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1903 German federal election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | German Empire |
| type | parliamentary |
| previous_election | 1898 German federal election |
| previous_year | 1898 |
| election_date | |
| next_election | 1907 German federal election |
| next_year | 1907 |
| seats_for_election | All 397 seats in the Reichstag |
| majority_seats | 199 |
| registered | 12,531,248 ( 9.53%) |
| turnout | 76.08% ( 8.02pp) |
| image_size | 130x130px |
| image1 | |
| leader1 | Franz von Ballestrem |
| party1 | Centre Party (Germany) |
| last_election1 | 18.76%, 102 seats |
| seats1 | **100** |
| seat_change1 | 2 |
| popular_vote1 | |
| percentage1 | 19.75% |
| swing1 | 0.99pp |
| image2 | |
| leader2 | Paul Singer & |
| August Bebel | |
| party2 | Social Democratic Party of Germany |
| last_election2 | 27.18%, 56 seats |
| seats2 | 81 |
| seat_change2 | 25 |
| popular_vote2 | **** |
| percentage2 | **31.71%** |
| swing2 | 4.53pp |
| image3 | |
| leader3 | Otto von Manteuffel |
| party3 | German Conservative Party |
| last_election3 | 10.71%, 53 seats |
| seats3 | 52 |
| seat_change3 | 1 |
| popular_vote3 | |
| percentage3 | 9.49% |
| swing3 | 1.22pp |
| image4 | |
| leader4 | Ernst Bassermann |
| party4 | NLP |
| last_election4 | 12.86%, 48 seats |
| seats4 | 50 |
| seat_change4 | 2 |
| popular_vote4 | |
| percentage4 | 13.71% |
| swing4 | 0.85pp |
| image5 | |
| leader5 | Eugen Richter |
| party5 | Free-minded People's Party (Germany) |
| last_election5 | 7.20%, 29 seats |
| seats5 | 21 |
| seat_change5 | 8 |
| popular_vote5 | |
| percentage5 | 5.65% |
| swing5 | 1.55pp |
| image6 | |
| party6 | Free Conservative Party |
| last_election6 | 4.35%, 22 seats |
| seats6 | 21 |
| seat_change6 | 1 |
| popular_vote6 | |
| percentage6 | 3.54% |
| swing6 | 0.81pp |
| map_image | Karte der Reichstagswahlen 1903.svg |
| map_size | 400px |
| map_caption | Results by constituency |
| title | President of the Reichstag |
| before_election | Franz von Ballestrem |
| before_party | Centre Party (Germany) |
| posttitle | President of the Reichstag after election |
| after_election | Franz von Ballestrem |
| after_party | Centre Party (Germany) |
August Bebel
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. Voter turnout was 76.1%.
Results
Alsace-Lorraine
References
References
- [[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p762 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
- Nohlen & Stöver, p789
- Nohlen & Stöver, p775
- [https://wahlen-in-deutschland.de/krtw.htm Wahlen in Deutschland]
- [https://wahlen-in-deutschland.de/kuRlElsass.htm Wahlen in Deutschland]
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