People's Party (South Korea, 1963)

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People's Party
국민의당
Founder
Heo Jeong
Lee Beom-seok
FoundedSeptember 10, 1963 (1963-09-10) (de facto)
September 13, 1963 (1963-09-13) (de jure)
DissolvedSeptember 17, 1964 (1964-09-17)
Merger ofsplinter faction of Democratic Party[1]
splinter faction of Liberal Party[1]
Preceded by[1]
[1]
Merged intoDemocratic Party[1]
IdeologyAnti-communism[1]
People's Party
Hangul
국민의당
Hanja
國民의黨
Revised RomanizationGungminuidang
McCune–ReischauerKungminŭidang

The People's Party (Korean국민의당; Hanja國民의黨) was a political party in South Korea.

Electoral performance[]

Presidential elections[]

Election Candidate Total votes Share of votes Outcome
1963 Heo Jeong Quit midway through

Legislative elections[]

Election Votes % Outcome Seats
1963 822,000 8.8%
2 / 175
new 2 seats; Minority

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "국민의당" [People's Party]. Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-10-19.
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