1971 East German general election

Legislative elections were held in the German Democratic Republic on 14 November 1971. 434 deputies to the Volkskammer were elected, with all of them being candidates of the single-list National Front. 584 Front candidates were put forward, with 434 being elected. The allocation of seats remained unchanged from previous elections.

1971 East German general election

14 November 1971

500 seats in the Volkskammer
Turnout98.50% ( 0.35pp)
  Majority party
 
Leader Erich Honecker
Party SED
Alliance National Front
Leader since 3 May 1971
Seats won 127
Seat change 0

Chairman of the Council of Ministers before election

Willi Stoph
SED

Elected Chairman of the Council of Ministers

Willi Stoph
SED

Results

Alliance Party Votes % Seats
Directly
elected
Indirectly
elected
Total +/–
National FrontSocialist Unity Party of Germany11,207,38899.8110171270
Free German Trade Union Federation608680
Christian Democratic Union457520
Liberal Democratic Party of Germany457520
National Democratic Party of Germany457520
Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany457520
Free German Youth355400
Democratic Women's League of Germany305350
Cultural Association of the GDR193220
Against16,9510.2
Invalid/blank votes3,196
Total11,227,535100434665000
Registered voters/turnout11,401,09098.5
Source: IPU

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