1978 South Korean Legislative Election
12 December 1978 · Yushin and the Fifth Republic · 154 seats, 116 for a majority
Legislative elections were held in South Korea on 12 December 1978 to elect 154 members of the National Assembly. Another 77 members appointed by President Park Chung-hee were indirectly elected by the National Conference for Unification on 21 December 1978.
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
68 of 154 seats
Turnout
77.1%
The result
| Share of the Assembly | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Republican Party | Park Chung-hee | 68 | +5 | 4,695,995 | 31.7% | -7.0 | |
| New Democratic Party | — | 61 | +9 | 4,861,204 | 32.8% | — | |
| Independents | — | 22 | +3 | 4,160,187 | 28.1% | — | |
| Democratic Unification Party | — | 3 | +1 | 1,095,057 | 7.4% | — |