South Korean legislative election, 1954

South Korean legislative election, 1954

20 May 1954

All 203 seats to the National Assembly
102 seats needed for a majority
Turnout 91.1% (Decrease0.5%)

  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Syngman Rhee Sin Ik-hui
Party Liberal Democratic Nationalist
Leader since 17 December 1951 10 February 1949
Leader's seat not contesting
(President)
Gwangju
Last election 24 seats
Seats won 114 15
Seat change New Decrease 9
Popular vote 2,756,081 593,499
Percentage 36.8% 7.9%
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Parliamentary elections were held in South Korea on 20 May 1954.[1] The result was a victory for Syngman Rhee's Liberal Party, which won 114 of the 203 seats. Voter turnout was 91.1%.

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Liberal Party2,756,06136.8114New
Democratic Nationalist Party593,4997.915–9
National Association192,1092.63–11
Korea Nationalist Party72,9231.03–21
Other parties286,0973.80
Independents3,591,61747.968–58
Invalid/blank votes206,082
Total7,698,390100203–7
Registered voters/turnout8,446,50991.1
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p420 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
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