1958 East German general election

Legislative elections were held in the German Democratic Republic on 16 November 1958. There were 466 deputies to the Volkskammer (66 from East Berlin who were not directly elected) in total. All were candidates of the single-list National Front, dominated by the Socialist Unity Party of Germany. The list received the approval of 99.9% of voters, with turnout reported to be 98.9%.[1]

1958 East German general election

16 November 1958
466 of the seats in the Volkskammer
Turnout	98.9% ( 0.5pp)
Leader Walter Ulbricht Party SED Alliance National Front Leader since 25 July 1950 Seats won 117 Seat change 0
Chairman of the Council of Ministers before election Otto Grotewohl SED Elected Chairman of the Council of Ministers Otto Grotewohl SED

Results

Alliance	Party	Votes	%	Seats
				Directly elected	Indirectly elected	Total	+/–
National Front	Socialist Unity Party of Germany	11,689,110	99.87	100	17	117	0
	Free German Trade Union Federation			45	8	53	0
	Christian Democratic Union			45	7	52	0
	Liberal Democratic Party of Germany			45	7	52	0
	National Democratic Party of Germany			45	7	52	0
	Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany			45	7	52	0
	Democratic Women's League of Germany			25	4	29	0
	Free German Youth			25	4	29	0
	Cultural Association of the GDR			15	3	18	0
	Peasants Mutual Aid Association			10	2	12	0
Against		14,857	0.13	–	–	–	–
Invalid/blank votes		13,995	–	–	–	–	–
Total		11,712,952	100	400	66	466	0
Registered voters/turnout		11,848,602	98.90	–	–	–	–
Source: German Federal Archives

References

1. Analyse üver due Vorbereitung der Wahlen zue Volkskammer und zu den Bezirkstagen am 16. November 1958 Ministry of the Interior