2008 South Korean legislative election

2008 South Korean legislative election

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All 299 seats to the National Assembly
150 seats needed for a majority
Turnout46.08% (Decrease 14.55pp)
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Kang Jae-seop Son Hak-gyu
Party Grand National United Democratic
Last election 121 seats[a] 161 seats[b]
Seats won 153 81
Seat change Increase 32 Decrease 80
Popular vote 7,478,776 (C)
6,421,654 (P)
4,977,508 (C)
4,313,111 (P)
Percentage 43.45% (C)
37.48% (P)
28.92% (C)
25.18% (P)
Swing Increase 5.55pp (C)
Increase 1.71pp (P)
Decrease 20.16pp (C)
Decrease 21.05pp (P)

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Suh Chung-won Lee Hoi-chang
Party Pro-Park Liberty Forward
Seats won 14 18
Seat change New New
Popular vote 637,351 (C)
2,258,750 (P)
984,751 (C)
1,173,463 (P)
Percentage 3.70% (C)
13.18% (P)
5.72% (C)
6.85% (P)
Swing New New

Legislative 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%.[3]


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  1. ^ "2008 Electoral Calendar". Maximiliano Herrera's Human Rights Site. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
  2. ^ "Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About Korea". Archived from the original on 2008-04-15. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
  3. ^ Political apathy leads to record-low voter turnout, The Hankyoreh, Retrieved on April 10, 2008

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