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1954 South Korean legislative election

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FieldValue
countrySouth Korea
flag_year1949
typelegislative
previous_election1950 South Korean legislative election
previous_year1950
next_election1958 South Korean legislative election
next_year1958
turnout91.14% ( 0.77pp)
seats_for_electionAll 203 seats to the House of Representatives
majority_seats102
election_date20 May 1954
image1Rhee Syng-Man in 1948.jpg
leader1Syngman Rhee
leader_since117 December 1951
party1Liberal Party (South Korea)
last_election1
seats1114
seat_change1New
popular_vote12,756,081
percentage136.79%
swing1New
image2Haegong Shin Ik-hee in 1952.jpg
leader2Sin Ik-hui
leader_since210 February 1949
party2Democratic Nationalist
last_election224 seats
seats215
seat_change29
popular_vote2593,499
percentage27.92%
swing21.87pp
map_imageRepublic_of_Korea_legislative_election_1954_districts_result.png
map_captionResults by constituency
titleSpeaker
before_electionShin Ik-heebefore_party = National Association (South Korea)
after_electionLee Ki-poongafter_party = Liberal Party (South Korea)

Legislative elections were held in South Korea on 20 May 1954. The result was a victory for Syngman Rhee's Liberal Party, which won 114 of the 203 seats. Voter turnout was 91.1%.

Electoral system

The elections were held under first-past-the-post voting.

Results

Results by city/province

RegionTotal
seatsSeats wonLPDNPNAKNPOtherInd.Liberal Party (South Korea)}}"Democratic Nationalist Party (South Korea)}}"National Association (South Korea)}}"Korea Nationalist Party}}"Independent}}"Seoul16Gyeonggi23Gangwon12North Chungcheong12South Chungcheong19North Jeolla22South Jeolla30North Gyeongsang34South Gyeongsang32Jeju3Total2031111632170
530206
1510007
801003
810012
1700002
10200010
15300012
15310015
17310011
100002
Source: National Election Commission

References

References

  1. [[Dieter Nohlen]], Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II'', p420 {{ISBN. 0-19-924959-8
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