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1954 South Korean legislative election
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| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| country | South Korea | |
| flag_year | 1949 | |
| type | legislative | |
| previous_election | 1950 South Korean legislative election | |
| previous_year | 1950 | |
| next_election | 1958 South Korean legislative election | |
| next_year | 1958 | |
| turnout | 91.14% ( 0.77pp) | |
| seats_for_election | All 203 seats to the House of Representatives | |
| majority_seats | 102 | |
| election_date | 20 May 1954 | |
| image1 | Rhee Syng-Man in 1948.jpg | |
| leader1 | Syngman Rhee | |
| leader_since1 | 17 December 1951 | |
| party1 | Liberal Party (South Korea) | |
| last_election1 | ||
| seats1 | 114 | |
| seat_change1 | New | |
| popular_vote1 | 2,756,081 | |
| percentage1 | 36.79% | |
| swing1 | New | |
| image2 | Haegong Shin Ik-hee in 1952.jpg | |
| leader2 | Sin Ik-hui | |
| leader_since2 | 10 February 1949 | |
| party2 | Democratic Nationalist | |
| last_election2 | 24 seats | |
| seats2 | 15 | |
| seat_change2 | 9 | |
| popular_vote2 | 593,499 | |
| percentage2 | 7.92% | |
| swing2 | 1.87pp | |
| map_image | Republic_of_Korea_legislative_election_1954_districts_result.png | |
| map_caption | Results by constituency | |
| title | Speaker | |
| before_election | Shin Ik-hee | before_party = National Association (South Korea) |
| after_election | Lee Ki-poong | after_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
| Region | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| seats | Seats won | LP | DNP | NA | KNP | Other | Ind. | Liberal Party (South Korea)}}" | Democratic Nationalist Party (South Korea)}}" | National Association (South Korea)}}" | Korea Nationalist Party}}" | Independent}}" | Seoul | 16 | Gyeonggi | 23 | Gangwon | 12 | North Chungcheong | 12 | South Chungcheong | 19 | North Jeolla | 22 | South Jeolla | 30 | North Gyeongsang | 34 | South Gyeongsang | 32 | Jeju | 3 | Total | 203 | 111 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 70 | |||||
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: National Election Commission |
References
References
- [[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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