1963 East German general election

Legislative elections were held in the German Democratic Republic on 20 October 1963. They were to originally be held in November 1962 but were postponed. 434 deputies to the Volkskammer were elected, with all of them being candidates of the single-list National Front, dominated by the Communist Socialist Unity Party of Germany.

1963 East German general election

20 October 1963
500 seats in the Volkskammer
Turnout	99.25% ( 0.35pp)
Leader Walter Ulbricht Party SED Alliance National Front Leader since 25 July 1950 Seats won 127 Seat change 10
Chairman of the Council of Ministers before election Otto Grotewohl SED Elected Chairman of the Council of Ministers Otto Grotewohl SED

Results

Alliance	Party	Votes	%	Seats
				Directly elected	Indirectly elected	Total	+/–
National Front	Socialist Unity Party of Germany		99.95	110	17	127	+10
	Free German Trade Union Federation			60	8	68	+15
	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	+11
	Democratic Women's League of Germany			30	5	35	+6
	Cultural Association of the GDR			19	3	22	+4
Against			0.05	–	–	–	–
Invalid/blank votes			–	–	–	–	–
Total		11,533,859	100	434	66	500	+34
Registered voters/turnout		11,621,158	99.25	–	–	–	–
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

• Dieter Nohlen, Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel and Klaus Landfried (Ed.). Die Wahl der Parlamente und anderer Staatsorgane. Herausgegeben von Dolf Sternberger und Bernhard Vogel. Redaktion von Dieter Nohlen Band I: Europa. Berlin: Verlag Walter de Gruyter & Co. 1969. p. 376.
• Cyril Edwin Black and Ernst Christian Helmreich. Twentieth Century Europe: A History. New York: Knopf. 1972. p. 677.