East German general election, 1971

Legislative elections were held in the German Democratic Republic on 14 November 1971. 434 deputies to the Volkskammer were elected, with all of them being candidates of the single-list National Front. 584 Front candidates were put forward, with 434 being elected. The allocation of seats remained unchanged from previous elections.

Out of 11,401,090 registered electors, 11,227,535 (98.5%) voted, with 11,207,388 (99.5%) voting for Front candidates. 3,196 ballots were spoiled.

Party/Group	Acronym	Seats
Socialist Unity Party of Germany	SED	110
Free German Trade Union Federation	FDGB	60
Christian Democratic Union	CDU	45
Liberal Democratic Party of Germany	LDPD	45
Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany	DBD	45
National Democratic Party of Germany	NDPD	45
Free German Youth	FDJ	35
Democratic Women's League of Germany	DFD	30
Cultural Association of the DDR	KB	19

References

Inter-Parliamentary Union: HISTORICAL ARCHIVE OF PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION RESULTS - Germany

Elections and referendums in East Germany

General elections	1949 1950 1954 1958 1963 1967 1971 1976 1981 1986 1990

Referendums	1951 1954 1968

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