Constituency

Pop.

% Pop.

Eligible

Votes

Known Candidates (Winners Underlined)

1867

Urban

Voters

Cast

(>2000)

1871

1867

Conservatives

Liberals

Socialists

Other

(000s)

1900

(Est.)

Candidates

Votes

Candidates

Votes

Candidates

Votes

Candidates

Votes

1: Zittau

100

59%

22,705

7,425

Haberkorn

2,769

Riedel

4,063

Pfeiffer

413

2: Löbau

101

47%

20,229

7,204

Theilau

2,042

Mosig v. Aehrenfeld

5,008

3: Bautzen-Kamenz

111

52%

21,746

7,563

v. Salza

5,882

4: Dresden-Neustadt

109

74%

19,978

7,590

v. Schwarze

4,749

Judeich (NL)

2,125

Röthing (Las)

?

Walter (Prog)

?

5: Dresden-Altstadt

109

100%

22,381

8,136

Ackermann

1,480

Wigard

5,780

Röthing (Las)

185

Pfähler (NL)

588

6: Dresden-Land

101

72%

19,791

5,551

Schaffrath

5,307

By-election (1869)

4,799

Ackermann

1,644

Siegel (NL)

1,579

Otto / Grahl

1141 / 271

(Run-off ballot)

7,066

Ackermann

4,907

Siegel (NL)

2,159

7: Meißen

100

45%

18,644

6,312

v. Zehmen

5,472

8: Pirna

101

40%

20,149

7,144

v. Rex

1,872

Schreck

5,137

By-election (1869)

6,763

v. Rex

1,659

Eysoldt

3,508

Mende (Las)

1,509

Others

86

9: Freiberg

111

46%

21,360

5,725

Sachße

3,111

Krieger

2,165

By-election (1869)

9,715

v. Burgsdorff

2,930

Krieger

1,968

Mende (Las)

4,393

Others

424

(Run-off ballot)

10,103

v. Burgsdorff

4,488

Mende (Las)

5,615

10: Döbeln

104

46%

19,399

9,654

v. Oehmischen

7,319

11: Oschatz-Grimma

100

42%

17,827

5,889

Gnther

5,342

Dietel

317

12: Leipzig-Stadt

91

100%

19,113

6,869

v. Burgsdorff

?

Stephani (NL)

3,407

? (ADAV)

2.7%

13: Leipzig-Land

114

85%

23,399

v. Friesen-Rötha

?

?

?

Goetz (SVP)

?

Anger

?

(Run-off ballot)

6,771

Goetz (SVP)

4,459

Anger

2,247

14: Borna

105

43%

20,721

5,693

Gebert

5,011

Weische

188

v. Einsiedel / ??

128 / 366

15: Mittweida

108

56%

21,132

7,175

v. Könneritz

3,339

Blum (NL)

3,465

Reincke / Weiß

? / 276

(Run-off ballot)

9,326

v. Könneritz

2,708

Blum (NL)

6,618

16: Chemnitz

109

87%

24,488

7,510

Hülße

1,156

Ludwig

2,831

Försterling (Las)

2,089

Faucher (NL)

1,351

(Run-off ballot)

10,495

Ludwig

4,983

Försterling (Las)

5,512

17: Glauchau-Meerane

106

72%

22,847

7,993

Petzold

2,706

Bebel (SVP)

5,256

?

?

18: Zwickau

113

77%

22,857

8,347

Streit

2,806

Schraps (SVP)

5,416

?

?

19: Stolberg-Lößnitz

101

91%

18,275

4,638

z. Lippe-Thum

1,464

Minckwitz

931

Liebknecht (SVP)

1,918

Mehnert + others

25

(Run-off ballot)

6,613

z. Lippe-Thum

2,317

Liebknecht (SVP)

4,296

20: Marienberg

107

49%

19,502

5,863

v. Einsiedel

2,216

Evans (Prog)

2,094

?

?

(Run-off ballot)

7,978

v. Einsiedel

3,995

Evans (Prog)

3,983

21: Annaberg

103

78%

15,668

4,775

Uhde

538

Leistner (NL)

3,883

Others

438

22: Auerbach

108

67%

20,938

5,000

Seiler

1,501

Heubner (Prog)

3,429

Others

70

23: Plauen

109

66%

19,725

5,999

Kreller

1,215

Mammen

4,007

By-election (1869)

6,151

Seiler

2,454

Fahnauer (Prog)

3,265

Others

146

Crown Prince

286

By-election (1869)

6,704

Seiler

3,653

Hirsch (Prog)

2,912

Others

139

By-election (1869)

7,672

Seiler

3,653

Hirsch (Prog)

3,880

Others

139

Notes: NL = National Liberal. Prog = Progressive. SVP = Saxon People’s Party. Las = Lassallean. ADAV = General German Workers’ Association.

Sources: Sächsische Hauptstaatsarchiv Dresden, Ministerium des Innern (MdI), Nr. 5375; Phillips, Reichstagswahlen; Specht/Schwabe, Reichstagswahlen; Pollmann, Parlamentarismus; Pollmann, “Arbeiterwahlen”; Borrmann, “Arbeiterbewegung”; Schröder, “Grunde”; Schröder, “Wahlkämpfe”; Schröder, “Wahlrecht”; and contemporary newspapers.