1903 German federal election|
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| Registered | 12,531,248 ( 9.53%) |
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| Turnout | 76.08% ( 8.02pp) |
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First party |
Second party |
Third party |
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| Leader |
Franz von Ballestrem |
Paul Singer &
August Bebel |
Otto von Manteuffel |
| Party |
Centre |
SPD |
DKP |
| Last election |
18.76%, 102 seats |
27.18%, 56 seats |
10.71%, 53 seats |
| Seats won |
100 |
81 |
52 |
| Seat change |
2 |
25 |
1 |
| Popular vote |
1,875,292 |
3,010,771 |
901,415 |
| Percentage |
19.75% |
31.71% |
9.49% |
| Swing |
0.99pp |
4.53pp |
1.22pp |
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Fourth party |
Fifth party |
Sixth party |
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DRP |
| Leader |
Ernst Bassermann |
Eugen Richter |
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| Party |
NLP |
FVP |
DRP |
| Last election |
12.86%, 48 seats |
7.20%, 29 seats |
4.35%, 22 seats |
| Seats won |
50 |
21 |
21 |
| Seat change |
2 |
8 |
1 |
| Popular vote |
1,301,473 |
536,879 |
336,617 |
| Percentage |
13.71% |
5.65% |
3.54% |
| Swing |
0.85pp |
1.55pp |
0.81pp |
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Results by constituency |
President of the Reichstag before election
Franz von Ballestrem
Centre |
President of the Reichstag after election
Franz von Ballestrem
Centre |
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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%.
