1972 North Korean parliamentary election

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{{Infobox election

| country = North Korea

| flag_year = 1948

| type = parliamentary

| previous_election= 1967 North Korean parliamentary election

| previous_year = 1967

| next_election = 1977 North Korean parliamentary election

| next_year = 1977

| seats_for_election = All 541 seats in the Supreme People's Assembly

| election_date = 12 December 1972

| image1 = Kim Il Sung Portrait-3.jpg

| leader1 = Kim Il Sung

| party1 = Workers' Party of Korea

| alliance1 = Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland

| seats1 = 127

| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 161

| title = Premier

| posttitle = Elected 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 12 December 1972. Only one candidate was presented in each constituency, all of which were selected by the Workers' Party of Korea, although some ran under the banner of other parties or state organisations to give the illusion of democracy.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p404 {{ISBN|0-19-924959-8}} Voter turnout was reported to be 100%, with 100% voting in favour of the candidates presented.Nohlen et al., p403

In the first session, between 25 and 28 December 1972, the SPA approved a new constitution, put into force a presidential system, with Kim Il Sung elected as president. Main topics were "The Adoptation of the Socialist Construction and of the Presidential System" and "Let Us Further Strengthen the Socialist System of Our Country".

The elections were held alongside the elections to the provincial, city and county people's assemblies.