1958 East German Volkskammer Election
16 November 1958 · The National Front rituals · 466 seats
Socialist Unity Party of Germany finished first with 117 of 466 seats on 99.9% of the vote. Turnout 98.9%. Otto Grotewohl stayed in office.
Voters could only accept or reject one preapproved National Front list whose seats were fixed by quota before the vote, not decided by it; a No vote meant crossing out every name in a watched booth, and the list was reported passing with 99% or more of the vote each time.
Chairman of the Council of Ministers before
Otto Grotewohl
SED
Chairman of the Council of Ministers (continued)
Otto Grotewohl
SED
Largest force
Socialist Unity Party of Germany
117 of 466 seats
Turnout
98.9%
The result
| Share of the Volkskammer | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist Unity Party of Germany | — | 117 | 0 | 11,689,110 | 99.9% | — | |
| Free German Trade Union Federation | — | 53 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Christian Democratic Union | — | 52 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Liberal Democratic Party of Germany | — | 52 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| National Democratic Party of Germany | — | 52 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany | — | 52 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Democratic Women's League of Germany | — | 29 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Free German Youth | — | 29 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Cultural Association of the GDR | — | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Peasants Mutual Aid Association | — | 12 | 0 | — | — | — |