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1958 East German general election

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1958 East German general election

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All 466 seats in the Volkskammer
Turnout98.90% (Increase0.49pp)
  First party
 
Leader Walter Ulbricht
Party SED
Alliance National Front
Seats won 117
Seat change Steady

Chairman of the Council of Ministers before election

Otto Grotewohl
SED

Chairman of the Council of Ministers after election

Otto Grotewohl
SED

General elections were held in East Germany on 16 November 1958. There were 466 deputies in the Volkskammer, including 66 from East Berlin who were not directly elected. All were candidates of the single-list National Front, dominated by the Socialist Unity Party of Germany. The list received the approval of 99.9% of voters, with turnout reported to be 98.9%.[1]

Results

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Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
National FrontSocialist Unity Party of Germany11,689,11099.871170
Free German Trade Union Federation530
Christian Democratic Union520
Liberal Democratic Party of Germany520
National Democratic Party of Germany520
Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany520
Democratic Women's League of Germany290
Free German Youth290
Cultural Association of the GDR180
Peasants Mutual Aid Association120
Against14,8570.13
Total11,703,967100.004660
Valid votes11,703,96799.88
Invalid/blank votes13,9950.12
Total votes11,717,962100.00
Registered voters/turnout11,848,60298.90
Source: German Federal Archives, Nohlen & Stöver[2]

References

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  1. ^ Analyse üver due Vorbereitung der Wahlen zue Volkskammer und zu den Bezirkstagen am 16. November 1958 Ministry of the Interior
  2. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p792 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7