1963 East German general election explained

Country:East Germany
Type:legislative
Turnout:99.25% (0.35pp)
Previous Election:1958 East German general election
Previous Year:1958
Next Election:1967 East German general election
Next Year:1967
Image1:Opvolger van Pieck, Walter Ulbricht, Bestanddeelnr 911-5926 (cropped).jpg
Leader1:Walter Ulbricht
Party1:Socialist Unity Party of Germany
Alliance1:National Front
Seats1:127
Seat Change1: 10
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 20 October 1963. They were to originally be held in November 1962 but were postponed. 434 deputies to the Volkskammer were elected, with all of them being candidates of the single-list National Front, dominated by the communist Socialist Unity Party of Germany.

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