1962 North Korean parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections to the 3rd Supreme People's Assembly were held in North Korea on 8 October 1962. 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.[2] Voter turnout was reported to be 100%, with 100% reportedly voting in favour of the candidates presented.[3]
Symbolic significance of the leader's seat[]
Kangson constituency, where Kim Il sung applied to be a candidate of, was the area that started the Chollima movement and thus, had symbolic weight in North korean political discourse.[4]
Results[]
| Alliance | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland |
Workers' Party of Korea | 100 | 371 | |
| Chondoist Chongu Party | 4 | |||
| Korean Democratic Party | 4 | |||
| Laboring People's Party | 1 | |||
| Buddhist Alliance | 1 | |||
| Gonmin People's Alliance | 1 | |||
| Democratic Independent Party | 1 | |||
| Total | 100 | 383 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 100 | – | ||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
References[]
- ^ "바다에뛰어든朴議長一行(박의장일행)". The Dong-a ilbo. 1962-10-12.
- ^ 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
- ^ 역사문제연구소(Korea), ed. (1998). 1950년대 남북한 의 선택 과 굴절. 역사 비평사. p. 400. ISBN 8976965086.
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