2008 South Korean legislative election

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2008 South Korean legislative election
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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
  Kang Jae-seop.jpg Sohn Hak-kyu taking a commemorative photo at the National Assembly.jpg Staryeonyein siminbongsadan baldaesige issneun seoceongweon.png
Leader Kang Jae-seop Son Hak-gyu Suh Chung-won
Party Grand National United Democratic Pro-Park
Last election121 seats [lower-alpha 1] 161 seats [lower-alpha 2] Did not exist
Seats won1538114
Seat changeIncrease2.svg32Decrease2.svg80New
Constituency vote8,145,8244,977,508637,351
 % and swing43.45% (Increase2.svg5.55pp)28.92% (Decrease2.svg20.16pp)3.70% (New)
Regional vote7,478,7764,313,1112,258,750
 % and swing37.48% (Increase2.svg1.71pp)25.18% (Decrease2.svg21.05pp)13.18% (New)
 Fourth partyFifth party
  Lee Hoi-chang (2010).jpg
Leader Lee Hoi-chang Chon Young-sae
Party Liberty Forward Democratic Labor
Last electionDid not exist10 seats
Seats won185
Seat changeNewDecrease2.svg5
Constituency vote984,751583,665
 % and swing5.72% (New)3.39% (Decrease2.svg0.92pp)
Regional vote1,173,463973,445
 % and swing6.85% (New)5.68% (Decrease2.svg7.35pp)
South Korean Legislative Election 2008 districts 1.svg
Speaker before election

Lim Chae-jung
Uri

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]

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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
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141 / 299
Government
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 Party443,7752.5903,7200.02000
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

By region

RegionSeatsElectorateTurnout%PartyConstituencyProportional
Votes%SeatsVotes%
Seoul 488,078,3453,701,61945.8 Grand National Party 1,834,53451.2401,473,477
United Democratic Party 1,330,19437.171,037,469
Liberty Forward Party 83,3392.30175,731
Democratic Labor Party 72,4782.00138,751
Pro-Park Alliance 68,8611.90382,814
Creative Korea Party 55,3921.61169,787
Others138,5633.90285,353
Busan 182,841,4451,218,30342.9 Grand National Party 568,41147.311521,286
United Democratic Party 141,38611.81152,494
Pro-Park Alliance 110,9409.20270,393
Democratic Labor Party 51,0754.3063,243
Liberty Forward Party 33,1022.8062,238
Creative Korea Party 45,136
Others296,26924.7682,984
Incheon 122,018,699858,23442.5 Grand National Party 407,84648.09335,252
United Democratic Party 268,62231.62207,480
Liberty Forward Party 40,7914.8051,609
Democratic Labor Party 29,3163.4048,937
Creative Korea Party 3,1210.4037,007
Pro-Park Alliance 91,792
Others100,08911.8172,731
Daegu 121,899,679857,04145.1 Grand National Party 513,66761.18393,558
Pro-Park Alliance 132,44315.73276,790
Democratic Labor Party 15,0971.8027,366
Liberty Forward Party 22,8932.7033,437
United Democratic Party 6,4660.8041,649
Creative Korea Party 24,621
Others150,78417.9147,769
Gwangju 81,034,393438,37942.4 United Democratic Party 281,18264.77304,789
Democratic Labor Party 33,6027.7040,550
Grand National Party 26,5536.1025,551
Liberty Forward Party 6210.104,048
Creative Korea Party 16,917
Pro-Park Alliance 5,595
Others92,59921.3135,500
Daejeon 61,101,299499,19345.3 Liberty Forward Party 198,35540.05169,358
Grand National Party 131,83026.60122,220
United Democratic Party 118,75624.0191,777
Pro-Park Alliance 21,8964.4042,670
Democratic Labor Party 4,2070.8019,109
Creative Korea Party 2,1490.4018,051
Others18,5323.7029,884
Ulsan 6812,693371,83445.8 Grand National Party 196,21853.45157,453
Democratic Labor Party 67,18518.3052,308
Pro-Park Alliance 20,3475.5068,728
United Democratic Party 8,3092.3034,295
Creative Korea Party 12,799
Liberty Forward Party 12,382
Others75,20920.5129,348
Gyeonggi 518,290,8553,626,66643.7 Grand National Party 1,734,69648.3321,465,283
United Democratic Party 1,331,14237.017207,480
Pro-Park Alliance 136,8103.8151,609
Democratic Labor Party 100,3742.8048,937
Liberty Forward Party 86,6202.40169,682
Creative Korea Party 4,0680.10157,101
Others201,0365.611,480,584
Gangwon 81,166,766600,69251.5 Grand National Party 266,21744.83266,768
United Democratic Party 146,03224.62109,108
Liberty Forward Party 50,0138.4037,168
Democratic Labor Party 17,0752.9034,841
Creative Korea Party 1,6470.3021,455
Pro-Park Alliance 72,078
Others113,02219.0344,589
North Chungcheong 81,151,531567,43749.3 Grand National Party 222,45739.51189,681
United Democratic Party 198,90535.36133,199
Liberty Forward Party 79,40114.1176,521
Pro-Park Alliance 20,2753.6068,800
Democratic Labor Party 12,8492.3031,717
Creative Korea Party 1,7700.3018,717
Others27,1954.8038,940
South Chungcheong 101,542,618744,01848.2 Liberty Forward Party 341,04146.48273,564
Grand National Party 221,11530.10196,418
United Democratic Party 105,25014.3198,045
Pro-Park Alliance 11,2091.5052,283
Democratic Labor Party 7,8551.1034,052
Creative Korea Party 2,0400.3018,392
Others46,9716.4151,307
North Jeolla 111,424,401676,72747.5 United Democratic Party 363,12554.79424,663
Grand National Party 47,5287.2061,091
Democratic Labor Party 8,3441.3049,047
Creative Korea Party 19,335
Pro-Park Alliance 15,493
Liberty Forward Party 10,847
Others244,93636.9279,922
South Jeolla 121,496,888748,74450.0 United Democratic Party 454,27461.89486,790
Grand National Party 44,8016.1046,256
Democratic Labor Party 35,0784.8073,414
Liberty Forward Party 6020.107,721
Creative Korea Party 16,805
Pro-Park Alliance 12,884
Others200,39627.3383,879
North Gyeongsang 152,097,9071,113,64653.1 Grand National Party 594,10554.39579,285
Pro-Park Alliance 66,5776.11255,422
United Democratic Party 33,9283.1060,857
Liberty Forward Party 22,0292.0031,385
Democratic Labor Party 11,7351.1044,329
Creative Korea Party 25,521
Others365,55233.4586,961
South Gyeongsang 172,424,6021,171,68948.3 Grand National Party 593,39951.413517,675
Democratic Labor Party 105,1689.12122,089
United Democratic Party 98,2058.51120,889
Liberty Forward Party 14,1431.2048,700
Creative Korea Party 4,7650.4039,335
Pro-Park Alliance 206,373
Others339,46729.41144,318
Jeju 3413,904221,44453.5 United Democratic Party 91,73241.8365,720
Grand National Party 75,39934.4070,473
Democratic Labor Party 12,2275.6021,718
Liberty Forward Party 7,3993.409,072
Creative Korea Party 11,014
Pro-Park Alliance 3,0801.4026,741
Others29,66813.5012,708
Source: Psephos

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