1950 East German general election

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General elections were held in East Germany on 15 October 1950. They were the first held since the founding of the country on 7 October 1949. There were 466 deputies in the Volkskammer, including 66 from East Berlin who were not directly elected. The 66 East Berlin deputies appointed by the city government included 6 deputies listed as SPD members, which was active in East Berlin despite the forced merger of the SPD and KPD in the Soviet occupation zone due to the four-power status of Berlin. These 6 members were part of the so-called Social Democratic Action (SDA). The SDA described itself as an intra-party opposition group within the SPD, but in actuality, it was a legally separate communist front organization loyal to the SED. This election set the tone for all elections held in East Germany, with the exception of the 1990 election held after the Peaceful Revolution. Voters were presented with a single list from the National Front of Democratic Germany, which in turn was controlled by...

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