1971 South Korean legislative election

1971 South Korean legislative election

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All 204 seats to the National Assembly
103 seats needed for a majority
Turnout73.22% (Decrease 2.90pp)
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Park Chung-hee Kim Hong-il
Party Democratic Republican New Democratic
Last election 129 seats 45 seats
Seats won 113 89
Seat change Decrease 16 Increase 44
Popular vote 5,460,581 4,969,050
Percentage 48.77% 44.38%
Swing Decrease 1.85pp Increase 11.64p


Speaker before election

Lee Hyo Sang
Democratic Republican

Speaker

Baek Du-jin
Democratic Republican

Legislative elections were held in South Korea on 25 May 1971.[1] The result was a victory for the Democratic Republican Party, which won 113 of the 204 seats in the National Assembly. Voter turnout was 73.2%.

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p420 ISBN 0-19-924959-8