2008 South Korean legislative election

2008 South Korean legislative election
9 April 2008
All 299 seats to the National Assembly
150 seats needed for a majority
Turnout46.08% (15.55pp; Const. votes)
46.08% (15.55pp; PR votes)
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Kang Jae-seop Son Hak-gyu Suh Chung-won
Party Grand National United Democratic Pro-Park
Last election 121 seats 161 seats Did not exist
Seats won 153 81 14
Seat change 32 80 New
Constituency vote 7,478,776 4,977,508 637,351
 % and swing 43.45% (5.55pp) 28.92% (20.16pp) 3.70% (New)
Regional vote 6,421,727 4,313,111 2,258,750
 % and swing 37.48% (1.71pp) 25.18% (21.05pp) 13.18% (New)
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Lee Hoi-chang Chon Young-sae Han Myeon-hee
Party Liberty Forward Democratic Labor Creative Korea
Last election Did not exist 10 seats Did not exist
Seats won 18 5 3
Seat change New 5 3
Constituency vote 984,751 583,665 72,803
 % and swing 5.72% (New) 3.39% (0.92pp) 0.42% (New)
Regional vote 1,173,463 973,445 651,993
 % and swing 6.85% (New) 5.68% (7.35pp) 3.81% (New)
Speaker before election

Lim Chae-jung
Uri

 Elected Speaker

Kim Hyong-o
Grand National

Legislative elections were held in South Korea on April 9, 2008. The conservative Grand National Party won 153 of 299 seats while the main opposition United Democratic Party won 81 seats. This election marked the lowest-ever voter turnout of 46%.

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