1973 South Korean Legislative Election
A third of seats appointed27 February 1973 · Yushin and the Fifth Republic · 146 seats, 110 for a majority
The election reconstituted the National Assembly after Park had dissolved it in the October Restoration self-coup four months earlier and pushed through a constitutional referendum which removed presidential term limits and gave him the power to appoint one-third of the National Assembly.
Held in wartime. This election took place while the country was engaged in Vietnam War (1965–1973). Conflicts →
Held under the Yushin constitution: one third of the Assembly was appointed on the president's nomination.
President before
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President (continued)
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Largest force
Democratic Republican Party
73 of 146 seats
Turnout
71.4%
The result
Democratic Republican Party
Park Chung-hee · 38.7% of votes · +40 seats
73
seats
New Democratic Party
32.5% of votes · +37 seats
52
seats
Independents
18.6% of votes
19
seats
Democratic Unification Party
10.1% of votes
2
seats