1950 East German state elections

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.

1950 East German state elections

15 October 1950

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] Voting was not secret, and citizens that voted against the list or abstained were persecuted. Genuine or presumed opponents of the SED that participated in other member parties of the National Front were arrested or forced to flee to West Germany.

Results

Summary

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Socialist Unity Party	12,096,918	99.6	104	145
Christian Democratic Union			74	59
Liberal Democratic Party			73	48
Free German Trade Union Federation			56	New
Democratic Peasants' Party			36	New
National Democratic Party			35	New
Democratic Women's League			35	New
Free German Youth			34	New
Kulturbund			25	24
Union of Persecutees of the Nazi Regime			20	New
Consumers' cooperatives			14	New
Peasants Mutual Aid Association			14	1
Against	34,060	0.4	–	–
Invalid/blank votes	15,037	–	–	–
Total	12,145,820	100	520	1
Registered voters/turnout	12,324,781	98.5	–	–
Source: Elections in Germany[2][3][4][5][6]

By state

Party	Brandenburg				Mecklenburg				Saxony				Saxony-Anhalt				Thuringia
	Votes	%	Seats	+/-	Votes	%	Seats	+/-	Votes	%	Seats	+/-	Votes	%	Seats	+/-	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
SED	1,826,232	99.9	18	26	1,358,787	99.9	18	27	4,105,190	99.8	27	32	2,838,684	99.8	20	31	1,968,025	99.1	21	29
CDU			14	17			12	19			18	10			15	9			15	4
LDPD			12	8			11	0			17	13			18	14			15	13
FDGB			11	New			10	New			12	New			12	New			11	New
DBD			6	New			6	New			9	New			9	New			6	New
NDPD			6	New			5	New			9	New			9	New			6	New
DFD			9	New			7	New			7	New			6	New			6	New
FDJ			9	New			6	New			7	New			6	New			6	New
KB			5	New			4	New			5	4			6	New			5	New
VVN			4	New			3	New			5	New			5	New			3	New
Consumers' cooperatives			3	New			4	New			2	New			2	New			3	New
VdgB			3	2			4	1			2	0			2	0			3	0
Against	1,552	0.1	–	–	1,536	0.1	–	–	9,301	0.2	–	–	4,280	0.2	–	–	17,391	0.9	–	–
Invalid/blank votes	926	–	–	–	1,113	–	–	–	3,403	–	–	–	4,280	–	–	–	5,315	–	–	–
Total	1,828,710	100	100	0	1,361,241	100	90	0	4,117,894	100	120	0	2,847,244	100	110	1	1,990,731	100	100	0
Registered voters/turnout	1,853,850	98.6	–	–	1,372,046	99.2	–	–	4,196,647	98.1	–	–	2,874,286	99.1	–	–	2,027,952	98.2	–	–
Source: Elections in Germany[2][3][4][5][6]

References

1. 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.“
2. Elections in Branderburg Elections in Germany
3. Elections in Mecklenburg Elections in Germany
4. Elections in Saxony Elections in Germany
5. Elections in Saxony-Anhalt Elections in Germany
6. Elections in Thuringia Elections in Germany

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