1952 South Korean local elections

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Local elections were held in South Korea on 25 April 1952 for city, town and township councils and on 10 May 1952 for provincial councils.[1] 306 provincial councilors, 378 city councilors, 1,115 town councilors and 16,051 township councilors were elected.[2]

City, town and township council elections[]

Elections for city, town and township councils were held on 25 April 1952.

Party City councils Town councils Township councils
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
Liberal Party 114 274 4,056
Korea Youth Party 40 229 2,574
National Association 29 155 2,437
Democratic Nationalist Party 7 7 21
Korean Federation of Trade Unions 5 6 12
Korea Nationalist Party 2 0 16
Other parties 9 14 68
Independents 172 430 6,867
Invalid/blank votes – – – – – –
Total 891,728 100 378 649,544 100 1,115 5,295,462 100 16,051
Registered voters/turnout 1,111,489 80.23 – 734,538 88.43 – 5,689,917 93.07 –
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations[2]

Provincial council elections[]

Elections for provincial councils were held on 10 May 1952.

Party Votes % Seats
Liberal Party 147
Korea Youth Party 34
National Association 32
Democratic Nationalist Party 4
Korean Federation of Trade Unions 2
Other parties 2
Independents 85
Invalid/blank votes – –
Total 5,165,226 100 306
Registered voters/turnout 6,358,383 81.23 –
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations[2]

Results per province[]

Region Seats
Total Liberal Youth National Association Democratic Nationalist Federation of Trade Unions Other Ind.
North Chungcheong 28 18 1 2 0 0 0 7
South Chungcheong 46 23 9 2 1 0 1 10
North Jeolla 32 13 9 1 1 0 0 8
South Jeolla 59 49 2 2 1 1 0 4
North Gyeongsang 61 18 6 11 0 0 1 25
South Gyeongsang 60 19 3 11 1 1 0 25
Jeju 20 7 4 3 0 0 0 6
Total 306 147 34 32 4 2 2 85

References[]

  1. ^ "[지방선거 알리미]지방선거의 역사". National Election Commission. Archived from the original on 2020-11-15.
  2. ^ a b c "CLAIR REPORT NUMBER 103" (PDF). Council of Local Authorities for International Relations. 20 June 1995. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2003-08-30.
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