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1976 East German general election|
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Turnout | 98.6% 0.1
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General elections were held in
East Germany on 17 October 1976. Out of 591 candidates of the single-list
National Front for the 500-seat
Volkskammer, 500 were elected from the highest number of votes received in each of the allocated lists, and 91 who lost their elections became 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.
Results
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Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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National Front | |
Socialist Unity Party of Germany | 11,245,023 | 99.86 | 127 | 0 |
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Free German Trade Union Federation | 68 | 0 |
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Christian Democratic Union | 52 | 0 |
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Liberal Democratic Party of Germany | 52 | 0 |
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National Democratic Party of Germany | 52 | 0 |
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Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany | 52 | 0 |
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Free German Youth | 40 | 0 |
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Democratic Women's League of Germany | 35 | 0 |
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Cultural Association of the GDR | 22 | 0 |
Against | 15,307 | 0.14 | – | – |
Total | 11,260,330 | 100.00 | 500 | 0 |
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Valid votes | 11,260,330 | 99.98 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 2,616 | 0.02 | |
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Total votes | 11,262,946 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 11,425,194 | 98.58 | |
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Source:
IPU, Nohlen & Stöver
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References