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%

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.

Results by city/province

Region Total
seats
Seats won
Liberal Democratic Unification Ind.
Seoul 16 1 14 0 1
Gyeonggi 25 14 8 0 3
Gangwon 20 15 2 0 3
North Chungcheong 13 8 4 0 1
South Chungcheong 22 15 6 0 1
North Jeolla 24 10 11 0 3
South Jeolla 32 18 10 1 3
North Gyeongsang 38 24 8 0 6
South Gyeongsang 40 20 15 0 5
Jeju 3 1 1 0 1
Total 233 126 79 1 27

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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