1946 South Korean legislative election

none Elections to the South Korean Interim Legislative Assembly ko 대한민국 임시의정원 Interim Legislative Assembly were held in South Korea in October 1946. Background The establishment of the Interim Legislative Assembly was announced by Archer L. Lerch of the United States Army Military Government on 1 July 1946.Jinwung Kim (2012) A History of Korea: From "Land of the Morning Calm" to States in Conflict, Indiana University Press, p375 The Assembly was to replace the Democratic Council set up in February,Andrew C. Nahm & James Hoare (2004)Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Korea, Scarecrow Press, plxxix and its purpose was to write draft laws,South Korea Under United States Occupation, 1945-48 Library of Congress Country Studies It would have 90 members; 45 elected and 45 appointed by Military Governor John R. Hodge. Campaign The Interim Legislative Assembly was unpopular with a majority of Koreans who opposed the planned four-power trusteeship to run the country for five years. The conservative Korea Democratic Party (KDP) opposed its existence due to many of its leaders being excluded. However, the party did participate in the elections, unlike the left-wing parties, which simply ignored it; the Communists, Syngman Rhee and Kim Gu all boycotted the elections.Choong Soon Kim & Sŏng-su Kim (1998) A Korean Nationalist Entrepreneur: A Life History of Kim Songsu, 1891–1955, SUNY Press, p138 In September 1946, thousands of laborers and peasants rose up against the military government. This uprising was quickly defeated, and failed to prevent the elections.https://www.jstor.org/stable/2752411 Korea: The First Year of Liberation George M. McCune Pacific Affairs 20 1 University of British Columbia 10.2307/2752411 March 1947 3–17 2752411 5 January 2022 subscription Results Several KDP leaders were elected in Seoul, but Kim Kyu-sik claimed that there had been electoral fraud in Seoul and Gangwon. As a result, Hodge annulled the results and the elections were re-run in the two areas. The majority of those elected were supporters of Rhee. Of the appointed members, one was from the KDP, one from National Society for the Rapid Realisation of Korean Independence and the remaining 43 were "moderates", including several former members of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea. Aftermath The opening of the Assembly was delayed to 12 December to investigate widespread allegations of electoral fraud.Kim, p620 See also Division of Korea References Category:Legislative elections in South Korea Legislative South Korea Category:Provisional governments