1954 East German general election
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All 466 seats in the Volkskammer | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 98.41% (![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||
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General elections were held in East Germany on 17 October 1954. It was the second election to the Volkskammer, which had 466 deputies; due to the four-power status of the city of Berlin, the 66 deputies from East Berlin were indirectly appointed by the East Berlin magistrate.
As the country was a de facto one-party state, voters only had the option of approving or rejecting a single list of candidates from the 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
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Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |||
National Front | Socialist Unity Party of Germany | 11,828,877 | 99.46 | 117 | +7 | ||
Free German Trade Union Federation | 53 | +4 | |||||
Christian Democratic Union | 52 | –15 | |||||
Liberal Democratic Party of Germany | 52 | –14 | |||||
National Democratic Party of Germany | 52 | +17 | |||||
Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany | 52 | +19 | |||||
Democratic Women's League of Germany | 29 | +9 | |||||
Free German Youth | 29 | +4 | |||||
Cultural Association of the GDR | 18 | –6 | |||||
Peasants Mutual Aid Association | 12 | 0 | |||||
Against and invalid | 63,972 | 0.54 | – | – | |||
Total | 11,892,849 | 100.00 | 466 | 0 | |||
Total votes | 11,892,849 | – | |||||
Registered voters/turnout | 12,085,380 | 98.41 | |||||
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References
[edit]- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p779 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7