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| Turnout | 98.48% ( 0.34pp) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 between member parties of the Front remained unchanged from previous elections.
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| 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 | ||||||||
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