North Korean local elections, 1956

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Two local elections were held in North Korea in 1956.

Town, neighborhood, villages and workers' district people's assembly elections were held on November 20, with 54,279 deputies elected.

Provincial, city, county and district people's assembly elections were held on November 27, with 1,009 provincial people's assembly deputies and 9,364 city and county people's assembly deputies elected.

Voter turnout were reported at 100%, with candidates receiving a 100% approval rate.^[1]

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