South Korean parliamentary election, 2008
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| South Korean parliamentary election, 2008 All 299 seats to the National Assembly of South Korea |
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| April 9, 2008 | ||||
| Majority Party | Minority Party | |||
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| Leader | Kang Jae-seop | Son Hak-Gyu | ||
| Party | GNP | UDP | ||
| Leader's seat | Seo-gu, Daegu | Jongno-gu, Seoul | ||
| Last election | 412 seats, 40.7% | - | ||
| Seats won | 153 | 81 | ||
| Seat change | +32 | -80 | ||
| Popular vote | 6,421,654 | 4,313,111 | ||
| Percentage | 37.4% | 25.1% | ||
| Swing | +1.6% | –20.3% | ||
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Parliamentary elections were held in South Korea on April 9, 2008.[1] The conservative Grand National Party won 153 of 299 seats while the main opposition United Democratic Party won 81 seats. [2] This election marked the lowest-ever voter turnout of 46.0%.[3]
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[edit] Parties and Coalitions
As of April 9, 2008, there are five political parties and one faction represented in the 18th National Assembly of South Korea, in addition to independents:
- Grand National Party (한나라당, Hannara-dang), led by Kang Jae-seop. The current major conservative party within the National Assembly. (153 seats won)
- United Democratic Party (통합민주당, Tongham Minju-dang), led by Son Hak-gyu. The current major liberal party within the National Assembly. (81 seats won)
- Liberty Forward Party (자유선진당, Jayu Seonjin-dang), led by Lee Hoi-chang. The Chungcheong Region-strongholder and current second conservative party within the National Assembly against the GNP. (18 seats won)
- Pro-Park Geun-hye Coalition (친박연대, Chinba Gyeon-dae), led by Seo Cheong-won, although, their inspirational leader is Park Geun-hye. A conservative coalition with Park Geun-hye within the National Assembly that broke apart from the GNP, due to their recent dispute on the GNP's candidate nomination which happened just before the election. (14 seats won)
- Democratic Labour Party (민주노동당, Minju Nodong-dang), led by Moon Sung-Hyun. A minor but the most progressive party within the 18th National Assembly, against the Grand Nationals. (5 seats won)
- Renewal of Korea Party (창조한국당, Changjo Hanguk-dang), led by Moon Kook-hyun. A minor but pro-environmental liberal party within the National Assembly, against the Grand Nationals. (3 seats won)
The New Progressive Party (진보신당) Jinbo Shin-dang), led by Sim Sang-jeong and Roh Hoe-chan, won 2.94% votes but not enough to gain any seats. The New Progressive Party split from the Democratic Labour Party as a reaction to nationalism after the 2007 presidential elections.
[edit] Results
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| Parties | District | Proportional | Total Seats | +/– | |||
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| Grand National Party | 131 | 22 | 153 | +32 | |||
| United Democratic Party | 66 | 15 | 81 | –80 | |||
| Liberty Forward Party | 14 | 4 | 18 | +18 | |||
| Park's Party | 6 | 8 | 14 | +14 | |||
| Solidarity for Pro-Park Independents1 | 12 | 12 | +12 | ||||
| Democratic Labor Party | 2 | 3 | 5 | –5 | |||
| Renewal of Korea Party | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | |||
| Independents except Pro-Park | 13 | 13 | +10 | ||||
| Total | 245 | 54 | 299 | — | |||
| 1Not registered party Source: NEC, A. Carr |
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[edit] Result by region
| Region | GNP | UDP | LFP | PGH-C | DLP | ROKP | Independent | Total |
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| Seoul | 40 | 7 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 48 |
| Busan | 11 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 5 | 18 |
| Incheon | 9 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 12 |
| Daegu | 8 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 1 | 12 |
| Gwangju | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 |
| Daejeon | - | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Ulsan | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 |
| Gangwon | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 8 |
| Gyeonggi | 32 | 17 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 51 |
| South Gyeongsang | 13 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 17 |
| North Gyeongsang | 9 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 5 | 15 |
| South Jeolla | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 12 |
| North Jeolla | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 11 |
| South Chungcheong | - | 1 | 8 | - | - | - | 1 | 10 |
| North Chungcheong | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Jeju | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Proportional representation |
22 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | - | 54 |
| Total | 153 | 81 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 299 |
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