Two local elections were held in
North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Y ...
in 1947.
Village and neighborhood( 리(동) 인민위원회선거)
people's committee election
An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office.
Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has opera ...
s were held on February 24–25 with a 99.85%
voter turnout
In political science, voter turnout is the participation rate (often defined as those who cast a ballot) of a given election. This can be the percentage of registered voters, eligible voters, or all voting-age people. According to Stanford Unive ...
. 86.74% of the voters voted in favor of the candidates.
Township people's committee elections(면 인민위원회 선거) were held on March 5, with a 99.98% voter turnout. 57.97% of the voters voted in favor of the candidates.
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1947 in North Korea
North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Y ...
Local elections in North Korea
February 1947 events in Asia
March 1947 events in Asia
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