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| 2 | 1874 German federal election - Results |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| 4 | National Liberal Party | 1,542,500 | 29.7 | 155 | +30 |
| 5 | Centre Party | 1,446,000 | 27.9 | 91 | +30 |
| 6 | German Progress Party | 447,500 | 8.6 | 49 | +3 |
| 7 | German Reich Party | 375,500 | 7.2 | 33 | −4 |
| 8 | German Conservative Party | 360,000 | 7.0 | 22 | −35 |
| 9 | Social Democratic Worker's Party | 352,000 | 6.8 | 9 | +7 |
| 10 | Alsace-Lorraine Party | 234,500 | 4.5 | 15 | New |
| 11 | Polish Party | 198,400 | 3.8 | 14 | +1 |
| 12 | German-Hanoverian Party | 73,000 | 1.4 | 4 | −2 |
| 13 | Imperial Liberal Party | 53,900 | 1.0 | 3 | −27 |
| 14 | Danish Party | 34,000 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | German People's Party | 22,000 | 0.4 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Others | 51,000 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Invalid/blank votes | 29,600 | – | – | – |
| 18 | Total | 5,219,900 | 100 | 397 | +15 |
| 19 | Registered voters/turnout | 8,523,400 | 61.2 | – | – |
| 20 | Source: Nohlen & Stöver, DGDB | Source: Nohlen & Stöver, DGDB | Source: Nohlen & Stöver, DGDB | Source: Nohlen & Stöver, DGDB | Source: Nohlen & Stöver, DGDB |

Question: What party did the best in the 1874 German federal election?
Answer: In the 1874 German federal election, the National Liberal Party the most seats with 155 of the 397 seats and a gain of +30 seats, while the Centre Party also had a gain of +30 seats.