1996 South Korean legislative election

1996 South Korean legislative election

11 April 1996

All 299 seats in the National Assembly
150 seats needed for a majority
Turnout63.91% ( 7.95pp)
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Kim Young-sam Kim Dae-jung
Party New Korea National Congress
Last election 149 seats Did not exist
Seats won 139 79
Seat change 10 New
Popular vote 6,783,730 4,971,961
Percentage 34.52% 25.30%
Swing 3.97pp New

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Kim Jong-pil Park Il
Chang Eul-byung
Party United Liberal Democrats United Democratic
Last election 32 seats 97 seats
Seats won 50 15
Seat change 18 82
Popular vote 3,178,474 2,207,695
Percentage 16.17% 11.23%
Swing 2.99pp 17.94pp


Speaker before election

Hwang Nak-joo
New Korea

Elected Speaker

Kim Soo-han
New Korea

Legislative elections were held in South Korea on 12 April 1996. The result was a victory for the New Korea Party, which won 139 of the 299 seats in the National Assembly. Voter turnout was 63.9%. Although the New Korea Party remained the largest party in the National Assembly, it failed to win the majority.