1985 South Korean Legislative Election
The opposition's breakthrough12 February 1985 · Yushin and the Fifth Republic · 276 seats, 139 for a majority
Of the 276 seats, 184 were elected in two-member constituencies via single non-transferable vote, while the remainder were allocated via proportional representation at the national level among parties that won five or more seats in constituencies.
Held under the Fifth Republic's rules, with a seat bonus favouring the ruling party.
President before
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President (continued)
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Largest force
Democratic Justice Party
87 of 276 seats
Turnout
84.6%
The result
Democratic Justice Party
Chun Doo-hwan · 35.3% of votes · +61 seats
87
seats
New Korean Democratic Party
Lee Min-woo · 29.3% of votes · +17 seats
50
seats
Democratic Korea Party
Yu Chi-song · 19.7% of votes · +9 seats
26
seats
Korean National Party
Kim Jong-cheol · 9.2% of votes · +5 seats
15
seats
Independents
3.3% of votes · 0 seats
4
seats
New Socialist Party
1.4% of votes · 0 seats
1
seats
New Democratic Party
0.6% of votes · 0 seats
1
seats
92 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.