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The Imperial Liberal Party ( German: 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]

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p788 ISBN  978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p767