1952 South Korean local elections
# 1952 South Korean local elections

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.

| Party | Party | City councils | City councils | City councils | Town councils | Town councils | Town councils | Township councils | Township councils | Township councils |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Liberal Party | | | 114 | | | 274 | | | 4,056 |
| | Korea Youth Party | | | 40 | | | 229 | | | 2,574 |
| | National Association | | | 29 | | | 155 | | | 2,437 |
| | Democratic Nationalist Party | | | 7 | | | 7 | | | 21 |
| | Korean Federation of Trade Unions | | | 5 | | | 6 | | | 12 |
| | Korea Nationalist Party | | | 2 | | | 0 | | | 16 |
| | Other parties | | | 9 | | | 14 | | | 68 |
| | Independents | | | 172 | | | 430 | | | 6,867 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | | – | – | | – | – | | – | – |
| Total | Total | 891,728 | 100 | 378 | 649,544 | 100 | 1,115 | 5,295,462 | 100 | 16,051 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,111,489 | 80.23 | – | 734,538 | 88.43 | – | 5,689,917 | 93.07 | – |
| Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations |||||||||||

## Provincial council elections

Elections for provincial councils were held on 10 May 1952.

| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Party | | | 147 |
| | Korea Youth Party | | | 34 |
| | National Association | | | 32 |
| | Democratic Nationalist Party | | | 4 |
| | Korean Federation of Trade Unions | | | 2 |
| | Other parties | | | 2 |
| | Independents | | | 85 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | | – | – |
| Total | Total | 5,165,226 | 100 | 306 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 6,358,383 | 81.23 | – |
| Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations |||||

### Results per province

| Region | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Region | Total | Liberal | Youth | National Association | Democratic Nationalist | Federation of Trade Unions | Other | Ind. |
| North Chungcheong | 28 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| South Chungcheong | 46 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| North Jeolla | 32 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| South Jeolla | 59 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| North Gyeongsang | 61 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| South Gyeongsang | 60 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| Jeju | 20 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 306 | 147 | 34 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 85 |
