2008 South Korean Legislative Election
9 April 2008 · The democratic Assembly · 299 seats, 150 for a majority
The election was held under parallel voting, with 245 members elected in single-member constituencies via first-past-the-post voting and the remainder elected via proportional representation. Proportional seats were only available to parties which won three percent of the national valid vote among seat-allocated parties and/or won five or more constituency seats.
President before
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President (continued)
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Largest force
Grand National
153 of 299 seats
Turnout
46.1%
The result
| Share of the Assembly | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand National | Kang Jae-sup | 153 | +32 | — | — | — | |
| Liberty Forward | Lee Hoi-chang | 18 | — | — | — | — | |
| Democratic Labor | Chon Young-sae | 5 | -5 | — | — | — | |
| Creative Korea | Han Myeon-hee | 3 | +3 | — | — | — |
120 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.