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1973 South Korean legislative election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | South Korea |
| flag_year | 1949 |
| type | legislative |
| previous_election | 1971 South Korean legislative election |
| previous_year | 1971 |
| next_election | 1978 South Korean legislative election |
| next_year | 1978 |
| turnout | 71.36% ( 1.86pp) |
| seats_for_election | 146 of the 219 seats in the National Assembly |
| majority_seats | 110 |
| election_date | 27 February 1973 |
| image1 | Park Chung-hee 1963's.png |
| leader1 | Park Chung-hee |
| party1 | Democratic Republican Party (South Korea) |
| last_election1 | 113 seats |
| seats1 | 73 |
| seat_change1 | 40 |
| popular_vote1 | 4,251,754 |
| percentage1 | 38.68% |
| swing1 | 10.09pp |
| image2 | 3x4.svg |
| leader2 | Yu Chin-san |
| party2 | New Democratic Party (South Korea) |
| last_election2 | 89 seats |
| seats2 | 52 |
| seat_change2 | 37 |
| popular_vote2 | 3,577,300 |
| percentage2 | 32.55% |
| swing2 | 11.83pp |
| image3 | 3x4.svg |
| leader3 | Yang il-dong |
| party3 | Democratic Unification Party (South Korea) |
| last_election3 | Did not exist |
| seats3 | 3 |
| seat_change3 | New |
| popular_vote3 | 1,114,204 |
| percentage3 | 10.14% |
| swing3 | New |
| title | Speaker |
| before_election | None |
| after_election | Chung Il-kwon |
| after_party | Democratic Republican Party (South Korea) |
Legislative elections were held in South Korea on 27 February 1973 to elect 146 members of the National Assembly. Another 73 members appointed by President Park Chung-hee were indirectly elected by the National Conference for Unification on 7 March 1973.
The result was a supermajority victory for the ruling Democratic Republican Party, which won 73 of the 146 elected seats in the National Assembly along with the 73 seats filled by Park's appointees. Voter turnout was 73%.
The election reconstituted the National Assembly after Park had dissolved it in the October Restoration self-coup four months earlier and pushed through a constitutional referendum which removed presidential term limits and gave him the power to appoint one-third of the National Assembly. The opposition New Democratic Party had also split in 1972 over a leadership dispute between the Yu Chin-san faction and an opposing faction led by Kim Dae-jung and Kim Hong-il. One month before the election, the latter formed the . However, the DUP performed poorly and split the opposition vote, and in the aftermath the members expressed regret for their decision to run.
Electoral system
Two-thirds of the seats were elected from two-member constituencies via single non-transferable vote. The remaining one-third of the seats were presidential appointees, nominated by president Park and confirmed by the National Conference for Unification elected in 1972.
Results
By city/province
| Region | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| seats | Seats won | DRP | NDP | DUP | Ind. | Democratic Republican Party (South Korea)}}" | New Democratic Party (South Korea)}}" | Democratic Unification Party (South Korea)}}" | Independents}}" | Seoul | 16 | Busan | 8 | Gyeonggi | 16 | Gangwon | 10 | North Chungcheong | 8 | South Chungcheong | 14 | North Jeolla | 12 | South Jeolla | 20 | North Gyeongsang | 22 | South Gyeongsang | 18 | Jeju | 2 | Total | 146 | 73 | 52 | 2 | 19 | ||||
| 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Presidential appointees
On 7 March 1973, the National Conference for Unification indirectly elected 73 members of the National Assembly appointed by President Park Chung-hee. The number of delegates present was 2,354, with 2,251 delegates approving the election of Park's appointees.{{Election results
By city/province
| Region | Votes | Delegates | For | Against | Invalid | Voted | Absent | Total | Seoul | Busan | Gyeonggi | Gangwon | North Chungcheong | South Chungcheong | North Jeolla | South Jeolla | North Gyeongsang | South Gyeongsang | Jeju | Total | 2,251 | 82 | 21 | 2,354 | 5 | 2,359 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 299 | 2 | 0 | 301 | 2 | 303 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 95 | 7 | 1 | 103 | 1 | 104 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 274 | 4 | 2 | 280 | 0 | 280 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 135 | 10 | 0 | 145 | 0 | 145 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 125 | 2 | 0 | 127 | 0 | 127 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 226 | 5 | 0 | 231 | 0 | 231 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 187 | 10 | 3 | 200 | 0 | 200 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 297 | 11 | 3 | 311 | 1 | 312 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 335 | 13 | 5 | 353 | 1 | 354 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 253 | 18 | 7 | 278 | 0 | 278 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: Naver News Library |
References
References
- [[Dieter Nohlen]], Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II'', p420 {{ISBN. 0-19-924959-8
- "三年制議員(삼년제의원)73명 大統領推薦(대통령추천)대로選出(선출)".
- Lee, Kap-Yun. (1999). "Elections in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan Under the Single Non-Transferable Vote: The Comparative Study of an Embedded Institution". University of Michigan Press.
- (26 September 1972). "新民全黨大會 珍山系만으로 强行". [[The Dong-a Ilbo]].
- (18 January 1973). "金弘壹씨系 新民黨 떠나기로 鄭一亨씨는 殘留". [[Kyunghyang Shinmun]].
- (19 January 1973). "金弘壹씨新民脫党 民統党에參与할듯". [[Maeil Business Newspaper]].
- (3 March 1973). "統一黨간부들, 總選참여를후회". [[Kyunghyang Shinmun]].
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