The elections were conducted on the basis of Adult Suffrage
with Proportional Representation. All men and women over twenty years of age could vote ; twenty-one million women and eighteen million mew were possible voters. The country was divided into thirty-eight districts, returning groups of Members from six to sixteen in number. Twelve Members were assigned to Absace, which ignored the offer. It is improbable that the Poles of Posen troubled to vote for an alien Assembly. Apart from Alsace, Germany had to elect 421 representatives. The returns made public up to Thursday showed that the Majority Socialists had 184 Members and the Independent Socialists only 24. The Centre had 88 Members, the Democrats 77, the Conservatives 34, and the National Liberals or " People's Party" 23. The smaller parties have 11 Members, only one of whom has Socialist leanings. Herr Ebert's party will apparently form a Coalition with the Democrats.
