1949 East German Constitutional Assembly election

1949 East German Constitutional Assembly election
All 1,525 seats in the German People's Congress
Turnout	95.23%
	Chairman of the Council of Ministers after election ; Otto Grotewohl; SED

Elections for the Third German People's Congress were held in East Germany on 15 and 16 May 1949.^[1] Voters were presented with a "Unity List" from the "Bloc of the Anti-Fascist Democratic Parties," which was dominated by the Communist-leaning Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED).^[2] The ballot was worded "I am for the unity of Germany and a just peace treaty. I therefore vote for the following list of candidates for the Third German People's Congress,"^[3] with voters having the options of voting "yes" and "no".^[4] In much of the country, the vote was not secret.^[5]

According to official figures, 95.2% of voters voted, and 66% of them approved the list,

National Front, successor to the Democratic Bloc, would win 99 percent or more of the vote.^[5]

Results


Union of Persecutees of the Nazi Regime						50
	Social Democratic Party (East Berlin)	25
	Independents	50
Against			4,080,272	33.93	–
Total			12,024,221	100.00	1,525

Valid votes			12,024,221	93.30
Invalid/blank votes			863,013	6.70
Total votes			12,887,234	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			13,533,071	95.23
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

The Constitutional Assembly adopted East Germany's first constitution in October, and proclaimed the establishment of the German Democratic Republic on 7 October. It then transformed itself into the first Volkskammer.

^ Dirk Spilker (2006) The East German Leadership and the Division of Germany: Patriotism and Propaganda 1945-1953, Clarendon Press, p184
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ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7

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