1990 North Korean parliamentary election explained

Country:North Korea
Flag Year:1948
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:1986 North Korean parliamentary election
Previous Year:1986
Next Election:1998 North Korean parliamentary election
Next Year:1998
Turnout:99.78%
Election Date:22 April 1990
Image1:Kim Il Sung Portrait-3.jpg
Leader1:Kim Il Sung
Party1:Workers' Party of Korea
Alliance1:Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea
Seats1:601
President
Before Election:Kim Il Sung
After Election:Kim Il Sung
Before Party:Workers' Party of Korea
After Party:Workers' Party of Korea

Parliamentary elections were held in North Korea on 22 April 1990. 687 deputies were elected to the ninth Supreme People's Assembly.

Results

Of the 687 deputies, workers accounted for 37 percent, farmers 10 percent, and women 20 percent.[1] Deputies whose ages were below 35 represented a rate of 3 percent. Those who were between 36 and 55 represented a rate of 57 percent, and those who were over 55 represented a rate of 40 percent.[2] Among those elected were Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.[3]

Aftermath

The first session was on 24–26 May 1990. It concerned the formation of the National Defence Commission and on the agenda was "Let Us Bring the Advantages of Socialism in Our Country into Full Play."

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DPRK's Election System and SPA . 2008-12-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100525044738/http://www1.korea-np.co.jp/pk/050th_issue/98070801.htm . 2010-05-25 . dead .
  2. Web site: Constitutional and Parliamentary Information: ASGP . 2006-10-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060819210708/http://www.asgp.info/Publications/CPI-English/1992_163_01-e.pdf . 2006-08-19 .
  3. Web site: DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA: parliamentary elections Choe Go In Min Hoe Ui, 1990 . Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) . 18 March 2019 . .