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1972 East German general election

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All 500 seats in the Volkskammer
251 seats needed for a majority
Registered11,224,339
Turnout98.47% (11,226,653) Increase 0.62pp
  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 Increase 45 Decrease 40 Increase 7
Popular vote 3,482,507 3,440,969 1,815,349
Percentage 31.02% 30.65% 16.17%
Swing Increase 8.96pp Decrease 8.02pp Increase 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 Decrease 12 Decrease 3 Increase 1
Popular vote 724,119 636,551 643,992
Percentage 6.45 5.67 5.25
Swing Decrease 2.47pp Decrease .48pp Increase .27pp