1954 East German referendum explained

Country:East Germany
Flag Year:1949
Are you for a peace treaty and the withdrawal of occupying troops, or for the European Defence Community, the General Treaty and keeping the occupying troops for 50 years?
Yes Text:Peace treaty
Yes:12,131,730
No:849,063
Invalid:416,844
Electorate:13,588,397

A referendum on a peace treaty was held in East Germany on 29 June 1954.[1] Voters were asked "Are you for a peace treaty and the withdrawal of occupying troops, or for the European Defence Community, the General Treaty and keeping the occupying troops for 50 years?"[1] The first option was approved by 93.46% of voters.[1]

Results

ChoiceVotes%
Peace treaty12,131,73093.46
European Defence Community etc.849,0636.54
Invalid/blank votes416,844
Total13,397,640100
Registered voters/turnout13,588,39798.60
align=left colspan=4Source: Direct Democracy

Notes and References

  1. http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=de011954 Deutsche Demokratische Republik, 29. Juni 1954 : Friedensvertrag / Europäische Verteidigungsgemeinschaft