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1971 East German general election Turnout 98.5% 0.3pp
Majority party
Leader
Erich Honecker
Party
SED
Alliance
National Front
Leader since
3 May 1971
Seats won
127
Seat change
0
General elections were held in East Germany on 14 November 1971. 434 deputies were elected to the Volkskammer , 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.
Results [ ]
Party or alliance Votes % Seats Elected East Berlin Total +/– National Front Socialist Unity Party of Germany 11,207,388 99.85 110 17 127 0 Free German Trade Union Federation 60 8 68 0 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 0 Democratic Women's League of Germany 30 5 35 0 Cultural Association of the GDR 19 3 22 0 Against 16,951 0.15 – – – – Total 11,224,339 100.00 434 66 500 0 Valid votes 11,224,339 99.97 Invalid/blank votes 3,196 0.03 Total votes 11,227,535 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 11,401,090 98.48 Source: IPU
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1971 in East Germany Elections in East Germany 1971 elections in Germany November 1971 events in Europe 1971 elections in Europe