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1967 East German general election

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Legislative elections were held in the German Democratic Republic on 2 July 1967. 434 deputies to the Volkskammer were elected, with all of them being candidates of the single-list National Front, dominated by the Communist Socialist Unity Party of Germany. 583 Front candidates were put forward, with 434 being elected. The allocation of seats remained unchanged from the 1963 election.

Results

Alliance Party Votes % Seats
Directly
elected
Indirectly
elected
Total +/–
National Front Socialist Unity Party of Germany 11,197,265 99.93 110 17 127 0
Free German Trade Union Federation 60 8 68 0
Christian Democratic Union 45 7 52 0
Liberal Democratic Party of Germany 45 7 52 0
National Democratic Party of Germany 45 7 52 0
Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany 45 7 52 0
Free German Youth 35 5 40 0
Democratic Women's League of Germany 30 5 35 0
Cultural Association of the GDR 19 3 22 0
Against 8,005 0.07
Invalid/blank votes 2,746
Total 11,205,270 100 434 66 500 0
Registered voters/turnout 11,341,729 98.82
Source: IPU

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