1971 East German general election

1971 East German general election

14 November 1971 (1971-11-14)
All 500 seats in the Volkskammer
Turnout	98.48% ( 0.34pp)
Majority party   Leader Erich Honecker Party SED Alliance National Front Seats won 127 Seat change
Chairman of the Council of Ministers before election Willi Stoph SED Chairman of the Council of Ministers after election Willi Stoph SED

General elections were held in East Germany on 14 November 1971. 434 deputies were elected to the Volkskammer, with all of them being candidates of the single-list National Front. 584 Front candidates were put forward, with 434 being elected. The allocation of seats between member parties of the Front remained unchanged from previous elections.

Results

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats
						Elected	East Berlin	Total	+/–
	National Front		Socialist Unity Party of Germany	11,207,388	99.85	110	17	127	0
			Free German Trade Union Federation			60	8	68	0
			Christian Democratic Union			45	7	52	0
			Liberal Democratic Party of Germany			45	7	52	0
			National Democratic Party of Germany			45	7	52	0
			Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany			45	7	52	0
			Free German Youth			35	5	40	0
			Democratic Women's League of Germany			30	5	35	0
			Cultural Association of the GDR			19	3	22	0
Against				16,951	0.15	–	–	–	–
Total				11,224,339	100.00	434	66	500	0
Valid votes				11,224,339	99.97
Invalid/blank votes				3,196	0.03
Total votes				11,227,535	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				11,401,090	98.48
Source: IPU

References

• Inter-Parliamentary Union: HISTORICAL ARCHIVE OF PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION RESULTS - Germany