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 North Koreaportal |
Parliamentary elections were held in North Korea on 25 August 1948 to elect the members of the 1st Supreme People's Assembly. [1] Organised by the People's Committee of North Korea, the elections saw 572 deputies elected, of which 212 were from North Korea and 360 from South Korea.
United Nations-sponsored elections for the Constitutional Assembly in US-occupied South Korea were held on 10 May 1948 under supervision of UNTCOK.
Elections in the Soviet-occupied North were announced at the fifth session of the People's Assembly of North Korea on 9 July 1948 as part of the preparations for the establishment of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. At the second conference of leaders of political parties and social organizations from North and South Korea held from 29 June to 5 July, it was decided that the elections should also be held in South Korea. A decision of the Election Guidance Committee determined that the 360 South Korean deputies would be elected indirectly, with South Korean voters electing people's delegates who would subsequently elect the South Korean deputies. [2]
In North Korea, registration of candidates took place until 5 August 1948, with 228 candidates registered in 212 electoral districts. [3] Among the 228 candidates were 212 candidates nominated by the Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea and 16 other candidates recommended by voters at meetings. [3] The candidates from the Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea consisted of 102 candidates from the Workers' Party of North Korea (one of precursor of the WPK), 35 candidates from the Democratic Party, 35 candidates from the Chondoist Chongu Party and 40 independent candidates. [4] There were 34 women among the 228 candidates. [3]
| Party or alliance | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fatherland Front | Workers' Party of North Korea | 157 | ||
| Chondoist Chongu Party | 35 | |||
| Korean Democratic Party | 35 | |||
| Laboring People's Party | 20 | |||
| People's Republic Party | 20 | |||
| Democratic Independent Party | 20 | |||
| Other parties | 171 | |||
| Independents | 114 | |||
| Total | 572 | |||
| Source: Nohlen et al., [5] Yonhap News Agency [6] | ||||
| Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fatherland Front | Workers' Party of North Korea | 4,456,621 | 98.49 | 102 | ||
| Chondoist Chongu Party | 35 | |||||
| Korean Democratic Party | 35 | |||||
| Independents | 40 | |||||
| Other candidates | 68,341 | 1.51 | 0 | |||
| Total | 4,524,962 | 100.00 | 212 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 4,526,065 | – | ||||
| Source: Korean History Database, Monthly Chosun [4] | ||||||
The North Korean government claimed that 78% of eligible voters in South Korea took part in the election of 1,080 people's delegates. [2] The South Korean people's delegates subsequently met on 21–26 August in Northern Haeju, with 1,002 of the 1,080 elected representatives participating. They elected 360 deputies to the Supreme People's Assembly on the basis of one deputy per 50,000 South Koreans. [2]
| Bloc and party | Votes | % | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Left-wing | Workers' Party of South Korea | 137 | ||||
| National Farmers League | 70 | |||||
| People's Republic Party | 68 | |||||
| Korean Federation of Trade Unions | 66 | |||||
| Democratic Independent Party | 53 | |||||
| Democratic Women's League | 30 | |||||
| League of Cultural Organizations | 24 | |||||
| Democratic Patriotic Youth League | 23 | |||||
| National Confucian League | 18 | |||||
| National Democratic Christian League | 18 | |||||
| Center | Laboring People's Party | 62 | ||||
| Korean Social Democratic Party | 43 | |||||
| Democratic Korean Independence Party | 35 | |||||
| New Progressive Party | 31 | |||||
| National Independence Federation | 30 | |||||
| People's Alliance | 20 | |||||
| Right-wing | Industrious Masses Party | 19 | ||||
| Chondoist Chongu Party | 7 | |||||
| Healthy People's Society | 7 | |||||
| Korean Independence Party | 7 | |||||
| National Buddhist Federation | 7 | |||||
| Buddhist Youth Association | 6 | |||||
| Korean Farmers Party | 6 | |||||
| National Assembly of Village Representatives | 6 | |||||
| National Youth Association | 6 | |||||
| Patriotic Youth Association | 6 | |||||
| Federation of Objectors to Student Conscription | 4 | |||||
| Democratic Independent Women's League | 2 | |||||
| Independents | 269 | |||||
| Total | 1,080 | |||||
| Total votes | 6,782,407 | – | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 8,681,746 | 78.12 | ||||
| Source: Korean History Database, The Academy of Korean Studies | ||||||
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fatherland Front | 360 | |||
| Total | 360 | |||
| Total votes | 1,002 | – | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,080 | 92.78 | ||
| Source: Korean History Database | ||||
The following were elected as members of parliament: [7]
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