1957 North Korean parliamentary election

1957 North Korean parliamentary election
All 215 seats in the Supreme People's Assembly
Premier before election; Kim Il Sung ; Workers' Party	Elected Premier ; Kim Il Sung ; Workers' Party

Last updated August 20, 2025

Parliamentary elections were held in North Korea on 27 August 1957 to elect members of the 2nd Supreme People's Assembly. 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 the illusion of democracy.^[1] Voter turnout was reported to be 99.99%, with 99.92% reportedly voting in favour of the candidates presented.^[2]

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



Party or alliance			Votes	%	Seats
	Fatherland Front	Workers' Party of Korea		99.92	178
		Chondoist Chongu Party			11
		Korean Democratic Party			11
		Laboring 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					215

Registered voters/turnout				99.99
Source: Nohlen et al.,^[1] East Gate Book^[2]

Composition of deputies

The following were elected as members of parliament:^[3]

References

1 2 Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p404 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
1 2 East Gate Book (2003) North Korea Handbook: Yonhap News Agency Seoul, p124 ISBN 0765610043
↑ Suh, Dae-Sook (1981). Korean Communism, 1945–1980: A Reference Guide to the Political System. Honolulu: The University Press of Hawaii. pp. 402–405. ISBN 978-0-8248-0740-5.

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[Nohlen-1] 1 2 Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p404 ISBN 0-19-924959-8

[East-2] 1 2 East Gate Book (2003) North Korea Handbook: Yonhap News Agency Seoul, p124 ISBN 0765610043

[3] Suh, Dae-Sook (1981). Korean Communism, 1945–1980: A Reference Guide to the Political System. Honolulu: The University Press of Hawaii. pp. 402–405. ISBN 978-0-8248-0740-5.

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1957 North Korean parliamentary election

Contents

Results

Composition of deputies

Pyongyang city

South Pyongan

North Pyongan

Chagang

South Hwanghae

North Hwanghae

Kangwon

South Hamgyong

North Hamgyong

Ryanggang

Kaesong city

References