The Imperial Liberal Party (German: Liberale Reichspartei) was a political party in Germany during the 1870s.
Imperial Liberal Party | |
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Leader | Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst |
History
editThe party contested the first elections in the newly unified Germany in 1871, winning 30 seats.[1] The 1874 elections saw the party's vote share fall from 7% to just 1%, as it won only three seats. The party did not contest any further elections.[2]
Election results
editReichstag
editElection | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | Rank | Status |
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1871 | 274,068 | 7.05 | New | 33 / 382
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New | 6th | Opposition |
1874 | 98,072 | 1.89 | 5.16 | 8 / 397
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25 | 10th | Opposition |
References
edit- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p788 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p767