Imperial Liberal Party

The Imperial Liberal Party (German: Liberale Reichspartei) was a political party in Germany during the 1870s.

Imperial Liberal Party
LeaderChlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst

History

The 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

Reichstag
Election Votes % +/– Seats +/– Rank Status
1871 274,068 7.05 New
33 / 382
 New 6th Opposition
1874 98,072 1.89 5.16
8 / 397
 25 10th Opposition

References
  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p788 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p767


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