1954 East German referendum
29 June 1954 (1954-06-29) |
Are you for a peace treaty and the withdrawal of occupying troops, or for the European Defence Community, the General Treaty and keeping the occupying troops for 50 years?
Choice | Votes | % |
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Peace treaty | 12,131,730 | 93.46% |
European Defence Community etc. | 849,063 | 6.54% |
Valid votes | 12,980,793 | 96.89% |
Invalid or blank votes | 416,844 | 3.11% |
Total votes | 13,397,637 | 100.00% |
Registered voters/turnout | 13,588,397 | 98.6% |
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A referendum on a peace treaty was held in East Germany on 29 June 1954.[1] Voters were asked "Are you for a peace treaty and the withdrawal of occupying troops, or for the European Defence Community, the General Treaty and keeping the occupying troops for 50 years?"[1] The first option was approved by 93.46% of voters.[1]
Results
Choice | Votes | % | |
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Peace treaty | 12,131,730 | 93.46 | |
European Defence Community etc. | 849,063 | 6.54 | |
Invalid/blank votes | 416,844 | – | |
Total | 13,397,640 | 100 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 13,588,397 | 98.60 | |
Source: Direct Democracy |
References
- ^ a b c Deutsche Demokratische Republik, 29. Juni 1954 : Friedensvertrag / Europäische Verteidigungsgemeinschaft Direct Democracy