▁official ▁candidate ▁list ▁and ▁voting ▁against ▁the ▁list ▁by ▁using ▁a ▁separate ▁ball ot ▁box ▁located ▁in ▁another ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁pol ling ▁station : ▁ ▁the ▁S ED ▁candidate ▁list ▁had ▁never ▁failed ▁to ▁secure ▁the ▁backing ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 9 9 % ▁of ▁el ig ible ▁vot ers ▁voting .) ▁ ▁The ▁four teen ▁elect oral ▁districts ▁correspond ed ▁to ▁the ▁four teen ▁administrative ▁regions ▁into ▁which ▁the ▁country ▁had ▁been ▁divided ▁in ▁▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁▁ ▁The ▁most ▁popul ous ▁of ▁them ▁was ▁Elect oral ▁District ▁ 8 , ▁the ▁min ing ▁region ▁cent red ▁on ▁Karl - Mar x - St adt ▁( as ▁Chem nitz ▁was ▁known ▁at ▁that ▁time ) ▁and ▁also ▁including ▁Z wick au . ▁▁ ▁Elect oral ▁District ▁ 8 ▁returned ▁ 4 3 ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 0 0 ▁members ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁national ▁legisl ature / par liament ▁(" Vol k sk ammer "). ▁▁ ▁In ▁a ▁result ▁which , ▁start ling ly , ▁reflected ▁the ▁national ▁tr end , ▁ 1 9 ▁of ▁those ▁ 4 3 ▁seats ▁went ▁to ▁candidates ▁on ▁the ▁CD U ▁list . ▁▁ ▁One ▁of ▁those ▁was ▁Ber tr am ▁Wie cz ore k . ▁▁ ▁He ▁sat ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Volk sk ammer ▁from ▁now ▁till ▁the ▁re configuration ▁that ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁accompanied ▁German ▁reun ification . ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁chamber ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁deput y ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁CD U / DA ▁group