Local elections in the GDR 1970
The local elections in the GDR in 1970 took place on May 19, 1970. It was the fifth local elections in the GDR .
Electoral system
It was a sham election . It could only be voted on the unified list of the National Front . The election did not affect the strength of the factions. Their size was determined in advance. The electoral law of the GDR allowed public control of the electoral count on paper. In practice, this did not take place for fear of repression. All ballot papers for which not all candidates had been struck off were counted as approval of the list of the National Front. The representatives were determined in municipalities, cities and districts .
The local elections also took place in East Berlin . Due to the four-power status of the city of Berlin, East Berlin was not part of the GDR, but the “City Council of Greater Berlin” (meaning East Berlin) was in fact equivalent to a district day.
Election result
More than 12 million residents were eligible to vote; according to official figures, the turnout was 97.97%. 4,678 ballot papers were invalid. According to the official figures, 99.83% of the voters voted for the unit list. 0.17% or 20,571 votes were shown as votes against.
In the district assemblies and city council meetings of the city districts, 17,214 mandates were awarded. In the city councils of the cities and municipal councils belonging to the district this was 180,890 and in the city district meetings 3000. These were distributed according to the following key (here it should be noted that the representatives of the mass organizations were often also SED members):
| Party / group | acronym | Seats district assemblies | Seats city councils | Seats borough councils | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist Unity Party of Germany | SED | 4463 | 60,382 | 819 | |
| Free German Federation of Trade Unions | FDGB | 2029 | 28,601 | 445 | |
| Christian Democratic Union of Germany | CDU | 1736 | 10.145 | 309 | |
| Liberal Democratic Party of Germany | LDPD | 1644 | 6043 | 308 | |
| Democratic Peasant Party of Germany | DBD | 1661 | 14,111 | 158 | |
| National Democratic Party of Germany | NDPD | 1718 | 5765 | 304 | |
| Free German Youth | FDJ | 1499 | 14,740 | 294 | |
| Democratic Women's Association of Germany | DFD | 1230 | 19,563 | 241 | |
| Kulturbund | KB | 435 | 1671 | 73 | |
| Association of mutual farmers' aid | VdgB / BHG | 483 | 14,740 | 13 | |
| Consumer cooperatives | Consumer cooperatives | 312 | 7752 | 36 | |
| National front | National front | 4th | 2717 | ./. | |
Legal bases
Legal basis of the election was the electoral law of 31 July 1963 in the version of 17 December 1969. The Election Code was by decision of the Council of State was established on 31 July 1963rd
swell
- This time 99.83 percent for the unit list; in: FAZ of May 24, 1970, p. 6.
- Peter J. Lapp: Elections in the GDR, 1982, ISBN 3-921-226-16-3 , pp. 21, 39, 40.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Law on the Elections to the People's Representations of the German Democratic Republic of July 31, 1963, Journal of Laws of I No. 8, p. 79, amended by the Acts to Amend the Election Act of September 13, 1965 (Journal of Laws of I No. 13, P. 207), May 2, 1967 (Journal I No. 7, p. 57) and December 17, 1969 (Journal I 1970 No. 1, p. 1)
- ↑ Resolution of the Council of State of the German Democratic Republic of July 31, 1963 on the elections to the People's Chamber and the local representative bodies of the German Democratic Republic of July 31, 1963, Journal of Laws of I, No. 8, p. 99, amended by various resolutions of the State Council, last dated July 2, 1965 (Journal of Laws of I, No. 113, p. 207)