1958 South Korean legislative election explained

Country:South Korea
Flag Year:1949
Previous Election:1954
Election Date:2 May 1958
Next Election:1960
Turnout:87.80% (3.34pp)
Seats For Election:All 233 seats in the House of Representatives
Majority Seats:117
Party1:Liberal Party (South Korea)
Leader1:Syngman Rhee
Percentage1:42.07
Last Election1:114
Seats1:126
Party2:Democratic Party (South Korea, 1955)
Leader2:Chough Pyung-ok
Percentage2:33.99
Last Election2:15
Seats2:79
Party3:Unification Party (South Korea)
Percentage3:0.63
Last Election3:new
Seats3:1
Party4:Independents
Leader4:
Percentage4:21.67
Last Election4:68
Seats4:27
Map:Republic_of_Korea_legislative_election_1958_districts_result.png
Speaker
Before Party:Liberal Party (South Korea)
After Election:Lee Ki-poong
After Party:Liberal Party (South Korea)

Legislative elections were held in South Korea on Friday 2 May 1958.[1] The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 126 of the 233 seats. Voter turnout was 87.8%.

Electoral system

The elections were held under first-past-the-post voting.

Results

By city/province

RegionTotal
seats
Seats won
LPDPUPInd.
Seoul1611401
Gyeonggi2514803
Gangwon2015203
North Chungcheong138401
South Chungcheong2215601
North Jeolla24101103
South Jeolla32181013
North Gyeongsang3824806
South Gyeongsang40201505
Jeju31101
Total23312679127

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]