1972 North Korean parliamentary election information
1972 North Korean parliamentary election
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12 December 1972
1977 →
All 541 seats in the Supreme People's Assembly
First party
Leader
Kim Il Sung
Party
Workers' Party
Alliance
Fatherland Front
Seats won
127
Seat change
161
Premier before election
Kim Il Sung
Workers' Party
Elected President
Kim Il Sung
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 the illusion 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 elections were held alongside the elections to the provincial, city and county people's assemblies.
^Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p404 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
^Nohlen et al., p403
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