1981_East_German_general_election

1981 East German general election
500 seats in the Volkskammer
Turnout	99.2% 0.6pp
Chairman of the Council of Ministers before election; Willi Stoph; SED	Chairman of the Council of Ministers after election ; Willi Stoph; SED

1981 East German general election

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General elections were held in East Germany on 14 June 1981. 500 deputies were elected to the Volkskammer, with all of them being candidates of the single-list National Front. 679 Front candidates were put forward, with 500 being elected and 179 becoming substitute deputies. At its first session on 25 June, the Volkskammer re-elected Willi Stoph as Chairman of the Council of Ministers, while Erich Honecker, General Secretary of the ruling Socialist Unity Party, was also re-elected Chairman of the Council of State.

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Party or alliance			Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	National Front	Socialist Unity Party of Germany	12,235,515	99.86	127	0
		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
Against			16,613	0.14	–	–
Total			12,252,128	100.00	500	0

Valid votes			12,252,128	99.98
Invalid/blank votes			2,878	0.02
Total votes			12,255,006	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			12,352,263	99.21
Source: IPU

1981 East German general election