1996 South Korean Legislative Election
11 April 1996 · The democratic Assembly · 299 seats, 150 for a majority
Legislative elections were held in South Korea on 12 April 1996. The result was a victory for the New Korea Party, which won 139 of the 299 seats in the National Assembly.
President before
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President (continued)
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Largest force
New Korea Party
121 of 299 seats
Turnout
63.9%
The result
| Share of the Assembly | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Korea Party | Kim Young-sam | 121 | +18 | 6,783,730 | 34.5% | -4.0 | |
| National Congress for New Politics | Kim Dae-jung | 66 | +13 | 4,971,961 | 25.3% | — | |
| United Liberal Democrats | Kim Jong-pil | 41 | +9 | 3,178,474 | 16.2% | -3.0 | |
| Independents | — | 16 | 0 | 2,328,785 | 11.8% | — | |
| United Democratic Party | Park Il | 9 | +6 | 2,207,695 | 11.2% | -17.9 |
46 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.