06% PP   3.27% SAP   2.77% Other   5.79%

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p762 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p789
3. Nohlen & Stöver, p774