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{{Infobox Election
{{Infobox election
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| election_name = North Korean parliamentary election, 1990
| country = North Korea
| country = North Korea
| flag_year = 1948
| type = parliamentary
| type = parliamentary
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| previous_election= 1986 North Korean parliamentary election
| ongoing = no
| previous_election= North Korean parliamentary election, 1986
| previous_year = 1986
| previous_year = 1986
| next_election = North Korean parliamentary election, 1998
| next_election = 1998 North Korean parliamentary election
| next_year = 1998
| next_year = 1998
| turnout = 99.78%
| seats_for_election = All 687 seats to the [[Supreme People's Assembly]]
| seats_for_election = All 687 seats in the [[Supreme People's Assembly]]
| election_date = April 22, 1990
| election_date = 22 April 1990
| image1 = [[File:Kim Il Sung Portrait-2.jpg|100px]]
| leader1 ={{nowrap| [[Kim Il-sung]]}}
| image1 = Kim Il Sung Portrait-3.jpg
| leader1 = [[Kim Il Sung]]
| party1 = Workers' Party of Korea
| party1 = Workers' Party of Korea
| alliance1 = Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland
| alliance1 = Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea
| seats1 = 601
| seats1 = {{Composition bar|601|687|hex={{Workers' Party of Korea/meta/color}}}}
| seat_change1 =
| seat_change1 =


| title = [[President of North Korea|President]]
| title = [[Eternal leaders of North Korea#Presidency_of_North_Korea_before_1994|President]]
| before_election = [[Kim Il-sung]]
| before_election = [[Kim Il Sung]]
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| after_election = [[Kim Il Sung]]
| before_colour =
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| before_party= Workers' Party of Korea
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| after_election = [[Kim Il-sung]]
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| after_party = Workers' Party of Korea
| after_colour =
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}}{{Politics of North Korea}}
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| before_party = Workers' Party of Korea
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| after_party = Workers' Party of Korea
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'''Parliamentary elections''' were held in [[North Korea]] on 22 April 1990. 687 deputies were elected to the ninth [[Supreme People's Assembly]].
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{{Politics of North Korea}}
'''Parliamentary elections''' were held in [[North Korea]] on 22 April 1990. 687 deputies were elected to the ninth [[Supreme People's Assembly]]. The first session was on May 24–26, 1990. Of the 687 deputies, workers accounted for 37 percent, farmers 10.4 percent, and women 20.1 percent (138 seats). The [[Korean Social Democratic Party]] held 7.4 percent and the [[Chondoist Chongu Party]] held 3.2 percent of the seats, with the two parties together holding 10.6 percent of the seats. The [[Workers' Party of Korea]] retained 83 percent of seats.<ref>http://www1.korea-np.co.jp/pk/050th_issue/98070801.htm</ref>
Among the 687 seats which constitute the SPA at that time, 601 seats were allocated to the Workers' Party of Korea (87.5 percent of seats), 51 seats were allocated to the [[Korean Social Democratic Party]] representing 7.4 percent of the whole, 22 seats were allocated to the [[Chondoist Chongu Party]] representing 3.2 percent of them and the "independent" deputies were given 13 seats (1.9 percent of seats).
Deputies whose ages were below 35 represented a rate of 2.9 percent. Those who were between 36 and 55 represented a rate of 56.8 percent, and those who were over 55 represented a rate of 40.3 percent.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asgp.info/Publications/CPI-English/1992_163_01-e.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2006-10-01 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060819210708/http://www.asgp.info/Publications/CPI-English/1992_163_01-e.pdf |archivedate=2006-08-19 |df= }}</ref>

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The first session concerned the formation of the [[National Defence Commission of North Korea|National Defence Commission]] and on the agenda was "Let Us Bring the Advantages of Socialism in Our Country into Full Play."


==Results==
==Results==
Of the 687 deputies, workers accounted for 37 percent, farmers 10 percent, and women 20 percent.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www1.korea-np.co.jp/pk/050th_issue/98070801.htm |title=DPRK's Election System and SPA |access-date=2008-12-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100525044738/http://www1.korea-np.co.jp/pk/050th_issue/98070801.htm |archive-date=2010-05-25 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asgp.info/Publications/CPI-English/1992_163_01-e.pdf |title=Constitutional and Parliamentary Information: ASGP |accessdate=2006-10-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060819210708/http://www.asgp.info/Publications/CPI-English/1992_163_01-e.pdf |archivedate=2006-08-19 }}</ref> Among those elected were [[Kim Il Sung]] and [[Kim Jong Il]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA: parliamentary elections Choe Go In Min Hoe Ui, 1990 |publisher=Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) |access-date=18 March 2019 |url= http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2085_90.htm |ref={{SfnRef|IPU}} }}</ref>
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!Alliance
{{Election results
!Party
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|alliance1=[[Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea|Fatherland Front]]|aspan1=4|party1=[[Workers' Party of Korea]]|vspan1=4|ipct1=100|seats1=601
!Votes
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|party2=[[Korean Social Democratic Party]]|votes2=|seats2=51
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|party3=[[Chondoist Chongu Party]]|votes3=|seats3=22
!Seats
|party4=[[Chongryon]]|votes4=|seats4=13
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|turnout=99.78
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|align=left rowspan=4|[[Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland|Democratic Front<br>for the Reunification<br>of the Fatherland]]||align=left|[[Workers' Party of Korea]]||rowspan=4| ||rowspan=4|100||601
|source=Nohlen ''et al''.,<ref name=Nohlen>[[Dieter Nohlen]], Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II'', p406 {{ISBN|0-19-924959-8}}</ref> {{Harvnb|IPU}}
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|align=left|[[Korean Social Democratic Party]]||51

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==Aftermath==
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|align=left|[[Chondoist Chongu Party]]||22
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The first session was on 24–26 May 1990. It concerned the formation of the [[National Defence Commission of North Korea|National Defence Commission]] and on the agenda was "Let Us Bring the Advantages of Socialism in Our Country into Full Play."
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|align=left|Independents||13
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|align=left colspan=2|'''Total'''|| ||'''100'''||'''687'''
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|align=left colspan=2|Registered voters/turnout|| ||99.78||–
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|align=left colspan=5|Source: [http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2085_90.htm IPU]
|}


==References==
==References==
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==Further reading==
*{{citation|title=Rodong Sinmun|date=20 April 1990|language=ko|oclc=1026415670}}&nbsp;– full list of elected members


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Latest revision as of 18:28, 17 August 2024

1990 North Korean parliamentary election
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All 687 seats in the Supreme People's Assembly
Turnout99.78%
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Leader Kim Il Sung
Party Workers' Party
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Seats won 601
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Parliamentary elections were held in North Korea on 22 April 1990. 687 deputies were elected to the ninth Supreme People's Assembly.

Results

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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]

Party or allianceVotes%Seats
Fatherland FrontWorkers' Party of Korea100601
Korean Social Democratic Party51
Chondoist Chongu Party22
Chongryon13
Total687
Registered voters/turnout99.78
Source: Nohlen et al.,[4] IPU

Aftermath

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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."

References

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  1. ^ "DPRK's Election System and SPA". Archived from the original on 2010-05-25. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
  2. ^ "Constitutional and Parliamentary Information: ASGP" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-08-19. Retrieved 2006-10-01.
  3. ^ "DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA: parliamentary elections Choe Go In Min Hoe Ui, 1990". Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  4. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p406 ISBN 0-19-924959-8

Further reading

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  • Rodong Sinmun (in Korean), 20 April 1990, OCLC 1026415670 – full list of elected members


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