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
| Share of the Assembly | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Justice Party | Chun Doo-hwan | 87 | +61 | 7,040,811 | 35.3% | -0.4 | |
| New Korean Democratic Party | Lee Min-woo | 50 | +17 | 5,843,827 | 29.3% | — | |
| Democratic Korea Party | Yu Chi-song | 26 | +9 | 3,930,966 | 19.7% | -1.9 | |
| Korean National Party | Kim Jong-cheol | 15 | +5 | 1,828,744 | 9.2% | -4.1 | |
| Independents | — | 4 | 0 | 650,028 | 3.3% | — | |
| New Socialist Party | — | 1 | 0 | 288,863 | 1.4% | — | |
| New Democratic Party | — | 1 | 0 | 112,654 | 0.6% | — |
92 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.