|
Majority party
|
Minority party
|
Third party
|
|
|
|
|
Leader
|
Gerald Götting
|
Karl Schirdewan
|
Manfred Gerlach
|
Party
|
CDU
|
SED
|
LDP
|
Last election
|
22.06%, 110 seats
|
38.67%, 193 seats
|
14.76%, 74 seats
|
Seats won
|
155
|
153
|
81
|
Seat change
|
45
|
40
|
7
|
Popular vote
|
3,482,507
|
3,440,969
|
1,815,349
|
Percentage
|
31.02%
|
30.65%
|
16.17%
|
Swing
|
8.96pp
|
8.02pp
|
1.41pp
|
|
|
Fourth party
|
Fifth party
|
Sixth party
|
|
|
|
|
Leader
|
Walter Ulbricht
|
August Bach
|
Lothar Bolz
|
Party
|
VSA
|
CSU
|
NDP
|
Last election
|
8.92%, 45 seats
|
6.15%, 31 seats
|
4.98%, 25 seats
|
Seats won
|
32
|
28
|
26
|
Seat change
|
12
|
3
|
1
|
Popular vote
|
724,119
|
636,551
|
643,992
|
Percentage
|
6.45
|
5.67
|
5.25
|
Swing
|
2.47pp
|
.48pp
|
.27pp
|
|