1954 East German general election explained

Country:East Germany
Flag Year:1949
Type:parliamentary
Turnout:98.41% (0.09pp)
Previous Election:1950 East German general election
Previous Year:1950
Next Election:1958 East German general election
Next Year:1958
Seats For Election:All 466 seats in the Volkskammer
Leader1:Walter Ulbricht
Alliance1:National Front
Party1:Socialist Unity Party of Germany
Seats1:117
Seat Change1: 7
Chairman of the Council of Ministers
Before Election:Otto Grotewohl
Before Party:Socialist Unity Party of Germany
Posttitle:Chairman of the Council of Ministers after election
After Election:Otto Grotewohl
After Party:Socialist Unity Party of Germany

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.

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%.[1]

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]