1967 North Korean parliamentary election

1967 North Korean parliamentary election

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All 457 seats in the Supreme People's Assembly
  First party
 
Leader Kim Il Sung
Party Workers' Party
Alliance Fatherland Front
Seats won 288
Seat change Decrease 83

Premier before election

Kim Il Sung
Workers' Party

Elected Premier

Kim Il Sung
Workers' Party

Parliamentary elections were held in North Korea on 25 November 1967. 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 the illusion of democracy.[1] Voter turnout was reported to be 100%, with 100% voting in favour of the candidates presented.[2]

For the first time, the representative of Korean residents in Japan were elected as deputies. The first session (14–16 December 1967) finished with the declaration "Let Us Embody More Thoroughly Revolutionary Spirit of Independence, Self-Sustenance, and Self-Defense in All Fields of State Activity".

  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