North Korean parliamentary election, 1972

North Korean parliamentary election, 1972

12 December 1972

All 541 seats to the Supreme People's Assembly   First party   Leader Kim Il-sung Party Workers' Party Alliance Fatherland Front Seats won 127 / 541 Seat change 161

Premier before election Kim Il-sung Workers' Party Premier-designate Kim Il Workers' Party

Parliamentary elections were held in North Korea on 12 December 1972. Only one candidate was presented in each constituency, all of which were selected by the Workers' Party of Korea, although some ran under the banner of other parties or state organisations to give an appearance of democracy.^[1] Voter turnout was reported to be 100%, with 100% voting in favour of the candidates presented.^[2]

In the first session, between 25 and 28 December 1972, the SPA approved a new constitution, put into force a presidential system, with Kim Il-sung elected as president. Main topics were "The Adoptation of the Socialist Construction and of the Presidential System" and "Let Us Further Strengthen the Socialist System of Our Country".

The election were held synchronously with the elections to the provincial, city and county people's assemblies.

Election results

Alliance	Party	Votes (%)	Seats
Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland	Workers' Party of Korea	100.0%	127
	General Association of Korean Residents in Japan		7
	Chondoist Chongu Party		4
	Korean Democratic Party		1
	Buddhist Alliance		1
	Other parties		401
Total		100.0%	541
Turnout: 100.0%
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p404 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
2. Nohlen et al., p403