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
Democratic Republican Party
Park Chung-hee · 31.7% of votes · +5 seats
68
seats
New Democratic Party
32.8% of votes · +9 seats
61
seats
Independents
28.1% of votes · +3 seats
22
seats
Democratic Unification Party
7.4% of votes · +1 seats
3
seats