Country: | East Germany |
Type: | legislative |
Turnout: | 98.48% (0.34pp) |
Previous Election: | 1967 East German general election |
Previous Year: | 1967 |
Next Election: | 1976 East German general election |
Next Year: | 1976 |
Image1: | Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-R0518-182,_Erich_Honecker.jpg |
Leader1: | Erich Honecker |
Party1: | Socialist Unity Party of Germany |
Alliance1: | National Front |
Seats1: | 127 |
Chairman of the Council of Ministers | |
Before Election: | Willi Stoph |
Before Party: | Socialist Unity Party of Germany |
Posttitle: | Chairman of the Council of Ministers after election |
After Election: | Willi Stoph |
After Party: | Socialist Unity Party of Germany |
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.