South Korean legislative election, 1981
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Parliamentary elections were held in South Korea on 25 March 1981.[1] The result was a victory for the Democratic Justice Party, which won 151 of the 276 seats in the National Assembly. Voter turnout was 77.7%.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Justice Party | 5,776,624 | 35.6 | 151 | +83 |
| Democratic Korea Party | 3,495,829 | 21.6 | 81 | New |
| Korea National Party | 2,147,293 | 13.2 | 25 | New |
| Civil Rights Party | 1,088,847 | 6.7 | 2 | New |
| New Politics Party | 676,921 | 4.2 | 2 | New |
| Democratic Socialist Party | 524,361 | 3.2 | 2 | New |
| Democratic Farmer's Party | 227,715 | 1.4 | 1 | New |
| Peaceful People Party | 144,000 | 0.9 | 1 | New |
| Socialist Party | 122,778 | 0.8 | 0 | New |
| Korea Christian Democratic Party | 103,893 | 0.6 | 0 | New |
| Unification National Group Party | 87,977 | 0.5 | 0 | New |
| Won-il Democratic Founding Party | 76,863 | 0.5 | 0 | New |
| Independents | 1,734,224 | 10.7 | 11 | -11 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 190,520 | - | - | - |
| Total | 16,397,845 | 100 | 276 | +45 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p420 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
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