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1972 East German general election|
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Registered | 11,224,339 |
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Turnout | 98.47% (11,226,653) 0.62pp |
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Majority party
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Minority party
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Third party
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Leader
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Gerald Götting
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Karl Schirdewan
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Manfred Gerlach
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Party
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CDU
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SED
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LDP
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Last election
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22.06%, 110 seats
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38.67%, 193 seats
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14.76%, 74 seats
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Seats won
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155
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153
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81
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Seat change
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45
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40
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7
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Popular vote
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3,482,507
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3,440,969
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1,815,349
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Percentage
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31.02%
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30.65%
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16.17%
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Swing
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8.96pp
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8.02pp
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1.41pp
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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Sixth party
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Leader
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Walter Ulbricht
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August Bach
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Lothar Bolz
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Party
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VSA
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CSU
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NDP
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Last election
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8.92%, 45 seats
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6.15%, 31 seats
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4.98%, 25 seats
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Seats won
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32
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28
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26
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Seat change
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12
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3
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1
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Popular vote
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724,119
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636,551
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643,992
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Percentage
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6.45
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5.67
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5.25
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Swing
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2.47pp
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.48pp
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.27pp
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