Progressivism in South Korea

Progressivism in South Korea is broadly associated with social democracy, left-wing nationalism[1] and communism.[2]

Progressive parties

Timeline of all mainstream political parties

Banned parties

Major progressive parties election results of South Korea

Presidential elections

Election Candidate Total votes Share of votes Outcome Party mame
1952 Cho Pong-am 797,504 11.4% Defeated N Independent
1956 Cho Pong-am 2,163,808 30.0% Defeated N Independent
1987 Baik Ki-wan Quit midway through Independent
1992 Baik Ki-wan 238,648 1.0% Defeated N Independent
1997 Kwon Young-ghil 306,026 1.2% Defeated N People's Victory 21
2002 Kwon Young-ghil 957,148 3.9% Defeated N Democratic Labor Party
2007 Kwon Young-ghil 712,121 3.0% Defeated N Democratic Labor Party
Geum Min 18,223 0.07% Defeated N Korea Socialist Party
2012 Lee Jung-hee Quit midway through Unified Progressive Party
Kim So-yeon 16,687 0.05% Defeated N Independent
Kim Soon-ja 46,017 0.15% Defeated N Independent
2017 Sim Sang-jung 2,017,458 6.17% Defeated N Justice Party
Kim Sun-dong 27,229 0.08% Defeated N People's United Party

Legislative elections

Election Total seats Total votes Share of votes Outcome Election leader Party name
1950
2 / 210
89,413 1.3% new 2 seats; minority Jo So-ang Socialist Party
1960
4 / 233
541,021 6.0% new 4 seats; minority Seo Sang-il Social Mass Party
1 / 233
57,965 0.6% new 1 seats; minority Jeon Jin-han Korea Socialist Party
1967
1 / 175
249,561 2.3% new 1 seats; minority Seo Min-ho Mass Party
0 / 175
104,975 1.0% new 0 seats; minority Kim Cheol Unified Socialist Party
1971
0 / 204
59,359 0.5% 1 seats; minority Ri Mong Mass Party
0 / 204
97,398 0.9% 0 seats; minority Kim Cheol Unified Socialist Party
1981
2 / 276
524,361 3.2% new 2 seats; minority Ko Chong-hun Democratic Socialist Party
0 / 276
122,778 0.7% new 0 seats; minority Kim Cheol Socialist Party
1985
1 / 276
288,863 1.4% new 1 seats; minority Ko Chong-hun New Politics Socialist Party
1988
0 / 299
65,650 0.3% new 0 seats; minority Jeong Tae-yun Party of the people
1 / 299
251,236 1.3% new 0 seats; minority Ye Chun-ho Hangyore Democratic Party
1992
0 / 229
319,041 1.5% new 0 seats; minority Lee U-jae People's Party
2000
0 / 273
223,261 1.2% new 0 seats; minority Kwon Young-ghil Democratic Labor Party
0 / 273
125,082 0.7% new 0 seats; minority Choi Hyeok Youth Progressive Party
2004
10 / 299
2,774,061 13.0% 10 seats; minority Kwon Young-ghil Democratic Labor Party
0 / 299
47,311 0.22% 0 seats; minority Won Yong-su Socialist Party
2008
5 / 299
973,445 5.68% 5 seats; minority Cheon Yeong-se Democratic Labor Party
0 / 299
504,466 2.94% new 0 seats; minority Roh Hoe-chan
Sim Sang-jung
New Progressive Party
0 / 299
35,496 0.20% 0 seats; minority Choi Gwang-Eun Korea Socialist Party
2012
13 / 300
2,198,405 10.3% new 13 seats; minority Lee Jung-hee Unified Progressive Party
0 / 300
243,065 1.13% 0 seats; minority Hong Sehwa
An Hyo-sang
New Progressive Party
2016
0 / 300
91,705 0.38% 0 seats; minority Koo Kyo-hyun Labor Party
6 / 300
1,719,891 7.23% new 6 seats; minority Sim Sang-jung Justice Party
0 / 300
145,624 0.61% 0 seats; minority Lee Gwang-seok People's United Party
2020
6 / 300
2,697,956 9.7% 6 seats; minority Sim Sang-jung Justice Party

Local elections

Election Metropolitan mayor/Governor Provincial legislature Municipal mayor Municipal legislature Party name
3rd (2002)
0 / 16
11 / 682
2 / 232
N/A Democratic Labor Party
4th (2006)
0 / 16
15 / 733
0 / 230
66 / 2,888
Democratic Labor Party
5th (2010)
0 / 16
24 / 761
3 / 228
115 / 2,888
Democratic Labor Party
0 / 16
3 / 761
0 / 228
22 / 2,888
New Progressive Party
6th (2014)
0 / 17
3 / 789
0 / 226
34 / 2,898
Unified Progressive Party
0 / 17
1 / 789
0 / 226
6 / 2,898
Labor Party
0 / 17
0 / 789
0 / 226
11 / 2,898
Justice Party
7th (2018)
0 / 17
0 / 824
0 / 226
0 / 2,927
Labor Party
0 / 17
11 / 824
0 / 226
26 / 2,927
Justice Party

See also

References

  1. 현연, 조. 2019. 한국 진보 정당 운동사. 후마니타스. pp. 134-134, 141-142
  2. 현연, 조. 2019. 한국 진보 정당 운동사. 후마니타스. pp. 198-199, 221-222
  3. Yonhap News Agency, December 19, 2014, , “...South Korea's Constitutional Court on Friday ordered the dissolution of a pro-North Korean minor opposition party...”
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