1954 South Korean legislative election

1954 South Korean legislative election

20 May 1954
All 203 seats to the House of Representatives 102 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	91.14% ( 0.77pp)
Majority party Minority party   Leader Syngman Rhee Sin Ik-hui Party Liberal Democratic Nationalist Leader since 17 December 1951 10 February 1949 Last election  – 24 seats Seats won 114 15 Seat change New 9 Popular vote 2,756,081 593,499 Percentage 36.79% 7.92% Swing New 1.87pp
Results by constituency
Speaker before election Shin Ik-hee National Association Elected Speaker Lee Ki-poong Liberal

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

Electoral system

The elections were held under first-past-the-post voting.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Liberal Party	2,756,061	36.79	114	New
	Democratic Nationalist Party	593,499	7.92	15	–9
	National Association	192,109	2.56	3	–11
	Korea Nationalist Party	72,923	0.97	3	–21
	Other parties	286,097	3.82	0	–
	Independents	3,591,617	47.94	68	–58
Total		7,492,306	100.00	203	–7
Valid votes		7,492,306	97.32
Invalid/blank votes		206,082	2.68
Total votes		7,698,388	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		8,446,509	91.14
Source: Nohlen et al.

Results by city/province

Region	Total seats	Seats won
		LP	DNP	NA	KNP	Other	Ind.
Seoul	16	5	3	0	2	0	6
Gyeonggi	23	15	1	0	0	0	7
Gangwon	12	8	0	1	0	0	3
North Chungcheong	12	8	1	0	0	1	2
South Chungcheong	19	17	0	0	0	0	2
North Jeolla	22	10	2	0	0	0	10
South Jeolla	30	15	3	0	0	0	12
North Gyeongsang	34	15	3	1	0	0	15
South Gyeongsang	32	17	3	1	0	0	11
Jeju	3	1	0	0	0	0	2
Total	203	111	16	3	2	1	70
Source: National Election Commission

See also

• Third National Assembly