1950 South Korean legislative election

Legislative elections were held in South Korea on 30 May 1950,Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p420 less than a month before the invasion of the country by North Korea. The elections resulted in a tie between the Democratic Nationalist Party and the Korea Nationalist Party, which both won 24 seats, although a majority of the 210 seats were won by independents. Voter turnout was 92%.

These were the first elections to be held after South Korea declared its independence two years prior.

Results

By city/province RegionTotalseatsSeats wonDNPKNPNPYPFTUSPICNIFOtherInd.Seoul162210110117Gyeonggi3044000110020Gangwon123021000006North Chungcheong122300000007South Chungcheong1913300010011North Jeolla2232001000115South Jeolla3092321000013North Gyeongsang3423140010122South Gyeongsang3220220000026Jeju30010000002Total210281913932313129Source: National Election Commission

See also List of members of the National Assembly (South Korea), 1950–1954 Second National Assembly

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