2012 South Korean legislative election

2012 South Korean legislative election

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All 300 seats in the National Assembly
151 seats needed for a majority
Turnout54.24% (Increase 8.16pp)
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Park Geun-hye Han Myeong-sook Lee Jung-hee
Rhyu Si-min
Sim Sang-jung
Party Saenuri Democratic United Unified Progressive
Last election 167 seats[a] 81 seats[b] 5 seats[c]
Seats won 152 127 13
Seat change Decrease 15 Increase 46 Increase 8
Popular vote 9,324,911 (C)
9,130,651 (P)
8,156,045 (C)
7,777,123 (P)
1,291,306 (C)
2,198,405 (P)
Percentage 43.28% (C)
42.80% (P)
37.85% (C)
36.46% (P)
5.99% (C)
10.31% (P)
Swing Decrease 3.87% (C)
Decrease 7.86% (P)
Increase 8.93% (C)
Increase 11.28% (P)
Increase 2.60% (C)
Increase 4.63% (P)

Legislative elections were held in South Korea on 11 April 2012. The election was won by the ruling Saenuri or New Frontier Party, which renewed its majority in the National Assembly,[1] despite losing seats. The election was read as a bellwether for the presidential election to be held later in the year.[2] The result confounded exit polls and media analysis, which had predicted a closer outcome.[3]


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  1. ^ "S. Korea's ruling party pulls off upset victory in crucial general elections". Yonhap News Agency. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
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  3. ^ Odds & Ends A Day After The Election. The Wall Street Journal, 12 April 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.

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