Imperial Liberal Party

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Imperial Liberal Party
LeaderChlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
FounderChlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
Founded1871
Dissolved1874
IdeologyConservative liberalism[1]
National liberalism[1]
Liberal conservatism[2]
Political positionCentre to centre-right[n 1]

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

The party contested the first elections in the newly unified Germany in 1871, winning 30 seats.[3] 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.[4]

Election results

Reichstag

Election Votes % +/– Seats +/– Rank Status
1871 274,068 7.05 New
33 / 382
New 6th Opposition
1874 98,072 1.89 Decrease 5.16
8 / 397
Decrease 25 Decrease 10th Opposition

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