1976 East German general election
Legislative elections were held in the German Democratic Republic on 17 October 1976. 434 deputies to the Volkskammer were elected, with all of them being candidates of the single-list National Front. 591 Front candidates were put forward, with 434 being elected and 157 becoming 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.
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Turnout | 98.58% (![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
Alliance | Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||
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Directly elected |
Indirectly elected |
Total | +/– | ||||
National Front | Socialist Unity Party of Germany | 11,245,023 | 99.86 | 127 | 0 | ||
Free German Trade Union Federation | 68 | 0 | |||||
Christian Democratic Union | 52 | 0 | |||||
Liberal Democratic Party of Germany | 52 | 0 | |||||
National Democratic Party of Germany | 52 | 0 | |||||
Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany | 52 | 0 | |||||
Free German Youth | 40 | 0 | |||||
Democratic Women's League of Germany | 35 | 0 | |||||
Cultural Association of the GDR | 22 | 0 | |||||
Against | 15,307 | 0.14 | – | – | – | – | |
Invalid/blank votes | 2,616 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Total | 11,262,946 | 100 | 434 | 66 | 500 | 0 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 11,425,194 | 98.58 | – | – | – | – | |
Source: IPU |
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