North Korean parliamentary election, 1967

North Korean parliamentary election, 1967

28 November 1967

All 457 seats to the Supreme People's Assembly   First party   Leader Kim Il-sung Party Workers' Party Alliance Fatherland Front Seats won 288 / 457 Seat change 83

Premier before election Kim Il-sung Workers' Party Premier-designate 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 an appearance 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".

Election results

Alliance	Party	Votes (%)	Seats
Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland	Workers' Party of Korea	100.0%	288
	General Association of Korean Residents in Japan		7
	Chondoist Chongu Party		4
	Korean Democratic Party		1
	Buddhist Alliance		1
	Other parties		156
Total		100.0%	457
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