Legislative elections were held in
South Korea on 12 February 1985.
Dieter Nohlen
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Democratic Justice Party
The Democratic Justice Party (; DJP) was the ruling party of South Korea from 1981 to 1988.
History
Chun had become the country's de facto leader after leading a military coup in December 1979, and was elected president in his own right in ...
, which won 148 of the 276 seats in the National Assembly. Voter turnout was 84.6%.
Political parties
The ruling
Democratic Justice Party
The Democratic Justice Party (; DJP) was the ruling party of South Korea from 1981 to 1988.
History
Chun had become the country's de facto leader after leading a military coup in December 1979, and was elected president in his own right in ...
(DJP) of President
Chun Doo-hwan managed to remain the largest party in the
National Assembly but faced a tougher challenge from the united opposition.
The
New Korean Democratic Party
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(NKDP) was formed by former members of the
New Democratic Party
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, notably opposition leaders
Kim Dae-jung and
Kim Young-sam despite being still barred from running. The party made strong gains across the country, largely thanks to its focus on greater democratic rights.
The
Korean National Party had been formed by former members of the Democratic Republican Party in the run-up to the 1981 elections. After making some key gains, the party lost ground in these elections, largely thanks to the gains of the NKDP.
The opposition
Democratic Korea Party
The Democratic Korea Party (, DKP) was a political party in South Korea.
History
The DKP was established on 17 January 1981 following a meeting of fourteen former members of the New Democratic Party on 22 November 1980.Haruhiro Fukui (1985) ''Pol ...
had been the premier opposition party following the 1981 elections, but it suffered major defections to the NKDP.
Results
By city/province
Notes
References
Republic of Korea Historical Archive of Parliamentary Elections Results
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