General elections were held in East Germany on 16 November 1958. There were 466 deputies in the Volkskammer, including 66 from East Berlin who were not directly elected. All were candidates of the single-list National Front, dominated by the Socialist Unity Party of Germany. The list received the approval of 99.9% of voters, with turnout reported to be 98.9%.[1]
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All 466 seats in the Volkskammer | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 98.90% (0.49pp) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
editParty or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | /– | |||
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National Front | Socialist Unity Party of Germany | 11,689,110 | 99.87 | 117 | 0 | ||
Free German Trade Union Federation | 53 | 0 | |||||
Christian Democratic Union | 52 | 0 | |||||
Liberal Democratic Party of Germany | 52 | 0 | |||||
National Democratic Party of Germany | 52 | 0 | |||||
Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany | 52 | 0 | |||||
Democratic Women's League of Germany | 29 | 0 | |||||
Free German Youth | 29 | 0 | |||||
Cultural Association of the GDR | 18 | 0 | |||||
Peasants Mutual Aid Association | 12 | 0 | |||||
Against | 14,857 | 0.13 | – | – | |||
Total | 11,703,967 | 100.00 | 466 | 0 | |||
Valid votes | 11,703,967 | 99.88 | |||||
Invalid/blank votes | 13,995 | 0.12 | |||||
Total votes | 11,717,962 | 100.00 | |||||
Registered voters/turnout | 11,848,602 | 98.90 | |||||
Source: German Federal Archives, Nohlen & Stöver[2] |
References
edit- ^ Analyse üver due Vorbereitung der Wahlen zue Volkskammer und zu den Bezirkstagen am 16. November 1958 Ministry of the Interior
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p792 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7