Federal elections were held in

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on 20 February 1890.

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 Centre Party regained its position as the largest party in the Reichstag by winning 107 of the 397 seats, whilst the National Liberal Party, formerly the largest party, was reduced to 38 seats. Contemporaries remarked on the striking increase in the vote share of the Social Democratic Party. However, despite receiving the most votes, the

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won only 35 seats. Voter turnout was 71.5%.Nohlen & Stöver, p774

Results

Alsace-Lorraine

References

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1890 elections in Germany Elections in the German Empire February 1890 events