North Korean parliamentary election, 1948

North Korean parliamentary election, 1948
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Parliamentary elections were held for the first Supreme People's Assembly in North Korea on 25 August 1948.[1] 572 deputies were elected, of which 360 were reserved for representatives of South Korea. The North Korean government claimed that 77.8% of South Korean voters had taken part in underground elections to elect 1,000 delegates who would elect the 360 South Korean members of the SPA.[2]

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.[3] Voter turnout was reported to be 100%, with 98.5% voting in favour of the candidates presented.[4]

Its first session was held in September 2-10, with two main declarations: "Statement on the Transfer of Power" and "The Political Program of the Government of the DPRK".

The first general election in South Korea had taken place three months earlier.

Distribution of seats

Party Seats
Workers' Party of Korea 157
Chondoist Chongu Party 35
KDP 35
Democratic Independent Party 20
Dongro People's Party 20
People's Republic Party 20
Other parties 171
Independents 114
Total 572
Source: Nohlen et al

References

  1. ^ The Korean War, 1950-1953, Carter Malkasian, Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 2001, ISBN 1579583644, p.13
  2. ^ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p398 ISBN 0199249598
  3. ^ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p404 ISBN 0199249598
  4. ^ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p403 ISBN 0199249598

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