1957 North Korean parliamentary election

North Korean parliamentary election, 1957

27 August 1957
All 215 seats to the Supreme People's Assembly
First party   Leader Kim Il-sung Party Workers' Party Alliance Fatherland Front Seats won 178 / 215 Seat change 21
Premier before election Kim Il-sung Workers' Party Elected Premier Kim Il-sung Workers' Party

Parliamentary elections were held for the second Supreme People's Assembly in North Korea on 27 August 1957. 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 an appearance of democracy. Voter turnout was reported to be 99.99%, with 99.92% voting in favour of the candidates presented.

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

Alliance	Party	Votes	%	Seats
Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland	Workers' Party of Korea		99.92	178
	Chondoist Chongu Party			11
	Korean Democratic Party			11
	Dongro People's Party			3
	People's Republic Party			3
	Buddhist Alliance			2
	Gonmin People's Alliance			1
	Democratic Independent Party			1
	Other parties			5
Against			0.08	–
Total			100	215
Registered voters/turnout			99.99	–
Sources: Nohlen et al., East Gate Book

Composition of deputies

By age

Age	%
17-29	2.0%
30-39	16.0%
40-49	46.0%
50-59	25.1%
Total	100.0%
Source:

By education

Attained education	%
College	27.9%
Junior college	7.9%
Middle school	20.0%
People's school	44.1%
Total	100.0%
Source:

By class

Class	%
Laborers	39.1%
Farmers	31.6%
Intellectuals	27.9%
Businessmen	1.4%
Total	100.0%
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