1971 East German general election

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All 500 seats in the Volkskammer
Turnout	98.48% ( 0.34pp)
Majority party   Leader Erich Honecker Party SED Alliance National Front Seats won 127 Seat change
Chairman of the Council of Ministers before election Willi Stoph SED Chairman of the Council of Ministers after election Willi Stoph SED

Politics of East Germany
Constitution 1949 1968
Leadership Socialist Unity Party General Secretary President (1949–1960) State Council (1960–1990) Head of State Council of Ministers Head of Government
Legislature President Chamber of States
Elections Referendums Constitutional Assembly 1949 General elections 1950 1954 1958 1963 1967 1971 1976 1981 1986 1990 Referendums 1951 1954 1968
Political parties Christian Democratic Union Democratic Farmers' Party Liberal Democratic Party National Democratic Party
Administrative divisions East Berlin (independent) Cottbus Dresden Erfurt Frankfurt Gera Halle Karl-Marx-Stadt Leipzig Magdeburg Neubrandenburg Potsdam Rostock Schwerin Suhl Leaders
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General elections were held in East Germany on 14 November 1971. 434 deputies were elected to the Volkskammer, 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.

Results

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats
						Elected	East Berlin	Total	+/–
	National Front		Socialist Unity Party of Germany	11,207,388	99.85	110	17	127	0
			Free German Trade Union Federation			60	8	68	0
			Christian Democratic Union			45	7	52	0
			Liberal Democratic Party of Germany			45	7	52	0
			National Democratic Party of Germany			45	7	52	0
			Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany			45	7	52	0
			Free German Youth			35	5	40	0
			Democratic Women's League of Germany			30	5	35	0
			Cultural Association of the GDR			19	3	22	0
Against				16,951	0.15	–	–	–	–
Total				11,224,339	100.00	434	66	500	0
Valid votes				11,224,339	99.97
Invalid/blank votes				3,196	0.03
Total votes				11,227,535	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				11,401,090	98.48
Source: IPU