1958 East German general election

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{{Infobox election

| country = East Germany

| flag_year = 1949

| type = parliamentary

| turnout = 98.90% ({{increase}}0.49pp)

| previous_election = 1954 East German general election

| previous_year = 1954

| election_date = {{Start date|df=yes|1958|11|16}}

| next_election = 1963 East German general election

| next_year = 1963

| seats_for_election = All 466 seats in the Volkskammer

| image1 = Fotothek_df_pk_0000079_077.jpg

| leader1 = Walter Ulbricht

| alliance1= National Front

| party1 = Socialist Unity Party of Germany

| seats1 = 117

| seat_change1 = {{steady}}

| title= Chairman of the Council of Ministers

| before_election = Otto Grotewohl

| before_party = Socialist Unity Party of Germany

| posttitle = Chairman of the Council of Ministers after election

| after_election = Otto Grotewohl

| after_party = Socialist Unity Party of Germany

}}{{Politics of East Germany}}

General elections were held in East Germany on 16 November 1958. There were 466 deputies in the Volkskammer, including 66 from East Berlin who were not directly elected. All were candidates of the single-list National Front, dominated by the Socialist Unity Party of Germany. The list received the approval of 99.9% of voters, with turnout reported to be 98.9%.[http://www.bundesarchiv.de/DE/Content/Virtuelle-Ausstellungen/Wahlen-In-Der-Ddr/008__analyse-mit-endgultigem-wahlergebnis-uber-die-vorbereitung-der-wahlen-zur-volkskammer-und-zu-den-bezirkstagen-am-16-november-1958.jpg?__blob=poster Analyse üver due Vorbereitung der Wahlen zue Volkskammer und zu den Bezirkstagen am 16. November 1958] Ministry of the Interior