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
Turnout	87.8% (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%

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Liberal Party	3,607,092	42.1	126	+12
Democratic Party	2,914,049	34.0	79	New
Unification Party	53,716	0.5	1	New
National Association	50,568	0.6	0	–3
Other parties	90,160	1.1	0	–
Independents	1,857,707	21.7	27	–41
Invalid/blank votes	347,148	–	–	–
Total	8,923,905	100	233	+30
Registered voters/turnout	10,164,428	87.8	–	–
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