South Korean legislative election, 2000

South Korean legislative election, 2000

← 1996 13 April 2000 2004 →
All 273 seats to the National Assembly of South Korea 137 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	57.2%
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Lee Hoi-chang Kim Dae-jung Kim Jong-pil Party Grand National Millennium Democratic ULD Leader since Sep.~Nov. 1997(NKP) 31 August 1998 5 September 1995(NC) 20 January 2000 21 March 1995 Leader's seat PR List 1 not contesting (President) PR List 1 Last election 139 seats, 34.5%(NKP) 79 seats, 25.3%(NC) 50 seats, 16.2% Seats before 120 105 52 Seats won 133 115 17 Seat change 13 10 35 Popular vote 7,365,359 6,780,625 1,859,331 Percentage 39,0% 35.9% 9.8%
■ GNP ■ MDP ■ ULD ■ DPP ■ NKPH ■ Others

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.