1954 East German general election

General elections were held in East Germany on 17 October 1954. It was the second election to the Volkskammer, which had 466 deputies; due to the four-power status of the city of Berlin, the 66 deputies from East Berlin were indirectly appointed by the East Berlin magistrate.

1954 East German general election

17 October 1954 (1954-10-17)

All 466 seats in the Volkskammer
Turnout98.41% ( 0.09pp)
  First party
 
Leader Walter Ulbricht
Party SED
Alliance National Front
Leader since 25 July 1950
Seats won 117
Seat change 7

Chairman of the Council of Ministers before election

Otto Grotewohl
SED

Chairman of the Council of Ministers after election

Otto Grotewohl
SED

As the country was a de facto one-party state, voters only had the option of approving or rejecting a single list of candidates from the National Front, dominated by the Communist Socialist Unity Party of Germany. The list received the approval of 99.46% of voters, with turnout reported to be 98.5%.

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