German federal election, 1903

German federal election, 1903

16 June 1903 (1903-06-16)
All 397 seats in the Reichstag 199 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	76.1%
First party Second party Third party   Party Centre SPD KP Last election 102 seats 56 seats 56 seats Seats won 100 81 54 Seat change 2 25 2 Popular vote 1,875,300 3,010,800 948,500 Percentage 19.8% 31.7% 10.0%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party NLP FVp Last election 46 seats 29 seats Seats won 51 21 Seat change 5 8 Popular vote 1,317,400 538,200 Percentage 13.9% 5.7% Swing 1.4% 1.5%

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. The voter turnout for the election was 76.1%.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Social Democratic Party	3,010,800	31.7	81	+25
Centre Party	1,875,300	19.8	100	−2
National Liberal Party	1,317,400	13.9	51	+5
German Conservative Party	948,500	10.0	54	−2
Free-minded People's Party	538,200	5.7	21	−8
Polish Party	347,800	3.7	16	+2
German Reich Party	333,400	3.5	21	−2
Anti-Semites	244,500	2.6	11	−2
German Free-minded Party	243,200	2.6	9	−3
German Agrarian League	118,800	1.3	4	−2
Bavarian Peasants' League	111,400	1.2	4	−1
Alsace-Lorraine Party	101,900	1.1	9	−1
German-Hanoverian Party	94,300	1.0	6	−3
German People's Party	91,200	1.0	6	−2
Danish Party	15,000	0.2	1	0
Others	97,500	1.0	3	−4
Invalid/blank votes	44,800	–	–	–
Total	9,533,800	100	397	0
Registered voters/turnout	12,531,200	76.1	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, DGDB

^a Figures for votes are rounded.

Popular Vote
SPD			31.71%
Zentrum			19.75%
NLP			14.01%
DKP			9.88%
FVP			5.67%
Poles			3.66%
DRP			3.51%
Anti-Semites			2.56%
FV			2.55%
Other			6.70%

Reichstag seats
Zentrum			25.19%
SPD			20.40%
DKP			13.60%
NLP			12.85%
FVP			5.29%
DRP			5.29%
Poles			4.03%
Anti-Semites			2.77%
FV			2.27%
Other			8.31%