1950 East German state elections explained

Election Name:1950 East German state elections
Country:East Germany
Election Date:15 October 1950
Previous Election:1946 Soviet occupation zone state elections
Previous Year:1946
Type:legislative

State elections were held in East Germany on 15 October 1950. They were the last state elections in the country, as the states were dissolved in 1952.

Voters were presented with a single list from the Socialist Unity Party of Germany-dominated National Front, which they could only approve or reject. The seat allocation in each of the state parliaments was agreed in advance between the constituent parties and mass organizations of the Front.[1]

Results

Summary

PartyVotes%Seats+/-
Socialist Unity Party12,096,91899.6104 145
Christian Democratic Union74 59
Liberal Democratic Party73 48
Free German Trade Union Federation56New
Democratic Peasants' Party36New
National Democratic Party35New
Democratic Women's League35New
Free German Youth34New
Cultural Association25 24
Union of Persecutees of the Nazi Regime20New
Consumers' cooperatives14New
Peasants Mutual Aid Association14 1
Against34,0600.4
Invalid/blank votes15,037
Total12,145,820100520 1
Registered voters/turnout12,324,78198.5
Source: Elections in Germany[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

By state

PartyBrandenburgMecklenburgSaxonySaxony-AnhaltThuringia
Votes%Seats+/-Votes%Seats+/-Votes%Seats+/-Votes%Seats+/-Votes%Seats+/-
SED1,826,23299.918 261,358,78799.918 274,105,19099.827 322,838,68499.820 311,968,02599.121 29
CDU14 1712 1918 1015 915 4
LDPD12 811017 1318 1415 13
FDGB11New10New12New12New11New
DBD6New6New9New9New6New
NDPD6New5New9New9New6New
DFD9New7New7New6New6New
FDJ9New6New7New6New6New
KB5New4New5 46New5New
VVN4New3New5New5New3New
Consumers' cooperatives3New4New2New2New3New
VdgB3 24 1202030
Against1,5520.11,5360.19,3010.24,2800.217,3910.9
Invalid/blank votes9261,1133,4034,2805,315
Total1,828,71010010001,361,2411009004,117,89410012002,847,244100110 11,990,7311001000
Registered voters/turnout1,853,85098.61,372,04699.24,196,64798.12,874,28699.12,027,95298.2
Source: Elections in Germany

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Preamble of the Electoral Code: "For the sake of national responsibility and to saveguard the structure of the Republic, the bloc of antifascist-democratic parties and organizations made use of its constitutional right and decided to base the elections in shared electoral programs with joint nominations from the National Front of Democratic Germany." . 2020-01-14 . 2007-10-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071021043757/http://verfassungen.de/de/ddr/wahlgesetz50.htm . dead .
  2. http://www.wahlen-in-deutschland.de/blBrandenburg.htm Elections in Branderburg
  3. http://www.wahlen-in-deutschland.de/blMVP.htm Elections in Mecklenburg
  4. http://www.wahlen-in-deutschland.de/blSachsen.htm Elections in Saxony
  5. http://www.wahlen-in-deutschland.de/blSachsenA.htm Elections in Saxony-Anhalt
  6. http://www.wahlen-in-deutschland.de/blThueringen.htm Elections in Thuringia