East German general election, 1954

Legislative elections were held in the German Democratic Republic on 17 October 1954. There were 466 deputies to the Volkskammer (66 from East Berlin who were not directly elected) in total. All were candidates of the single-list National Front. The list received the approval of 99.46% of voters, with turnout reported to be 98.5%.^[1]

Results

Party	Votes	%
National Front	11,828,877	99.46
Against	63,972	0.5
Invalid/blank votes	63,972	0.5
Total	11,892,849	100
Registered voters/turnout	12,085,380	98.5
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Seat distribution

Party	Seats
Socialist Unity Party of Germany	117
Free German Trade Union Federation	53
Christian Democratic Union	52
Liberal Democratic Party of Germany	52
National Democratic Party of Germany	52
Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany	52
Democratic Women's League of Germany	29
Free German Youth	29
Cultural Association of the DDR	18
Peasants Mutual Aid Association	12

References

↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p779 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7

Elections and referendums in East Germany

General elections	1949 1950 1954 1958 1963 1967 1971 1976 1981 1986 1990

Referendums	1951 1954 1968

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