East German general election, 1954

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

Party Votes %
National Front11,828,87799.46
Against63,9720.5
Invalid/blank votes
Total11,892,849100
Registered voters/turnout12,085,38098.5
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
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