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1958 South Korean legislative election
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| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| country | South Korea | |
| flag_year | 1949 | |
| type | legislative | |
| previous_election | 1954 South Korean legislative election | |
| previous_year | 1954 | |
| next_election | 1960 South Korean parliamentary election | |
| next_year | 1960 | |
| turnout | 87.80% ( 3.34pp) | |
| seats_for_election | All 233 seats in the House of Representatives | |
| majority_seats | 117 | |
| election_date | 2 May 1958 | |
| image1 | Rhee Syng-Man in 1948.jpg | |
| leader1 | Syngman Rhee | |
| party1 | Liberal Party (South Korea) | |
| last_election1 | 114 seats | |
| seats1 | 126 | |
| seat_change1 | 12 | |
| popular_vote1 | 3,607,092 | |
| percentage1 | 42.07% | |
| swing1 | 5.28pp | |
| image2 | Cho Byung-ok.jpg | |
| leader2 | Chough Pyung-ok | |
| party2 | Democratic | |
| last_election2 | 15 seats | |
| seats2 | 79 | |
| seat_change2 | 64 | |
| popular_vote2 | 2,914,049 | |
| percentage2 | 33.99% | |
| swing2 | 26.07pp | |
| map_image | Republic_of_Korea_legislative_election_1958_districts_result.png | |
| map_caption | Results by constituency | |
| title | Speaker | |
| before_election | Lee Ki-poong | before_party = Liberal Party (South Korea) |
| after_election | Lee Ki-poong | after_party = Liberal Party (South Korea) |
Legislative elections were held in South Korea on Friday 2 May 1958. The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 126 of the 233 seats. Voter turnout was 87.8%.
Electoral system
The elections were held under first-past-the-post voting.
Results
By city/province
| Region | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| seats | Seats won | LP | DP | UP | Ind. | Liberal Party (South Korea)}}" | Democratic Party (South Korea, 1955)}}" | Independent}}" | Seoul | 16 | Gyeonggi | 25 | Gangwon | 20 | North Chungcheong | 13 | South Chungcheong | 22 | North Jeolla | 24 | South Jeolla | 32 | North Gyeongsang | 38 | South Gyeongsang | 40 | Jeju | 3 | Total | 233 | 126 | 79 | 1 | 27 | |||
| 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 8 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 11 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 10 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | 8 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Notes
References
References
- [[Dieter Nohlen]], Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II'', p420 {{ISBN. 0-19-924959-8
- Nohlen ''et al''., pp428–429
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