1950 South Korean Legislative Election
30 May 1950 · Founding assemblies · 210 seats, 106 for a majority
Legislative elections were held in South Korea on 30 May 1950, less than a month before the invasion of the country by North Korea. The elections resulted in a tie between the Democratic Nationalist Party and the Korea Nationalist Party, which both won 24 seats, although a majority of the 210 seats were won by independents.
Held in wartime. This election took place while the country was engaged in Korean War [ 9 ] (1950–1953). Conflicts →
President before
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President (continued)
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Largest force
Independents
126 of 210 seats
Turnout
91.9%
The result
| Share of the Assembly | |||||||
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| Independents | — | 126 | — | 4,397,287 | 62.9% | — | |
| Democratic Nationalist Party | — | 24 | — | 683,910 | 9.8% | — | |
| Korea Nationalist Party | — | 24 | — | 677,173 | 9.7% | — | |
| National Association | — | 14 | — | 473,153 | 6.8% | — | |
| Korea Youth Party | — | 10 | — | 227,539 | 3.3% | — | |
| Other parties | — | 3 | — | 152,365 | 2.2% | — | |
| Korean Federation of Trade Unions | — | 3 | — | 117,939 | 1.7% | — | |
| Ilmin Club | — | 3 | — | 71,239 | 1.0% | — |
3 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.