1976 South Korean legislative election
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73 seats of the National Assembly for Presidential appointees
Party Leader % Seats +/–
Independents Park Chung Hee 99.65 73
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An indirect legislative election was held in South Korea on 16 February 1976 to elect 73 members of the National Assembly who have been appointed by President Park Chung Hee.[1]

Electoral system

One-third of all the members of the National Assembly are elected by the National Conference for Unification.[2] The National Assembly members elected by the National Conference for Unification are recommended by the President.[3] In order to be elected, the slate of members appointed by the President needs to receive the approval of a majority of the delegates of the National Conference for Unification present in the election.[3] The election is valid if a majority of all the delegates of the National Conference for Unification are present.[3]

National Assembly members elected by the National Conference for Unification have a term of three years.[4]

Candidates

On 14 February 1976, President Park Chung Hee submitted a list of 73 members he had appointed to the National Assembly and five reserve members. Among the 73 members he had appointed, 50 were members who Park had appointed in 1973 and 20 were new appointees.[5]

Election

The National Conference for Unification met on 16 February 1976 to elect the National Assembly members appointed by President Park Chung Hee.[1]

At the time of the election, 2,303 out of the original 2,359 delegates were eligible to vote following the death or resignation of 56 delegates. Out of the 2,303 eligible delegates, 2,289 were present in the election.

Result

PartyVotes%Seats
Presidential appointees2,27499.6573
Against80.35–
Total2,282100.0073
Valid votes2,28299.69
Invalid/blank votes70.31
Total votes2,289100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,30399.39
Source: JoongAng Ilbo[1]

By city/province

Region Votes Delegates
For Against Invalid Voted Absent Total
Seoul 287 0 2 289 3 292
Busan 99 1 1 101 0 101
Gyeonggi 269 0 1 270 2 272
Gangwon 142 0 0 142 1 143
North Chungcheong 122 0 0 122 0 122
South Chungcheong 219 0 2 221 1 222
North Jeolla 196 0 0 196 2 198
South Jeolla 301 2 0 303 2 305
North Gyeongsang 348 1 0 349 1 350
South Gyeongsang 267 4 1 272 2 274
Jeju 24 0 0 24 0 24
Total 2,274 8 7 2,289 14 2,303

References

  1. ^ a b c "유신정우회 2기 의원 73명 당선확정". JoongAng Ilbo. 16 February 1976.
  2. ^ Constitution of the Republic of Korea (1972), Article 40, Paragraph 1.
  3. ^ a b c Constitution of the Republic of Korea (1972), Article 40, Paragraph 2.
  4. ^ Constitution of the Republic of Korea (1972), Article 77, Paragraph 1.
  5. ^ "유신정우회 2기 의원 새 후보는 23명". JoongAng Ilbo. 14 February 1976.
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