1981 East German Volkskammer Election

14 June 1981 · 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 99.2%. 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

Socialist Unity Party of Germany

127 of 500 seats

Turnout

99.2%

The result

Socialist Unity Party of Germany
99.9% of votes · 0 seats
127
seats
Free German Trade Union Federation
0 seats
68
seats
Christian Democratic Union
0 seats
52
seats
Liberal Democratic Party of Germany
0 seats
52
seats
National Democratic Party of Germany
0 seats
52
seats
Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany
0 seats
52
seats
Free German Youth
0 seats
40
seats
Democratic Women's League of Germany
0 seats
35
seats
Cultural Association of the GDR
0 seats
22
seats