1971 East German Volkskammer Election
14 November 1971 · The National Front rituals · 500 seats
National Front finished first with 127 of 500 seats. Turnout 98.5%. Willi Stoph 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
Willi Stoph
SED
Chairman of the Council of Ministers (continued)
Willi Stoph
SED
Largest force
National Front
127 of 500 seats
Turnout
98.5%
The result
| Share of the Volkskammer | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Front | — | 127 | 0 | — | — | — |
373 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.