1950 East German general election

none East Germany 1949 parliamentary 98.50% ( 3.27pp) 1949 East German Constitutional Assembly election 1949 yes 1950 10 15 1954 East German general election 1954 List of Provisional Volkskammer members List of members of the first Volkskammer 400 out of 466 seats in the Volkskammer Fotothek_df_pk_0000079_077.jpg Walter Ulbricht National Front Socialist Unity Party of Germany 110 Chairman of the Council of Ministers Otto Grotewohl Socialist Unity Party of Germany Chairman of the Council of Ministers after election Otto Grotewohl Socialist Unity Party of Germany General elections were held in East Germany on 15 October 1950. They were the first held since the founding of the country on 7 October 1949. There were 466 deputies in the Volkskammer, including 66 from East Berlin who were not directly elected. The 66 East Berlin deputies appointed by the city government included 6 deputies listed as SPD members, which was active in East Berlin despite the forced merger of the SPD and KPD in the Soviet occupation zone due to the four-power status of Berlin. These 6 members were part of the so-called Social Democratic Action (SDA). The SDA described itself as an intra-party opposition group within the SPD, but in actuality, it was a legally separate communist front organization loyal to the SED.Rote "Blockflöten": SDA - die ungeliebten oppositionellen Sozialdemokraten Berlin; (1948 - 1961) Luisenstädtischer Bildungsverein 2000 978-3-89542-108-2 Podewin Norbert Edition Luisenstadt Berlin de Heuer Lutz This election set the tone for all elections held in East Germany, with the exception of the 1990 election held after the Peaceful Revolution. Voters were presented with a single list from the National Front of Democratic Germany, which in turn was controlled by the Socialist Unity Party. Only one candidate appeared on the ballot; voters simply took the ballot paper and dropped it into the ballot box. Those who wanted to vote against the candidate had to go to a special booth, without any secrecy.Sebetsyen Victor Revolution 1989: The Fall of the Soviet Empire Pantheon Books New York City 2009 978-0-375-42532-5 registration https://archive.org/details/revolution1989fa00sebe Seats were apportioned based on a set quota, not actual vote totals.Eugene Register-Guard October 29, 1989. p. 5A. By ensuring that its candidates dominated the list, the SED effectively predetermined the composition of the Volkskammer. According to official figures, the National Front list received the approval of 99.6% of voters, with turnout reported to be 98.5%.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p779 978-3-8329-5609-7 Results List of members of the first Volkskammer File:1950 Volkskammer.svg National Front 12 Socialist Unity Party of Germany 12088745 12 110 Christian Democratic Union 67 Liberal Democratic Party of Germany 66 Free German Trade Union Federation 49 National Democratic Party of Germany 35 Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany 33 Free German Youth 25 Cultural Association of the GDR 24 Democratic Women's League of Germany 20 Union of Persecutees of the Nazi Regime 19 Peasants Mutual Aid Association 12 Social Democratic Party/SDA (East Berlin) 6 Against 35544 15643 12325168 Nohlen & Stöver, Sternberger et al. References External links Act on Elections to the People's Chamber, to the State Parliaments, district councils and municipal councils in the German Democratic Republic on 15 October 1950 General Category:Elections in East Germany East Germany East East Germany