1988 South Korean Legislative Election

First democratic Assembly

26 April 1988 · The democratic Assembly · 299 seats, 150 for a majority

Legislative elections were held in South Korea on 26 April 1988. The result was a victory for the ruling Democratic Justice Party (DJP), which won 125 of the 299 seats in the National Assembly.

President before

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President (continued)

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Largest force

Democratic Justice Party

87 of 299 seats

Turnout

75.8%

The result

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Democratic Justice Party

Roh Tae-woo · 34.0% of votes · +38 seats

seats

Peace Democratic Party

Park Yeong-suk · 19.3% of votes · +16 seats

seats

Reunification Democratic Party

Kim Myeong-yun · 23.8% of votes · +13 seats

seats

New Democratic Republican Party

Kim Jong-pil · 15.6% of votes · +8 seats

seats

Independents

4.8% of votes · 0 seats

seats

Hankyoreh Democratic Party

1.3% of votes · 0 seats

seats


Democratic Justice Party	Roh Tae-woo	87	+38	6,670,494	34.0%	-1.3
Peace Democratic Party	Park Yeong-suk	54	+16	3,783,279	19.3%	—
Reunification Democratic Party	Kim Myeong-yun	46	+13	4,680,175	23.8%	—
New Democratic Republican Party	Kim Jong-pil	27	+8	3,062,506	15.6%	—
Independents	—	9	0	933,161	4.8%	—
Hankyoreh Democratic Party	—	1	0	251,236	1.3%	—

75 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.