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2008 South Korean legislative election

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]

2008 South Korean legislative election
South Korea
← 20049 April 20082012 →
All 299 seats in the National Assembly
150 seats needed for a majority
Turnout46.08% (Decrease 14.55pp)
PartyLeader%Seats+/–
Grand NationalKang Jae-seop37.48153+32
United DemocraticHan Myeong-sook25.1881−80
Pro-ParkSuh Chung-won13.1814New
Liberty ForwardLee Hoi-chang6.8518New
Democratic LaborKwon Young-ghil5.685−5
Creative KoreaHan Myeon-hee3.813New
Independents–11.0825+23
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results of the election
Speaker before Speaker after
Kim Chae-jung
United Democratic		 Kim Hyong-o
Grand National

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 PartyHan Myeong-sookLiberalism
152 / 299
[a]
141 / 299
Government
9 / 299
[b]
Grand National PartyKang Jae-seopConservatism
121 / 299
117 / 299
Opposition
United Liberal DemocratsKim Nak-seong
4 / 273
Dissolved
Liberty Forward PartyLee Hoi-changDid not exist
10 / 299
Democratic Labor PartyKwon Young-ghilProgressivism
10 / 299
7 / 299
Pro-Park AllianceSuh Chung-wonConservatismDid not exist
3 / 299
Creative Korea PartyHan Myeon-heeCentrist reformismDid 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:

  • Grand National Party (한나라당, Hannara-dang), led by Kang Jae-seop. The current major conservative party within the National Assembly. (153 seats won)
  • United Democratic Party (통합민주당, Tongham Minju-dang), led by Son Hak-gyu. The current major liberal party within the National Assembly. (81 seats won)
  • Liberty Forward Party (자유선진당, Jayu Seonjin-dang), led by Lee Hoi-chang. The Chungcheong Region-strongholder and current second conservative party within the National Assembly against the GNP. (18 seats won)
  • Pro-Park Alliance (친박연대, Chin-bak Yeon-dae), led by Seo Cheong-won, although their inspirational leader is former GNP leader Park Geun-hye. A conservative coalition with Park Geun-hye within the National Assembly that broke away from the GNP after a dispute on the GNP's candidate nomination, which happened just before the election. (14 seats won)
  • Democratic Labor Party (민주노동당, Minju Nodong-dang), led by Chun Young-se. A minor but the most progressive party within the 18th National Assembly, against both the Grand Nationals and Democrats. (5 seats won)
  • Creative Korea Party (창조한국당, Changjo Hanguk-dang), led by Moon Kook-hyun. A minor but pro-environmental liberal party within the National Assembly, against the Grand Nationals. (3 seats won)
  • (no seats) The New Progressive Party (진보신당) Jinbo Shin-dang), led by Sim Sang-jeong and Roh Hoe-chan, won 2.94% votes but not enough to gain any seats. The New Progressive Party split from the Democratic Labor Party as a reaction to nationalism after the 2007 presidential elections.

Results

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PartyProportionalConstituencyTotal
seats		+/–
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Grand National Party6,421,72737.48227,478,77643.45131153+32
United Democratic Party4,313,64525.18154,977,50828.926681–80
Pro-Park Alliance2,258,75013.188637,3513.70614New
Liberty Forward Party1,173,4636.854984,7515.721418New
Democratic Labor Party973,4455.683583,6653.3925–5
Creative Korea Party651,9933.81272,8030.4213+3
New Progressive Party504,4662.940229,5001.33000
Christian Party443,7752.5903,7200.02000
Party for Peaceful Unification and Family180,8571.060334,7151.9400New
Party for Displaced People and National Security93,5540.5501,1300.0100New
Socialist Party35,4960.21000
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%
Seoul488,078,3453,701,61945.8Grand National Party1,834,53451.2401,473,477
United Democratic Party1,330,19437.171,037,469
Liberty Forward Party83,3392.30175,731
Democratic Labor Party72,4782.00138,751
Pro-Park Alliance68,8611.90382,814
Creative Korea Party55,3921.61169,787
Others138,5633.90285,353
Busan182,841,4451,218,30342.9Grand National Party568,41147.311521,286
United Democratic Party141,38611.81152,494
Pro-Park Alliance110,9409.20270,393
Democratic Labor Party51,0754.3063,243
Liberty Forward Party33,1022.8062,238
Creative Korea Party45,136
Others296,26924.7682,984
Incheon122,018,699858,23442.5Grand National Party407,84648.09335,252
United Democratic Party268,62231.62207,480
Liberty Forward Party40,7914.8051,609
Democratic Labor Party29,3163.4048,937
Creative Korea Party3,1210.4037,007
Pro-Park Alliance91,792
Others100,08911.8172,731
Daegu121,899,679857,04145.1Grand National Party513,66761.18393,558
Pro-Park Alliance132,44315.73276,790
Democratic Labor Party15,0971.8027,366
Liberty Forward Party22,8932.7033,437
United Democratic Party6,4660.8041,649
Creative Korea Party24,621
Others150,78417.9147,769
Gwangju81,034,393438,37942.4United Democratic Party281,18264.77304,789
Democratic Labor Party33,6027.7040,550
Grand National Party26,5536.1025,551
Liberty Forward Party6210.104,048
Creative Korea Party16,917
Pro-Park Alliance5,595
Others92,59921.3135,500
Daejeon61,101,299499,19345.3Liberty Forward Party198,35540.05169,358
Grand National Party131,83026.60122,220
United Democratic Party118,75624.0191,777
Pro-Park Alliance21,8964.4042,670
Democratic Labor Party4,2070.8019,109
Creative Korea Party2,1490.4018,051
Others18,5323.7029,884
Ulsan6812,693371,83445.8Grand National Party196,21853.45157,453
Democratic Labor Party67,18518.3052,308
Pro-Park Alliance20,3475.5068,728
United Democratic Party8,3092.3034,295
Creative Korea Party12,799
Liberty Forward Party12,382
Others75,20920.5129,348
Gyeonggi518,290,8553,626,66643.7Grand National Party1,734,69648.3321,465,283
United Democratic Party1,331,14237.017207,480
Pro-Park Alliance136,8103.8151,609
Democratic Labor Party100,3742.8048,937
Liberty Forward Party86,6202.40169,682
Creative Korea Party4,0680.10157,101
Others201,0365.611,480,584
Gangwon81,166,766600,69251.5Grand National Party266,21744.83266,768
United Democratic Party146,03224.62109,108
Liberty Forward Party50,0138.4037,168
Democratic Labor Party17,0752.9034,841
Creative Korea Party1,6470.3021,455
Pro-Park Alliance72,078
Others113,02219.0344,589
North Chungcheong81,151,531567,43749.3Grand National Party222,45739.51189,681
United Democratic Party198,90535.36133,199
Liberty Forward Party79,40114.1176,521
Pro-Park Alliance20,2753.6068,800
Democratic Labor Party12,8492.3031,717
Creative Korea Party1,7700.3018,717
Others27,1954.8038,940
South Chungcheong101,542,618744,01848.2Liberty Forward Party341,04146.48273,564
Grand National Party221,11530.10196,418
United Democratic Party105,25014.3198,045
Pro-Park Alliance11,2091.5052,283
Democratic Labor Party7,8551.1034,052
Creative Korea Party2,0400.3018,392
Others46,9716.4151,307
North Jeolla111,424,401676,72747.5United Democratic Party363,12554.79424,663
Grand National Party47,5287.2061,091
Democratic Labor Party8,3441.3049,047
Creative Korea Party19,335
Pro-Park Alliance15,493
Liberty Forward Party10,847
Others244,93636.9279,922
South Jeolla121,496,888748,74450.0United Democratic Party454,27461.89486,790
Grand National Party44,8016.1046,256
Democratic Labor Party35,0784.8073,414
Liberty Forward Party6020.107,721
Creative Korea Party16,805
Pro-Park Alliance12,884
Others200,39627.3383,879
North Gyeongsang152,097,9071,113,64653.1Grand National Party594,10554.39579,285
Pro-Park Alliance66,5776.11255,422
United Democratic Party33,9283.1060,857
Liberty Forward Party22,0292.0031,385
Democratic Labor Party11,7351.1044,329
Creative Korea Party25,521
Others365,55233.4586,961
South Gyeongsang172,424,6021,171,68948.3Grand National Party593,39951.413517,675
Democratic Labor Party105,1689.12122,089
United Democratic Party98,2058.51120,889
Liberty Forward Party14,1431.2048,700
Creative Korea Party4,7650.4039,335
Pro-Park Alliance206,373
Others339,46729.41144,318
Jeju3413,904221,44453.5United Democratic Party91,73241.8365,720
Grand National Party75,39934.4070,473
Democratic Labor Party12,2275.6021,718
Liberty Forward Party7,3993.409,072
Creative Korea Party11,014
Pro-Park Alliance3,0801.4026,741
Others29,66813.5012,708
Source: Psephos

Notes

References

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