1887 German federal election

1887 German federal election

21 February 1887 (1887-02-21)
All 397 seats in the Reichstag 199 seats needed for a majority
Registered	9,769,654 4.12%
Turnout	7,570,710 (77.49%) 16.94pp
First party Second party Third party   130x130px 130x130px 130x130px Leader Rudolf von Bennigsen Ludwig Windthorst Otto von Helldorff Party NLP Centre KP Leader since 1867 26 May 1874 7 June 1876 Last election 17.44%, 50 seats 22.52%, 99 seats 15.16%, 78 seats Seats won 98 98 80 Seat change 48 1 2 Popular vote 1,651,288 1,501,774 1,147,200 Percentage 21.90% 19.91% 15.21% Swing 4.46pp 2.61pp 0.05pp   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   130x130px 130x130px Polen Leader Viktor I, Duke of Ratibor Rudolf Virchow Party DRP DFP Polish Party Leader since 5 March 1884 Last election 6.85%, 28 seats 17.28%, 66 seats 3.71%, 16 seats Seats won 41 32 13 Seat change 13 34 3 Popular vote 736,389 951,861 227,835 Percentage 9.77% 12.62% 3.02% Swing 2.92pp 4.66pp 0.69pp
450px Map of results (by constituencies)
President of the Reichstag before election Wilhelm von Wedell-Piesdorf KP President of the Reichstag after election Wilhelm von Wedell-Piesdorf KP

Federal elections were held in Germany on 21 February 1887. The National Liberal Party became the largest party in the Reichstag by winning 98 of the 397 seats, whilst the Centre Party, formerly the largest party, was reduced to 98 seats. Voter turnout was 77.5%.