1958 South Korean legislative election

Legislative elections were held in South Korea on 2 May 1958.[1] The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 126 of the 233 seats. Voter turnout was 87.8%.

1960 South Korean legislative election
2 May 1958
All 233 seats to the House of Commons
117 seats needed for a majority
Turnout87.8% (3.3 pp)
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Syngman Rhee Cho Byung-ok
Party Liberal Democratic
Leader since 17 December 1951 5 May 1956
Leader's seat not contesting
(President)		 Seongdong 2nd
Last election 114 seats –
Seats won 126 79
Seat change 12 New
Popular vote 3,607,092 2,934,036
Percentage 42.1% 34.2%
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Results
Party Votes % Seats +/–
Liberal Party3,607,09242.1126+12
Democratic Party2,914,04934.079New
Unification Party53,7160.51New
National Association50,5680.60–3
Other parties90,1601.10–
Independents1,857,70721.727–41
Invalid/blank votes347,148–––
Total8,923,905100233+30
Registered voters/turnout10,164,42887.8––
Source: Nohlen et al.
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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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