1954 East German general election

General elections were held in East Germany on 17 October 1954. It was the second election to the Volkskammer, which had 466 deputies; due to the four-power status of the city of Berlin, the 66 deputies from East Berlin were indirectly appointed by the East Berlin magistrate.

1954 East German general election

← 1950 17 October 1954 (1954-10-17) 1958 →
466 seats in the Volkskammer
Turnout	98.4% 0.1pp
First party   Leader Walter Ulbricht Party SED Alliance National Front Seats won 117 Seat change 7
Chairman of the Council of Ministers before election Otto Grotewohl SED Chairman of the Council of Ministers after election Otto Grotewohl SED

As the country was a de facto one-party state, voters only had the option of approving or rejecting a single list of candidates from the National Front, dominated by the Communist Socialist Unity Party of Germany. The list received the approval of 99.46% of voters, with turnout reported to be 98.5%.^[1]

Results

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	National Front		Socialist Unity Party of Germany	11,828,877	99.46	117	+7
			Free German Trade Union Federation			53	+4
			Christian Democratic Union			52	–15
			Liberal Democratic Party of Germany			52	–14
			National Democratic Party of Germany			52	+17
			Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany			52	+19
			Democratic Women's League of Germany			29	+9
			Free German Youth			29	+4
			Cultural Association of the GDR			18	–6
			Peasants Mutual Aid Association			12	0
Against and invalid				63,972	0.54	–	–
Total				11,892,849	100.00	466	0
Total votes				11,892,849	–
Registered voters/turnout				12,085,380	98.41
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p779 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7