13 April 2000 2004 → 5 September 1995(NC)
20 January 2000 21 March 1995 Start date April 13, 2000 | Turnout 57.2% 139 seats, 34.5%(NKP) 79 seats, 25.3%(NC) | |
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Sep.~Nov. 1997(NKP)
31 August 1998 5 September 1995(NC)
20 January 2000 PR List 1 not contesting
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Parliamentary elections were held in South Korea on 13 April 2000.
Many surveys showed that the Democrats would have more seats and votes, but the result was a victory for the Grand National Party, which won 133 of the 273 seats in the National Assembly. The United Liberal Democrats lost 2/3 of their seats, due to GNP's victory in Gyeongsangbuk-do, Gangwon-do (South Korea), and also fewer local votes in Chungcheong. However, the GNP did not receive a majority, so the 16th parliament became a Hung Parliament, and it was the only parliament in South Korean history — until the 2016 election — that the President's ruling party did not have a majority. So the Millennium Democrats, ULD and even Democratic People's Party (DPP) formed a coalition again to gain a majority, until the ULD withdrew support in 2001. The voter turnout was 57.2%. This election was the first election contested by the Democratic Labour Party, with no seats.