2000 South Korean legislative election

Legislative elections were held in South Korea on 13 April 2000.[1]

2000 South Korean legislative election

13 April 2000
All 273 seats in the National Assembly 137 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	57.2% (6.7 pp)
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Lee Hoi-chang Kim Dae-jung Kim Jong-pil Party Grand National Millennium Democratic ULD Leader since 31 August 1998 20 January 2000 21 March 1995 Leader's seat PR List 1 not contesting (President) PR List 1 Last election 154 seats (combined) 79 seats 50 seats Seats won 133 115 17 Seat change 21 36 33 Popular vote 7,365,359 6,780,625 1,859,331 Percentage 39.0% 35.9% 9.8%
■ GNP ■ MDP ■ ULD ■ DPP ■ NKPH ■ Others

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Opinion polls suggested that the ruling Democratic Party would win the most seats, but the result was a victory for the conservative Grand National Party (GNP), which won 133 of the 273 seats in the National Assembly. The United Liberal Democrats (ULD) lost two-thirds of their seats due to GNP's victory in Gyeongsangbuk-do, Gangwon-do (South Korea), and also fewer local votes in Chungcheong.

With no party winning a majority, the 16th parliament was the first Hung Parliament in South Korean history.[2]

The Democrats, ULD and Democratic People's Party (DPP) formed a coalition to gain a majority. However, the ULD withdrew support in 2001 and joined the conservative opposition. Seven ULD members subsequently defected from the party and joined the GNP, giving it a majority.