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1954 South Korean legislative election

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Parliamentary elections were held in South Korea on 20 May 1954.[1] The result was a victory for Syngman Rhee's Liberal Party, which won 114 of the 203 seats. Voter turnout was 91.1%.

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Liberal Party 2,756,061 36.8 114 New
Democratic Nationalist Party 593,499 7.9 15 –9
National Association 192,109 2.6 3 –11
Korea Nationalist Party 72,923 1.0 3 –21
Other parties 286,097 3.8 0
Independents 3,591,617 47.9 68 –58
Invalid/blank votes 206,082
Total 7,698,390 100 203 –7
Registered voters/turnout 8,446,509 91.1
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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