East German general election, 1958

Legislative elections were held in the German Democratic Republic on 16 November 1958. 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. The list received the approval of 99.9% of voters, with turnout reported to be 99.2%.[1]

Results

Party Votes %
National Front 99.9
Against 0.1
Invalid/blank votes
Total11,533,859100
Registered voters/turnout11,621,15899.2
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Seat distribution

Party Seats
Socialist Unity Party of Germany117
Free German Trade Union Federation53
Christian Democratic Union52
Liberal Democratic Party of Germany52
National Democratic Party of Germany52
Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany52
Democratic Women's League of Germany29
Free German Youth29
Cultural Association of the DDR18
Peasants Mutual Aid Association12

References

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