1967 East German general election
Appearance
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 |