1963 South Korean legislative election

Legislative elections were held in South Korea on 26 November 1963.[1] They were the first held after the 1961 coup and subsequent approval of a new constitution the previous December, which inaugurated the Third Republic.

1963 South Korean legislative election

26 November 1963
All 175 seats to the National Assembly 88 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	72.1% (12.2 pp)
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Park Chung-hee Yun Posun Park Soon-cheon Party Democratic Republican Civil Rights Democratic Leader since 31 August 1963 15 September 1963 18 July 1963 Leader's seat not contesting (President) PR List 1 Mapo Seats won 110 40 14 Popular vote 3,112,985 1,870,976 1,252,827 Percentage 33.5% 20.1% 13.5%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Kim Jun-yeon Kim Byeong-ro Party Liberal Democratic People's Leader since 3 September 1963 12 September 1963 Leader's seat Yeongam, Gangjin - Seats won 9 2 Popular vote 752,026 822,000 Percentage 8.1% 8.8%

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The result was a victory for the Democratic Republican Party of coup leader Park Chung-hee, which won 110 of the 175 seats in the National Assembly. Voter turnout was 72.1%.