1968 East German constitutional referendum

1968 East German constitutional referendum

6 April 1968 (1968-04-06)

Results

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	11,536,803	96.57%
No	409,733	3.43%
Valid votes	11,946,536	99.80%
Invalid or blank votes	24,353	0.20%
Total votes	11,970,889	100.00%
Registered voters/turnout	12,208,986	98.05%

Politics of East Germany


Constitution 1949 1968
Leadership Socialist Unity Party General Secretary President (1949–1960) State Council (1960–1990) Head of State Council of Ministers Head of Government
Legislature President Chamber of States
Elections Referendums Constitutional Assembly 1949 General elections 1950 1954 1958 1963 1967 1971 1976 1981 1986 1990 Referendums 1951 1954 1968
Political parties Christian Democratic Union Democratic Farmers' Party Liberal Democratic Party National Democratic Party
Administrative divisions East Berlin (independent) Cottbus Dresden Erfurt Frankfurt Gera Halle Karl-Marx-Stadt Leipzig Magdeburg Neubrandenburg Potsdam Rostock Schwerin Suhl Leaders
Other countries

A constitutional referendum was held in East Germany on 6 April 1968. The new constitution was approved by 96.4% of voters, with turnout reported to be 98.1%, and came into force on 9 April.