1990 North Korean parliamentary election

{{Infobox election

| 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%

| seats_for_election = All 687 seats in the Supreme People's Assembly

| 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

| seat_change1 =

| title = President

| before_election = Kim Il Sung

| after_election = Kim Il Sung

| before_party= Workers' Party of Korea

| after_party = Workers' Party of Korea

}}{{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.

Results

Of the 687 deputies, workers accounted for 37 percent, farmers 10 percent, and women 20 percent.{{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 }} 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.{{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 }} Among those elected were Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.{{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}} }}

{{Election results

|party2=Korean Social Democratic Party|votes2=|seats2=51

|party3=Chondoist Chongu Party|votes3=|seats3=22

|party4=Chongryon|votes4=|seats4=13

|turnout=99.78

|source=Nohlen et al.,Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p406 {{ISBN|0-19-924959-8}} {{Harvnb|IPU}}

}}

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."

1990 North Korean parliamentary election

Results

Aftermath

References

Further reading