1957 North Korean parliamentary election

none North Korea 1948 parliamentary 1948 North Korean parliamentary election 1948 1962 North Korean parliamentary election 1962 27 August 1957 All 215 seats in the Supreme People's Assembly yes yes yes Workers' Party of Korea 157 178 Korean Democratic Party 35 11 Chondoist Chongu Party 35 11 Premier Kim Il Sung Kim Il Sung Workers' Party of Korea Workers' Party of Korea 99.99% Parliamentary elections were held in North Korea on 27 August 1957 to elect members of the 2nd Supreme People's Assembly. Voters were presented with a single list from the Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland, dominated by the Workers' Party of Korea. Only one candidate was presented in each constituency, all of which were selected by the WPK, 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 99.99%, with 99.92% reportedly voting in favour of the candidates presented.East Gate Book (2003) North Korea Handbook: Yonhap News Agency Seoul, p124 0765610043 Its first session took place on 18–20 September 1957. One of its declarations was "On the Immediate Tasks of the People's Power in Socialist Construction". Results File:2nd Supreme People's Assembly.svg Fatherland Front 9 Workers' Party of Korea 9 99.92 178 Chondoist Chongu Party 11 Korean Democratic Party 11 Laboring People's Party 3 People's Republic Party 3 #800080 Buddhist Alliance 2 Gonmin People's Alliance 1 Democratic Independent Party 1 Other parties 5 Against 0.08 99.99 Nohlen et al., East Gate Book Composition of deputies The following were elected as members of parliament:Suh Dae-Sook Korean Communism, 1945–1980: A Reference Guide to the Political System 1981 The University Press of Hawaii Honolulu 978-0-8248-0740-5 402–405 Pyongyang city 1 Kim Kwang-hyop Kim Tu-bong Kim Myong-jun Yi Nam-i Yi Song-un Yi Chong-suk Pak Yong-sop Pak Yong-sin Yu Song-hun Chong Yon-pyo Chu Pyong-son Choe Kyong-hwi Choe Sang-hwa Hong Ki-hwang South Pyongan 15 Kang Yang-uk Kang Chun-guk Kang Chin-gon Kim Tu-sam Kim Nak-hui Kim Man-gum Kim Il Sung Kim Chang-dok Yu Su-yon Yu Chuk-un Yu Hyon-gyu Yi Ki-yong Yi Man-gyu Yi Yong Yi Il-gyong Yi Chae-chon Yi Chong-man Yim Kun-sang Pak To-hwa Pak Mu Pak Song-guk Pak Yong-guk Song Yong Yun Pong-jin Yun Chi-il Chang Yun-pil Chang Pyong-san Chang Hae-u Chong Tu-hwan Chong Chun-taek Choe Tu-chan Choe Sung-hui Choe Chol-hwan Han Il-mu Han Tong-baek Hong Chung-sik North Pyongan 51 Kang Yong-chang Kye Ung-sang Ko Chun-taek Kwon O-gil Kim Tuk-nan Kim Sok-yong Kim Song-mun Kim Se-yul Kim Hoe-il Na Sung-gyu Yang Sin-yong No Yong-se Yi Tong-hwa Yi Myon-sang Yi Sung-gi Yi Chon-ho So Chun-sik Sin Pong-hyon An Pyong-su O Han-sang Won Hong-gu Yun Chung-u Jong Ro-sik Chong Chil-song Cho In-guk Choe Yong-gon Ha Ang-chon Han In-sok Han Chon-jong Hyon Hun Chagang 81 Kim Ki-jun Kim Pyong-son Kim Sang-chol Kim Wa-ryong Kim Yong-jin Kim Il-son Yi Man-su Yi Hyo-sun Yim Taek Pak Chang-sik Sin Hong-ye Chong Il-yong Choe Kwang South Hwanghae 94 Ku Cha-song Kim Tok-yong Kim Sang-sin Kim Won-gyu Kim Ung-gi Kim Chong-hyok Kim Chang-jun Kim Hae-jin Yi Sang-chun Yi Chu-yon Pak Kwi-nyo Mun Man-uk Pak Mun-gyu Pak Chong-ae Paek Nam-un Sin Nam-chol Sin Chung-sun An Tal-su Yu Man-ok Yu Chol-mok Chon Tae-hwan Chong Song-on Choe Won-taek Han Kwan-ok North Hwanghae 118 Kim Pyong-je Kim Il Kim Hwang-il Yi Kwoon-mu Yi Rim Yi Sok-nam Yi Si-ha Yi Chan-hwa Yi Chang-do Son Chol Song Pong-uk O Ki-sop Cho Song-mo Chu Sang-su Han Kil-yong Ho Pin Hyon Chil-chong Hwang Chol Kangwon 136 Kang Tok-yo Kim Myong-gyun Kim Won-bong Kim Chon-hae To Pong-sop Yi Kye-san Yi Chong-ok Yi Hong-yol Mun Tae-hwa Pang Hak-se O Che-yong Yu Kyong-su Yu Kwang-yol Chong Un-bok Choe Chae-ha Choe Chong-hak Choe Hyon South Hamgyong 153 Kang Cho-sun Ko Hui-man Kim Tal-hyon Kim Mun-gum Kim Pyong-je Kim Yong-su Kim Won-bong Na Yun-chul Yi Kyu-ho Yi Pyong-nam Yi Pong-chun Yi Yo-song Ri Yu-min Yi In-dong Yi Hwa-sop Pak Kum-chol Pak Ui-wan Song Chu-sik Yu Kyong-sam Yun Ki-ho Chon Sang-gon Cho Chong-hyon Chu Hwang-sop Chin Pan-su Choe Yong-jin Han Sol-ya Han Hubang-nyo Hyon Chong-min Hong Myong-hui Hwang Myong-jong North Hamgyong 183 Kang Tae-mu Kwon Yongu Kim Pok-chin Kim Sang-hyok Kim Ik-son Kim Chang-man Kim Tae-gun Kim Hu-nam Kim Hung-il Nam Il Yu Yong-jun Yi Kuk-no YiKi-sok Yi Nam-yon Pak Yong-tae Paek Saeng-gum Song Ul-su Choe Pong-su Han Sang-du Ho Song-taek Ho Chong-suk Hwang Sun-chon Hwang Chung-op Ryanggang 206 Ko Kyong-in Kim Pyong-yon Yim Hae Song Chang-nyom Kim Sung-do Cho Yong Chu Yun-yop Kaesong city 213 Kim Myong-ho Chong Nak-son Ho Hak-song References Parliamentary North K Category:Elections in North Korea Category:Supreme People's Assembly Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results