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1954 East German general election

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Legislative elections were held in the German Democratic Republic on 17 October 1954. There were 466 deputies to the Volkskammer (66 from East Berlin who were not directly elected) in total. All were candidates of the single-list National Front, dominated by the Communist Socialist Unity Party of Germany. The list received the approval of 99.46% of voters, with turnout reported to be 98.5%.[1]

Results

Alliance Party Votes % Seats
Directly
elected
Indirectly
elected
Total +/–
National Front Socialist Unity Party of Germany 11,828,877 99.46 100 17 117 +7
Free German Trade Union Federation 45 8 53 +4
Christian Democratic Union 45 7 52 –15
Liberal Democratic Party of Germany 45 7 52 –14
National Democratic Party of Germany 45 7 52 +17
Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany 45 7 52 +19
Democratic Women's League of Germany 25 4 29 +9
Free German Youth 25 4 29 +4
Cultural Association of the GDR 15 3 18 –6
Peasants Mutual Aid Association 10 2 12 0
Against 63,972 0.54
Invalid/blank votes
Total 11,892,849 100 400 66 466 0
Registered voters/turnout 12,085,380 98.40
Source: Nohlen & Stöver (votes)

References

  1. ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p779 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7