House of Representatives 민의원 (民議院) | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 7 July 1952 |
| Disbanded | 16 May 1961 |
| Seats | 210 (1952–1954) 203 (1954–1958) 233 (1958–1961) |
| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post voting | |
First election | 20 May 1954 |
Last election | 29 June 1960 |
The House of Representatives (Korean: 민의원; Hanja: 民議院) was the lower house of the National Assembly of South Korea during its First and Second Republics.[1] The House of Representatives was established by the Constitution of the First Republic of Korea, which established a bicameral legislature. However, as the House of Councillors was never established during the First Republic, the House of Representatives acted as the only house in a unicameral legislature until the House of Councillors was actually established in the Second Republic.