1976 East German general election

1976 East German general election

17 October 1976 (1976-10-17)
500 seats in the Volkskammer
Turnout	98.6% 0.1pp
Majority party   Leader Erich Honecker Party SED Alliance National Front Seats won 127 Seat change
Chairman of the Council of Ministers before election Horst Sindermann SED Chairman of the Council of Ministers after election Willi Stoph SED

General elections were held in East Germany on 17 October 1976. Out of 591 candidates of the single-list National Front for the 500-seat Volkskammer, 500 were elected from the highest number of votes received in each of the allocated lists, and 91 who lost their elections became substitute deputies. At its first session on 29 October, the Volkskammer elected Willi Stoph as Chairman of the Council of Ministers, while Erich Honecker, General Secretary of the ruling Socialist Unity Party, was elected Chairman of the Council of State. The allocation of seats remained unchanged from previous elections.

Results

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	National Front		Socialist Unity Party of Germany	11,245,023	99.86	127	0
			Free German Trade Union Federation			68	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
			Free German Youth			40	0
			Democratic Women's League of Germany			35	0
			Cultural Association of the GDR			22	0
Against				15,307	0.14	–	–
Total				11,260,330	100.00	500	0
Valid votes				11,260,330	99.98
Invalid/blank votes				2,616	0.02
Total votes				11,262,946	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				11,425,194	98.58
Source: IPU, Nohlen & Stöver

References

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