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. 306 provincial councilors, 378 city councilors, 1,115 town councilors and 16,051 township councilors were elected.
City, town and township council elections Elections for city, town and township councils were held on 25 April 1952. PartyCity councilsTown councilsTownship councilsVotes%SeatsVotes%SeatsVotes%SeatsLiberal Party1142744,056Korea Youth Party402292,574National Association291552,437Democratic Nationalist Party7721Korean Federation of Trade Unions5612Korea Nationalist Party2016Other parties91468Independents1724306,867Invalid/blank votes––––––Total891,728100378649,5441001,1155,295,46210016,051Registered voters/turnout1,111,48980.23–734,53888.43–5,689,91793.07–Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations
Provincial council elections Elections for provincial councils were held on 10 May 1952. PartyVotes%SeatsLiberal Party147Korea Youth Party34National Association32Democratic Nationalist Party4Korean Federation of Trade Unions2Other parties2Independents85Invalid/blank votes––Total5,165,226100306Registered voters/turnout6,358,38381.23–Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations
Results per province RegionSeatsTotalLiberalYouthNational AssociationDemocratic NationalistFederation of Trade UnionsOtherInd.North Chungcheong2818120007South Chungcheong46239210110North Jeolla3213911008South Jeolla5949221104North Gyeongsang611861100125South Gyeongsang601931111025Jeju207430006Total306147343242285
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