2004 South Korean legislative election

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2004 South Korean legislative election

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All 299 seats in the National Assembly 150 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	60.63% (3.38pp; Const. votes) 60.63% (New; PR votes)
Majority party Minority party   Leader Chung Dong-young Park Geun-hye Party Uri Grand National Last election Did not exist 133 seats Seats won 152 121 Seat change New 12 Constituency vote 8,145,824 8,083,609 % and swing 41.99% (New) 37.90% (1.06pp) Regional vote 8,145,824 7,613,660 % and swing 38.27% (New) 35.77% (New)   Third party Fourth party   Leader Kwon Young-ghil Cho Soon-hyung Party Democratic Labor Millennium Democratic Last election 0 seats 115 seats Seats won 10 9 Seat change 10 106 Constituency vote 920,229 1,698,368 % and swing 4.31% (3.13pp) 7.09% (28.78pp) Regional vote 2,774,061 2,774,061 % and swing 13.03% (New) 7.96% (New)
Speaker before election Park Kwan-yong Grand National Elected Speaker Kim Won-ki Uri

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Legislative elections were held in South Korea on 15 April 2004. In the 17th election for the National Assembly, voters elected 299 members of the legislature. The newly formed Uri Party and other parties supporting President Roh Moo-hyun, who was impeached by the outgoing National Assembly, won a majority of seats. This was the first time a centre-left liberal party won a majority in the National Assembly.