| Election Name: | February 1867 North German federal election |
| Country: | North German Confederation |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1848 German federal election |
| Previous Year: | 1848 |
| Next Election: | August 1867 North German federal election |
| Seats For Election: | All 297 seats in the Reichstag |
| Majority Seats: | 149 |
| Turnout: | ~65% (in Prussian constituencies) |
| Image1: | Rudolf_von_Bennigsen.jpg |
| Leader1: | Rudolf von Bennigsen |
| Party1: | National Liberal Party (Germany) |
| Leader Since1: | 1867 |
| Seats1: | 78 |
| Popular Vote1: | |
| Percentage1: | 20.19% |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (Prussia) |
| Seats2: | 63 |
| Percentage2: | 16.86% |
| Image3: | DRP |
| Leader3: | Eduard Georg von Bethusy-Huc (nominal) |
| Party3: | Free Conservative Party |
| Leader Since3: | 1866 |
| Seats3: | 39 |
| Percentage3: | 9.33% |
| Image4: | Seib, Jacob - Georg von Vincke, Abgeordneter des 13. Westfälischen Wahlbezirks, Frankfurt (Zeno Fotografie).jpg |
| Colour4: | 008000 |
| Leader4: | Georg von Vincke |
| Party4: | Old Liberals |
| Leader Since4: | 1858 |
| Seats4: | 31 |
| Percentage4: | 7.12% |
| Image5: | Benedikt Waldeck (IZ 54-1870 S 445).jpg |
| Leader5: | Benedict Waldeck |
| Party5: | German Progress Party |
| Leader Since5: | 1867 |
| Seats5: | 19 |
| Percentage5: | 7.40% |
| Image6: | Polen |
| Party6: | Polish Party |
| Seats6: | 13 |
| Percentage6: | 5.61% |
| Map Size: | 450px |
| President of the Reichstag | |
| Posttitle: | President of the Reichstag after election |
| After Election: | Eduard von Simson |
| After Party: | Independent politician |
Elections to the Constituent Reichstag of the North German Confederation were held on 12 February 1867, with run-off elections during the following weeks. The National Liberal Party emerged as the largest party, winning 80 seats and receiving strong support in Hanover, Kassel and Nassau.[1] Voter turnout was around 65% in Prussian constituencies. After the Constituent Reichstag had drawn up and agreed a constitution, fresh elections were held in August.
The North German Confederation were divided into 297 single-member electoral constituencies. Elections were conducted under the two-round system. All men over the age of 25, who were in full enjoyment of their civil rights, who were resident in the place of election and had nationality in one of the States belonging to the Confederation for at least three years, who were not under guardianship or curate, who were not engaged in bankruptcy proceedings, and who were not in receipt of public assistance were eligible to vote.[2]
Two separate parliamentary groups would later be formed: the Free Association out of 11 liberals and 3 conservatives; and the Federal-Constitutional Association, out of 7 Schleswig-Holstein particularist liberals, one other liberal, 4 clericals, all 9 German-Hanoverians, and one independent conservative.