1976 East German general election

Legislative elections were held in the German Democratic Republic on 17 October 1976. 434 deputies to the Volkskammer were elected, with all of them being candidates of the single-list National Front. 591 Front candidates were put forward, with 434 being elected and 157 becoming substitute deputies. At its first session on 29 October, the Volkskammer elected Willi Stoph as Chairman of the Council of Ministers, while Erich Honecker, General Secretary of the ruling Socialist Unity Party, was elected Chairman of the Council of State. The allocation of seats remained unchanged from previous elections.

1976 East German general election

17 October 1976
500 seats in the Volkskammer
Turnout	98.58% ( 0.08pp)
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 Horst Sindermann SED Elected Chairman of the Council of Ministers Willi Stoph SED

Results

Alliance	Party	Votes	%	Seats
				Directly elected	Indirectly elected	Total	+/–
National Front	Socialist Unity Party of Germany	11,245,023	99.86			127	0
	Free German Trade Union Federation					68	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
	Free German Youth					40	0
	Democratic Women's League of Germany					35	0
	Cultural Association of the GDR					22	0
Against		15,307	0.14	–	–	–	–
Invalid/blank votes		2,616	–	–	–	–	–
Total		11,262,946	100	434	66	500	0
Registered voters/turnout		11,425,194	98.58	–	–	–	–
Source: IPU

References

• Inter-Parliamentary Union: HISTORICAL ARCHIVE OF PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION RESULTS - Germany