North Korean parliamentary election, 1972

← 1967

12 December 1972

1977 →

All 541 seats to the Supreme People's Assembly

	First party

Leader	Kim Il-sung
Party	Workers' Party
Alliance	Fatherland Front
Seats won	127 / 541
Seat change	161

Premier before election

Kim Il-sung
Workers' Party

Premier-designate

Kim Il-sung
Workers' Party

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 an appearance of democracy. Voter turnout was reported to be 100%, with 100% voting in favour of the candidates presented.

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 election were held synchronously with the elections to the provincial, city and county people's assemblies.

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