1878 German federal election

1878 German federal election

30 July 1878 (1878-07-30)
All 397 seats in the Reichstag 199 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	63.33% 2.69pp
First party Second party Third party   150x150px 150x150px 150x150px Leader Rudolf von Bennigsen Ludwig Windthorst Otto von Helldorff Party NLP Centre KP Leader since 1867 26 May 1874 7 June 1876 Last election 26.67%, 127 seats 24.83%, 93 seats 9.59%, 40 seats Seats won 97 94 59 Seat change 30 1 19 Popular vote 1,291,161 1,315,720 736,826 Percentage 22.41% 22.84% 12.79% Swing 4.26% 1.99% 3.20%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   DRP DFP Polen Party DRP DFP Polish Party Last election 7.85%, 38 seats 7.64%, 34 seats 4.00%, 14 seats Seats won 57 26 14 Seat change 19 8 Popular vote 785,631 395,065 216,148 Percentage 13.64% 6.86% 3.75% Swing 5.79% 0.78% 0.25%
450px Map of results (by constituencies)
President of the Reichstag before election Max von Forckenbeck NLP Elected President of the Reichstag Max von Forckenbeck NLP

Federal elections were held in Germany on 30 July 1878. The National Liberal Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag, with 99 of the 397 seats. Voter turnout was 63.4%.