East German general election, 1958

Legislative elections were held in the German Democratic Republic on 16 November 1958. 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 99.9% of voters, with turnout reported to be 99.2%.^[1]

Results

Party	Votes	%
National Front		99.9
Against		0.1
Invalid/blank votes		0.1
Total	11,533,859	100
Registered voters/turnout	11,621,158	99.2
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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