1948 South Korean Legislative Election
The Constitutional Assembly10 May 1948 · Founding assemblies · 200 seats, 101 for a majority
Constitutional Assembly elections were held in South Korea on 10 May 1948. They were held under the U.S. military occupation, with supervision from the United Nations, and resulted in a victory for the National Association for the Rapid Realisation of Korean Independence, which won 55 of the 200 seats, although 85 were held by independents.
President before
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President (continued)
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Largest force
Independents
85 of 200 seats
Turnout
95.5%
The result
| Share of the Assembly | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independents | — | 85 | — | 2,745,483 | 40.5% | — | |
| NARRKI | — | 55 | — | 1,755,543 | 25.9% | — | |
| Korea Democratic Party | — | 29 | — | 916,322 | 13.5% | — | |
| Korea Youth Party | — | 12 | — | 655,653 | 9.7% | — | |
| Other parties | — | 10 | — | 401,554 | 5.9% | — | |
| National Youth Party | — | 6 | — | 151,043 | 2.2% | — | |
| Farmers Federation | — | 2 | — | 52,512 | 0.8% | — | |
| Taehan Labour Federation | — | 1 | — | 106,629 | 1.6% | — |