| 1 | A | B | C | D | E |
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| 2 | 1881 German federal election - Results |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| 4 | Centre Party | 1,182,900 | 23.2 | 100 | +6 |
| 5 | German Conservative Party | 830,800 | 16.3 | 50 | −9 |
| 6 | National Liberal Party | 746,600 | 14.6 | 47 | −52 |
| 7 | German Progress Party | 649,300 | 12.7 | 60 | +34 |
| 8 | Liberal Union | 429,200 | 8.4 | 46 | +36 |
| 9 | German Reich Party | 379,300 | 7.4 | 28 | −29 |
| 10 | Social Democratic Party | 312,000 | 6.1 | 12 | +3 |
| 11 | Polish Party | 194,900 | 3.8 | 18 | +4 |
| 12 | Alsace-Lorraine Party | 153,000 | 3.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 13 | German People's Party | 103,400 | 2.0 | 9 | +6 |
| 14 | German-Hanoverian Party | 86,700 | 1.7 | 10 | 0 |
| 15 | Danish Party | 14,000 | 0.3 | 2 | +1 |
| 16 | Others | 15,300 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Invalid/blank votes | 20,600 | – | – | – |
| 18 | Total | 5,118,400 | 100 | 397 | 0 |
| 19 | Registered voters/turnout | 9,088,800 | 56.3 | – | – |
| 20 | Source: Nohlen & Stöver, DGDB | Source: Nohlen & Stöver, DGDB | Source: Nohlen & Stöver, DGDB | Source: Nohlen & Stöver, DGDB | Source: Nohlen & Stöver, DGDB |

Question: What was the outcome of the 1881 German federal election for the Centre Party and National Liberal Party?
Answer: The Centre Party became the largest party in the Reichstag, with 100 of the 397 seats, whilst the National Liberal Party, was reduced to 47 seats.