1958 East German general election
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, dominated by the Socialist Unity Party of Germany. The list received the approval of 99.9% of voters, with turnout reported to be 98.9%.[1]
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Results
| Alliance | Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||
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| National Front | Socialist Unity Party of Germany | 11,689,110 | 99.87 | 100 | 17 | 117 | 0 |
| Free German Trade Union Federation | 45 | 8 | 53 | 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 | |||
| Democratic Women's League of Germany | 25 | 4 | 29 | 0 | |||
| Free German Youth | 25 | 4 | 29 | 0 | |||
| Cultural Association of the GDR | 15 | 3 | 18 | 0 | |||
| Peasants Mutual Aid Association | 10 | 2 | 12 | 0 | |||
| Against | 14,857 | 0.13 | – | – | – | – | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 13,995 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Total | 11,712,952 | 100 | 400 | 66 | 466 | 0 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 11,848,602 | 98.90 | – | – | – | – | |
| Source: German Federal Archives | |||||||
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