Imperial Liberal Party Explained

Founded:1871
Leader:Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
Founder:Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
Dissolved:1874
Country:Germany
Ideology:Liberal conservatism
Conservative liberalism
National liberalism
Liberalism
Pangermanism
Merged:National Liberal Party
Free Conservative Party

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

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

ElectionVotes%+/–Seats+/–RankStatus
1871274,0687.05NewNew6th
187498,0721.89 5.16 25 10th

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p767