1958 South Korean Legislative Election
2 May 1958 · Founding assemblies · 233 seats, 117 for a majority
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President before
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President (continued)
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Largest force
Liberal Party
126 of 233 seats
Turnout
87.8%
The result
| Share of the Assembly | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Party | Syngman Rhee | 126 | +12 | 3,607,092 | 42.1% | +5.3 | |
| Democratic Party | Chough Pyung-ok | 79 | +64 | 2,914,049 | 34.0% | +26.1 | |
| Independents | — | 27 | +41 | 1,857,707 | 21.7% | — | |
| Unification Party | — | 1 | — | 53,716 | 0.6% | — |