2008 South Korean legislative election

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2008 South Korean legislative election
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg
  2004 9 April 2008 2012  

All 299 seats to the National Assembly
150 seats needed for a majority
Turnout46.08% (Decrease2.svg15.55pp; Const. votes)
46.08% (Decrease2.svg15.55pp; PR votes)
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
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Leader Kang Jae-seop Son Hak-gyu Suh Chung-won
Party Grand National United Democratic Pro-Park
Last election121 seats [a] 161 seats [b] Did not exist
Seats won1538114
Seat changeIncrease2.svg32Decrease2.svg80New
Constituency vote7,478,7764,977,508637,351
 % and swing43.45% (Increase2.svg5.55pp)28.92% (Decrease2.svg20.16pp)3.70% (New)
Regional vote6,421,7274,313,1112,258,750
 % and swing37.48% (Increase2.svg1.71pp)25.18% (Decrease2.svg21.05pp)13.18% (New)

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
  Lee Hoi-chang (2010).jpg
Leader Lee Hoi-chang Chon Young-sae Han Myeon-hee
Party Liberty Forward Democratic Labor Creative Korea
Last electionDid not exist10 seatsDid not exist
Seats won1853
Seat changeNewDecrease2.svg5Increase2.svg3
Constituency vote984,751583,66572,803
 % and swing5.72% (New)3.39% (Decrease2.svg0.92pp)0.42% (New)
Regional vote1,173,463973,445651,993
 % and swing6.85% (New)5.68% (Decrease2.svg7.35pp)3.81% (New)

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Speaker before election

Lim Chae-jung
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Elected Speaker

Kim Hyong-o
Grand National

Legislative elections were held in South Korea on April 9, 2008. [1] The conservative Grand National Party won 153 of 299 seats while the main opposition United Democratic Party won 81 seats. [2] This election marked the lowest-ever voter turnout of 46%. [3]

Contents

Electoral system

The election was held under parallel voting, with 245 members elected in single-member constituencies via first-past-the-post voting and the remainder elected via proportional representation. Proportional seats were only available to parties which one three percent of the national valid vote among seat-allocated parties and/or won five or more constituency seats.

Political parties

PartiesLeaderIdeologySeatsStatus
Last electionBefore election
United Democratic Party Han Myeong-sook Liberalism
152 / 299
[c]
141 / 299
Government
9 / 299
[d]
Grand National Party Kang Jae-seop Conservatism
121 / 299
117 / 299
Opposition
United Liberal Democrats Kim Nak-seong
4 / 273
Dissolved
Liberty Forward Party Lee Hoi-chang Did not exist
10 / 299
Democratic Labor Party Kwon Young-ghil Progressivism
10 / 299
7 / 299
Pro-Park Alliance Suh Chung-won Conservatism Did not exist
3 / 299
Creative Korea Party Han Myeon-hee Centrist reformism Did not exist
1 / 299

As of April 9, 2008, there were six political parties represented in the 18th National Assembly of South Korea, in addition to independents:

Results

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PartyProportionalConstituencyTotal
seats
+/–
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Grand National Party 6,421,72737.48227,478,77643.45131153+32
United Democratic Party 4,313,64525.18154,977,50828.926681–80
Pro-Park Alliance 2,258,75013.188637,3513.70614New
Liberty Forward Party 1,173,4636.854984,7515.721418New
Democratic Labor Party 973,4455.683583,6653.3925–5
Creative Korea Party 651,9933.81272,8030.4213+3
New Progressive Party 504,4662.940229,5001.33000
Christian Party  [ ko ]443,7752.5903,7200.02000
Party for Peaceful Unification and Family 180,8571.060334,7151.9400New
Party for Displaced People and National Security93,5540.5501,1300.0100New
Socialist Party 35,4960.21000
Party for Culture and Art33,9660.2000New
Party for Citizen17,6560.1000New
United Vocational Party16,6220.1008810.0100New
Neo-Future Party12,1220.0700New
People's Association for Salvation5130.0000New
Unification Party510.0000New
Independents1,907,32611.082525+23
Total17,131,537100.005417,212,690100.002452990
Valid votes17,131,53798.3717,212,69098.83
Invalid/blank votes284,3831.63202,9761.17
Total votes17,415,920100.0017,415,666100.00
Registered voters/turnout37,796,03546.0837,796,03546.08
Source: NEC, CLEA, IPU

Constituency results by city/province

Constituency results by city/province
Region GNP UDP Pro-Park LFP DLP CKP Ind. Total
seats
Seats %Seats %Seats %Seats %Seats %Seats %Seats
Seoul 4051.2737.101.902.302.011.6048
Busan 1147.3111.819.202.804.3518
Daegu 861.100.8315.702.701.8112
Incheon 948.0231.604.803.400.4112
Gwangju 06.1764.700.107.718
Daejeon 026.6124.004.4540.000.800.406
Ulsan 553.402.305.5018.316
Gyeonggi 3248.31737.013.802.402.800.1151
Gangwon 344.8224.608.402.900.338
North Chungcheong 139.5635.303.6114.102.300.308
South Chungcheong 030.1114.301.5846.401.100.3110
North Jeolla 07.2954.701.3211
South Jeolla 06.1961.800.104.8312
North Gyeongsang 954.303.116.102.001.1515
South Gyeongsang 1351.418.5.01.229.100.4117
Jeju 034.4341.801.403.405.603
Total13143.56628.963.7145.723.410.425245

Party-list results by city/province

Party list vote results by city/province
Region GNP UDP Pro-Park LFP DLP CKP Other
Seoul 40.228.310.44.83.84.67.8
Busan 43.512.722.65.25.33.86.9
Daegu 46.64.932.74.03.22.95.7
Incheon 39.724.610.96.15.84.48.6
Gwangju 5.970.41.30.99.43.98.2
Daejeon 24.818.68.734.33.93.76.1
Ulsan 42.99.318.73.414.23.58.0
Gyeonggi 40.926.411.44.74.84.47.3
Gangwon 45.518.612.36.35.93.77.6
North Chungcheong 34.023.912.313.75.73.47.0
South Chungcheong 27.113.57.237.84.72.57.1
North Jeolla 9.364.32.31.67.42.912.1
South Jeolla 6.466.91.81.110.12.311.5
North Gyeongsang 53.55.623.62.94.12.48.0
South Gyeongsang 45.010.518.04.210.63.48.2
Jeju 32.430.212.34.210.05.15.8
Overall total37.525.213.26.85.73.87.8
Seat allocation221584320

Notes

References

  1. "2008 Electoral Calendar". Maximiliano Herrera's Human Rights Site. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
  2. "Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About Korea". Archived from the original on 2008-04-15. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
  3. Political apathy leads to record-low voter turnout, The Hankyoreh, Retrieved on April 10, 2008