1960 South Korean legislative election

Legislative elections were held in South Korea on 29 June 1960.[1] They were the first elections of the Second Republic and saw the first election of members of the new Senate, together with the fifth election of members of the House of Commons. They were also the first relatively free and fair national elections held in the country, but would be the last free elections until the 1987 presidential elections. Voter turnout was 84.3%.

1960 South Korean House of Commons election

29 July 1960
All 233 seats to the House of Commons 117 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	84.3% (3.5 pp)
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Chang Myon Seo Sang-il Cho Gyeong-gyu Party Democratic Socialist Mass Liberal Leader since 18 June 1960 5 May 1960 15 June 1960 Leader's seat Yongsan 1st Daegu 2nd - Last election 80 seats – 126 seats Seats won 175 4 2 Seat change 96 New 124 Popular vote 3,786,304 541,021 249,960 Percentage 41.7% 6.0% 2.8%

1960 South Korean Senate election

29 July 1960
All 58 seats to the Senate 30 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	84.1%
Majority party Minority party   Leader Chang Myon Cho Gyeong-gyu Party Democratic Liberal Leader since 18 June 1960 15 June 1960 Seats won 31 4 Popular vote 8,195,543 1,248,753 Percentage 38.9% 5.9%

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The result was a victory for the Democratic Party, which won 175 of the 233 seats in the House of Commons, and 31 of the 58 seats in the Senate. It was the first time that the Democratic Party won a legislative election, but the party and its successors did not win an election again until 2004.