South Korean legislative election, 2000

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South Korean legislative election, 2000
← 1996 13 April 2000 2004 →
All 273 seats to the National Assembly of South Korea
137 seats needed for a majority
Turnout 57.2%
  Majority party Minority party Third party
  120x120px Kim Dae-jung (Cropped).png Kim Jong-pil 1999.png
Leader Lee Hoi-chang Kim Dae-jung Kim Jong-pil
Party Grand National Millennium Democratic ULD
Leader since Sep.~Nov. 1997(NKP)
31 August 1998		 5 September 1995(NC)
20 January 2000		 21 March 1995
Leader's seat PR List 1 not contesting
(President)		 PR List 1
Last election 139 seats, 34.5%(NKP) 79 seats, 25.3%(NC) 50 seats, 16.2%
Seats before 120 105 52
Seats won 133 115 17
Seat change Increase13 Increase10 Decrease35
Popular vote 7,365,359 6,780,625 1,859,331
Percentage 39,0% 35.9% 9.8%

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Parliamentary elections were held in South Korea on 13 April 2000.[1]

Many surveys showed that the Democrats would have more seats and votes, but the result was a victory for the Grand National Party, which won 133 of the 273 seats in the National Assembly. ULD lost 2/3 of the seats, due to GNP's victory in Gyeongsangbuk-do, Gangwon-do (South Korea), and also fewer local votes in Chungcheong. However, GNP not reached half seats, so 16th parliament became Hung Parliament, and this is the only parliament that President's party lost majority. So the Democrats, ULD and even Democratic People's Party(DPP) started coalition again to gain majority, until the ULD withdraw supported in 2001. The voter turnout was 57.2%. This election was the first election of Democratic Labour Party, with no seats.

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/-
Grand National Party 7,365,359 39.0 133 +13
Millennium Democratic Party 6,780,625 35.9 115 +10
United Liberal Democrats 1,859,331 9.8 17 -35
Democratic People's Party 695,423 3.7 2 -5
Democratic Labor Party 223,261 1.2 0 New
Young Progressive Party 125,082 0.7 0 New
New Korean Party of Hope 77,498 0.4 1 New(-)
Republican Party 3,950 0.02 0 New
Independents 1,774,211 9.4 5 -9
Invalid/blank votes 252,384 - - -
Total 19,157,124 100 273 -26
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. ↑ 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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