The first
federal elections were held in
Germany on 3 March 1871.
Dieter Nohlen
Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An expe ...
& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p762 The
National Liberal Party emerged as the largest party in the
Reichstag, with 117 of the 382 seats.
[Nohlen & Stöver, p788] Voter turnout was just 51.0%.
Results
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