South Korea legislative election dates and Voting Live

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South Korea legislative election dates and Voting Live 2020
South Korea legislative election Dates 2020
South Korea legislative election Date: April 15, 2020

South Korea's 21st legislative election will be held on 15 April 2020. All 300 members of the National Assembly will be elected with 253 from first-past-the-post constituencies and 47 from proportional party lists. The electoral system and number of the members of the National Assembly could change before the election in 2020 due to the constitutional amendments and electoral reforms proposed by the incumbent president, Moon Jae-in.

South Korea legislative election dates and Voting Live 2020

Candidates for the National Assembly were required to pay a fee of 15,000,000 South Korean won (US$14,000 as of December 2017), and under the National Security Act the Constitutional Court may block the registration of "left-wing", "pro–North Korean" parties, though this provision has not affected recent elections.

The 2020 election for the National Assembly will be held on 15 April, in accordance with Article 34 of the Public Official Election Act, which specifies that Election Day for legislative elections is held on "the first Wednesday from the 50th day before the expiration of the National Assembly members term of office". Eligible voters are required to be registered and at least 18 years old on the day of the election, and need to show an approved form of identification at the polling place. Polls on Election Day will be open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Korea Standard Time (21:00–09:00 UTC, 14–15 April).

Since 2009, voters have been able to vote overseas. The electorates can also cast early votes at polling stations in Korea without prior notice.

The Electoral system of South Korea

300 members of the National Assembly were elected in the 2016 elections, of whom 253 (84%) were elected from single-member constituencies on a first-past-the-post basis, and 47 (16%) from closed party lists through proportional representation by the Hare quota largest remainder method, in accordance with South Korea's Public Official Election Act. To win seats through proportional representation, parties needed to pass an election threshold of either 5 single-member districts or 3% of the total list vote.

South Korea election Party and candidate

Parties		Incumbent seats	Positioning and ideologies	Leader
	Democratic Party of Korea Together Citizens' Party	121 7	Centre to centre-left Liberalism, Social Liberalism	Lee Hae-chan
	United Future Party Future Korea Party	95 17	Right-wing Conservatism, Right-wing populism	Hwang Kyo-ahn
	Party for People's Livelihoods	20	Centre to centre-right Conservative liberalism, Reformism	Yu Sung-yup and Park Joo-hyun
	Justice Party	6	Centre-left Social democracy, Progressivism	Sim Sang-jung
	Our Republican Party	2	Far-right New Right, Right-wing populism	Cho Won-jin
	Minjung Party	1	Left-wing Progressivism	Collective leadership
	Korea Economic Party	1	Centre-right to right-wing Conservatism	Choi Jong-ho Lee Eun-jae
	People Party	1	Centre to centre-right Liberalism, Reformism	Ahn Cheol-soo
	Pro-Park New Party	1	Far-right National conservatism, Right-wing populism	Hong Moon-jong
	Open Democrats	1	Centre to centre-left Liberalism, Social liberalism	Lee Keun-shik

South Korea Elections Results


Party		Constituency				Party-list				Total seats	+/-
Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/-	Votes	%	Seats	+/-	Total seats	+/-
	Democratic Party
	Together Citizens' Party
	United Future Party
	Future Korea Party
	Party for People's Livelihoods
	Justice Party
	Our Republican Party
	People Party
	Minjung Party
	Pro-Park New Party
	Open Democrats
	Korea Economic Party
	Green Party Korea
	Labor Party
	Women's Party
	Basic Income Party
	Our Future
Blank and invalid votes
Totals			100.0	253	=		100.0	47	=	300	=
Registered voters/turnout

Past South Korea Elections Results


Party		Original elected seats			Current seats			Floor leader
Party		Con.	PR	Total	±	Total	%	Floor leader
	Democratic Party	110	13	123	-3	120	41.38%	Lee In-young
	United Future Party	105	17	122	-29	93	32.07%	Shim Jae-cheol
	People's Party	25	13	38	N/A	N/A
	Party for People's Livelihoods	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	20	6.90%	Yu Sung-yup Park Joo-hyun
	Future Korea Party	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	20	6.90%	Won Yoo-chul
	Justice Party	2	4	6	0	6	2.07%	Yoon So-ha
	Our Republican Party	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2	0.69%	vacant
	Open Democrats	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	0.3%	Lee Geun-shik
	Minjung Party	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	0.3%	Kim Jong-hoon
	Korean Economic Party	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	0.3%	Kim Jong-hoon
	People Party	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	0.3%	Ahn Chul-soo
	Pro-Park New Party	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	0.3%	Kim Jong-hoon
	Independent	11	N/A	11	+5	16	5.52%	N/A
Totals		253	47	300	-10	290	100.0%

South Korea Demographics Population Religion Percentage by City Immigrants

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South Korea Demographics Population Religion Percentage 2019

South Korea Demographics Population Religion Percentage 2017. The population of South Korea showed robust growth since the republic's establishment in 1948, and then dramatically slowed down with the effects of its economic growth. In the first official census, taken in 1949, the total population of South Korea was calculated at 20,188,641 people. The 1985 census total was 40,466,577. Population growth was slow, averaging about 1.1% annually during the period from 1949 to 1955, when the population registered at 21.5 million. Growth accelerated between 1955 and 1966 to 29.2 million or an annual average of 2.8%, but declined significantly during the period 1966 to 1985 to an annual average of 1.7%. Thereafter, the annual average growth rate was estimated to be less than 1%, similar to the low growth rates of most industrialized countries and to the target figure set by the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs for the 1990s. As of January 1, 1989, the population of South Korea was estimated to be approximately 42.2 million.

The proportion of the total population under fifteen years of age has risen and fallen with the growth rate. In 1955 approximately 41.2% of the population was under fifteen years of age, a percentage that rose to 43.5% in 1966 before falling to 38.3% in 1975, 34.2% in 1980, and 29.9% in 1985. In the past, the large proportion of children relative to the total population put great strains on the country's economy, particularly because substantial resources were invested in education facilities. With the slowdown in the population growth rate and a rise in the median age (from 18.7 years to 21.8 years between 1960 and 1980), the age structure of the population has begun to resemble the columnar pattern typical of developed countries, rather than the pyramidal pattern found in most parts of the Third World.

South Korea demographics Population by Religion

Religion in South Korea
Nonreligious	46.5%
Buddhism	22.8%
Protestantism	18.3%
Catholicism	10.9%
Other	1.4%

South Korea demographics Population by Immigrants

Although immigration to South Korea is low due to strict immigration policies, it is on the rise. Foreign residents account for 2.8% of the total population.

Rank	Country	Population
1	China	1,045,533
2	United States	150,778
3	Vietnam	144,362
4	Thailand	92,417
5	Philippines	54,182
6	Uzbekistan	53,816
7	Cambodia	45,610
8	Indonesia	42,110
9	Japan	41,236
10	Mongolia	35,091
11	Nepal	33,221
12	Taiwan	30,985
13	Russia	30,098
14	Canada	27,363
15	Sri Lanka	27,360
16	Myanmar	21,534
17	Bangladesh	15,151
18	Pakistan	12,511
19	Hong Kong	11,460
20	India	10,637
21	Australia	9,764
22	United Kingdom	7,896
23	New Zealand	3,917
–	Others	87,846
–	Total	2,034,878

South Korea demographics Population by Race

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South Korea is a relatively homogeneous society with an absolute majority of the population of Korean ethnicity (The Korean ethnic group accounts for approximately 96% of the total population of the Korean Republic). However, with its emergence as an economic powerhouse, opportunities for foreign immigrants increased and in 2007 the number of foreign citizens resident in South Korea passed the million mark for the first time in history, and the number reached 2 million in 2016. 1,016,000 of them came from China, with more than half of them being ethnic Koreans of Chinese citizenship. The next largest group was from Vietnam with 149,000 residents. The third largest group was from the United States with 117,000 residents, excluding the American troops stationed in the country. Thailand, Philippines, Uzbekistan and other countries followed.

South Korea Population by City

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Most Populated Cities In South Korea
City	Population
Seoul	10,349,312
Busan	3,678,555
Incheon	2,628,000
Daegu	2,566,540
Daejeon	1,475,221
Suwon-si	1,242,724
Goyang-si	1,073,069
Seongnam-si	1,031,935
Ulsan	962,865
Bucheon-si	850,731

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