South Korean legislative election, 1954

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Parliamentary elections were held in South Korea on 20 May 1954.^[1] The result was a victory for Syngman Rhee's Liberal Party, which won 114 of the 203 seats. Voter turnout was 91.1%.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Liberal Party	2,756,061	36.8	114	New
Democratic Nationalist Party	593,499	7.9	15	-9
National Association	192,109	2.6	3	-11
Korea Nationalist Party	72,923	1.0	3	-21
Other parties	286,097	3.8	0	-
Independents	3,591,617	47.9	68	-58
Invalid/blank votes	206,082	-	-	-
Total	7,698,390	100	203	-7
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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