1967 North Korean parliamentary election

none North Korea 1948 parliamentary 1962 North Korean parliamentary election 1962 1972 North Korean parliamentary election 1972 All 457 seats in the Supreme People's Assembly 28 November 1967 yes yes yes Workers' Party of Korea 371 288 Other 12 156 Premier Kim Il Sung Kim Il Sung Workers' Party of Korea Workers' Party of Korea 100% 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.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p404 0-19-924959-8 Voter turnout was reported to be 100%, with 100% voting in favour of the candidates presented.Nohlen et al., p403 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". Significance of the leader's seat In his speech after his win in the Songrim constituency, Kim Il Sung pointed out the area's importance as a major base for the proletariat class and a place where Hwanghae Steel Mill, one of the country's major steel mills, is located.https://books.google.com/books?id=DO2xAAAAIAAJ&q=%EC%86%A1%EB%A6%BC%EC%84%A0%EA%B1%B0%EA%B5%AC 남.북한현대사 1989 林建彥 三民社 144 Results File:4th Supreme People's Assembly.svg Fatherland Front 6 Workers' Party of Korea 6 100 288 Chongryon 7 Chondoist Chongu Party 4 Korean Democratic Party 1 Buddhist Alliance 1 Other parties 156 100 Nohlen et al. References External links North Korean parliamentary election, 1967 Inter-Parliamentary Union Category:Elections in North Korea Parliamentary North Korea Category:Supreme People's Assembly North Korea Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results