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
Independents
40.5% of votes
85
seats
NARRKI
25.9% of votes
55
seats
Korea Democratic Party
13.5% of votes
29
seats
Korea Youth Party
9.7% of votes
12
seats
Other parties
5.9% of votes
10
seats
National Youth Party
2.2% of votes
6
seats
Farmers Federation
0.8% of votes
2
seats
Taehan Labour Federation
1.6% of votes
1
seats