1976 East German general election

1976 East German general election

← 1971 17 October 1976 (1976-10-17) 1981 →
500 seats in the Volkskammer
Turnout	98.6% 0.1pp
Majority party   Leader Erich Honecker Party SED Alliance National Front Leader since 3 May 1971 Seats won 127 Seat change 0
Chairman of the Council of Ministers before election Horst Sindermann SED Chairman of the Council of Ministers after election Willi Stoph SED

Politics of East Germany
Constitution 1949 1968
Leadership Socialist Unity Party General Secretary President (1949–1960) State Council (1960–1990) Head of State Council of Ministers Head of Government
Legislature President Chamber of States
Elections Referendums Constitutional Assembly 1949 General elections 1950 1954 1958 1963 1967 1971 1976 1981 1986 1990 Referendums 1951 1954 1968
Political parties Christian Democratic Union Democratic Farmers' Party Liberal Democratic Party National Democratic Party
Administrative divisions East Berlin (independent) Cottbus Dresden Erfurt Frankfurt Gera Halle Karl-Marx-Stadt Leipzig Magdeburg Neubrandenburg Potsdam Rostock Schwerin Suhl Leaders
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. The allocation of seats remained unchanged from previous elections.

Results

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	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	–	–
Total				11,260,330	100.00	500	0
Valid votes				11,260,330	99.98
Invalid/blank votes				2,616	0.02
Total votes				11,262,946	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				11,425,194	98.58
Source: IPU, Nohlen & Stöver[1]

References

• Inter-Parliamentary Union: HISTORICAL ARCHIVE OF PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION RESULTS - Germany