1976 East German Volkskammer Election
17 October 1976 · The National Front rituals · 500 seats
Socialist Unity Party of Germany finished first with 127 of 500 seats on 99.9% of the vote. Turnout 98.6%. Willi Stoph replaced Horst Sindermann.
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
Horst Sindermann
SED
Chairman of the Council of Ministers after
Willi Stoph
SED
Largest force
Socialist Unity Party of Germany
127 of 500 seats
Turnout
98.6%
The result
| Share of the Volkskammer | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist Unity Party of Germany | — | 127 | 0 | 11,245,023 | 99.9% | — | |
| Free German Trade Union Federation | — | 68 | 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 | — | — | — | |
| Free German Youth | — | 40 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Democratic Women's League of Germany | — | 35 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Cultural Association of the GDR | — | 22 | 0 | — | — | — |