1976 South Korean legislative election

none 1976 South Korean legislative election South Korea 1949 1973 16 February 1976 1978 73 seats of the National Assembly for Presidential appointees Independents Park Chung Hee 99.65 73 73 An indirect legislative election was held in South Korea on 16 February 1976 to elect 73 members of the National Assembly appointed by President Park Chung Hee.16 February 1976 유신정우회 2기 의원 73명 당선확정 JoongAng Ilbo https://www.joongang.co.kr/article/1429406 Electoral system One-third of all the members of the National Assembly are elected by the National Conference for Unification.Constitution of the Republic of Korea (1972), Article 40, Paragraph 1. The National Assembly members elected by the National Conference for Unification are recommended by the President.Constitution of the Republic of Korea (1972), Article 40, Paragraph 2. In order to be elected, the slate of members appointed by the President needs to receive the approval of a majority of the delegates of the National Conference for Unification present in the election. The election is valid if a majority of all the delegates of the National Conference for Unification are present. National Assembly members elected by the National Conference for Unification have a term of three years, haf the term of the directly-elected members.Constitution of the Republic of Korea (1972), Article 77, Paragraph 1. The National Conference for Unification members which participated in this election were elected in 1972, in the lead-up to that year's presidential election. Candidates On 14 February 1976, President Park Chung Hee submitted a list of 73 members he had appointed to the National Assembly and five reserve members. Among the 73 members he had appointed, 50 were members who Park had appointed in 1973 and 20 were new appointees.14 February 1976 유신정우회 2기 의원 새 후보는 23명 JoongAng Ilbo https://www.joongang.co.kr/article/1429326 Election The National Conference for Unification met on 16 February 1976 to elect the National Assembly members appointed by President Park Chung Hee. At the time of the election, 2,303 out of the original 2,359 delegates were eligible to vote following the death or resignation of 56 delegates. Out of the 2,303 eligible delegates, 2,289 were present in the election. Result 2274 73 8 – 7 2303 JoongAng Ilbo16 February 1976 유신정우회 2기 의원 73명 당선확정 JoongAng Ilbo https://www.joongang.co.kr/article/1429406 Presidential appointees Against By city/province RegionVotesDelegatesForAgainstInvalidVotedAbsentTotalSeoul287022893292Busan99111010101Gyeonggi269012702272Gangwon142001421143North Chungcheong122001220122South Chungcheong219022211222North Jeolla196001962198South Jeolla301203032305North Gyeongsang348103491350South Gyeongsang267412722274Jeju240024024Total2,274872,289142,303 References Category:Legislative elections in South Korea Category:1976 elections in South Korea