1971 South Korean Legislative Election
25 May 1971 · The Park era Assemblies · 204 seats, 103 for a majority
The unicameral National Assembly was elected by parallel voting, with 153 legislators elected in single-member constituencies and 51 allocated via a modified formula on the national level, excluding parties that did not win more than three seats or more than 5% of the valid vote.
Held in wartime. This election took place while the country was engaged in Vietnam War (1965–1973). Conflicts →
President before
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President (continued)
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Largest force
Democratic Republican Party
86 of 204 seats
Turnout
73.2%
The result
| Share of the Assembly | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Republican Party | Park Chung-hee | 86 | +27 | 5,460,581 | 48.8% | -1.9 | |
| New Democratic Party | Kim Hong-il | 65 | +24 | 4,969,050 | 44.4% | +11.6 | |
| National Party | — | 1 | 0 | 454,257 | 4.1% | — | |
| People's Party | — | 1 | 0 | 155,277 | 1.4% | — |
51 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.