South Korean legislative election, 1973
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Parliamentary elections were held in South Korea on 27 February 1973.[1]
The result was a victory for the ruling Democratic Republican Party, which won 73 of the 146 elected seats in the National Assembly. With one-thirds of seats appointed by the president, the ruling party had a Supermajority. Voter turnout was 72.9%.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Republican Party | 4,251,754 | 38.7 | 73 | –40 |
| New Democratic Party | 3,577,300 | 32.5 | 52 | –37 |
| Democratic Unification Party | 1,114,204 | 10.2 | 2 | New |
| Independents | 2,048,178 | 18.6 | 19 | New |
| Presidential appointees | – | – | 73 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 205,048 | – | – | – |
| Total | 11,196,484 | 100 | 219 | +15 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
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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