1954 East German general election

1954 East German general election

17 October 1954 (1954-10-17)
All 466 seats in the Volkskammer
Turnout	98.41% ( 0.09pp)
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

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.

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%.

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