1958_East_German_general_election

1958 East German general election
All 466 seats in the Volkskammer
Turnout	98.90% (0.49pp)
Chairman of the Council of Ministers before election; Otto Grotewohl; SED	Chairman of the Council of Ministers after election ; Otto Grotewohl; SED

1958 East German general election

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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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Party or alliance			Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	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]

1958 East German general election