2008 South Korean legislative election

2008 South Korean legislative election

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All 299 seats to the National Assembly
150 seats needed for a majority
Turnout46.08% (Decrease15.55pp; Const. votes)
46.08% (Decrease15.55pp; PR votes)
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Kang Jae-seop Son Hak-gyu Suh Chung-won
Party Grand National United Democratic Pro-Park
Last election 121 seats[a] 161 seats[b] Did not exist
Seats won 153 81 14
Seat change Increase32 Decrease80 New
Constituency vote 8,145,824 4,977,508 637,351
% and swing 43.45% (Increase5.55pp) 28.92% (Decrease20.16pp) 3.70% (New)
Regional vote 7,478,776 4,313,111 2,258,750
% and swing 37.48% (Increase1.71pp) 25.18% (Decrease21.05pp) 13.18% (New)

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Lee Hoi-chang Chon Young-sae
Party Liberty Forward Democratic Labor
Last election Did not exist 10 seats
Seats won 18 5
Seat change New Decrease5
Constituency vote 984,751 583,665
% and swing 5.72% (New) 3.39% (Decrease0.92pp)
Regional vote 1,173,463 973,445
% and swing 6.85% (New) 5.68% (Decrease7.35pp)


Speaker before election

Lim Chae-jung
Uri

Elected Speaker

Kim Hyong-o
Grand National

Legislative elections were held in South Korea on April 9, 2008.[1] The conservative Grand National Party won 153 of 299 seats while the main opposition United Democratic Party won 81 seats.[2] This election marked the lowest-ever voter turnout of 46%.[3]


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  1. ^ "2008 Electoral Calendar". Maximiliano Herrera's Human Rights Site. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
  2. ^ "Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About Korea". Archived from the original on 2008-04-15. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
  3. ^ Political apathy leads to record-low voter turnout, The Hankyoreh, Retrieved on April 10, 2008