New Democratic Party (South Korea)
1967–1980 political party in South Korea
The New Democratic Party (Korean: 신민당; Hanja: 新民黨; RR: Sinmindang; MR: Sinmindang, NDP) was a South Korean opposition party that existed from 1967 to 1980, when it was forcibly dissolved by the ninth amendment of the constitution promulgated by Chun Doo-hwan the same year. It was the main opposition party during the Park Chung-hee dictatorial regime, and especially since 1972, when the Yushin constitution was put into effect.[2]
Timeline of the party
- 7 February 1967 – founded as a coalition of the parties opposing the Park regime – that is, the New Korea Party led by former President Yun Bo-seon and Populist Party led by Park Sun-cheon.
- 21 February 1967 – officially registered.
- 8 September 1969 – internal party crisis, as there is no consensus about the amendment of the constitution to allow Park Chung-hee run for a third reelection.
- 21 September 1969 – the party is again registered.
- 26 January 1970 – the Liberal Party representatives join the NDP.
- 3 February 1970 – the independents in the National Assembly of South Korea join the NDP to strengthen the opposition.
- March 1971 – the party unanimously elects Kim Dae-jung as candidate in the presidential election.
- 1973-1979 – Kim Young-sam as New Democratic Party leader in the National Assembly
- 27 October 1980 – the party is dissolved by the transitory dispositions of the Constitution of the Fifth Republic of South Korea.
Election results
President
Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1967 | Yun Bo-seon | 4,526,541 | 40.93 | Not elected |
1971 | Kim Dae-jung | 5,395,900 | 45.26 | Not elected |
Legislature
Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | Position | Status | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Constituency | Party list | Total | +/– | ||||||
1967 | Yu Jin-o | 3,554,224 | 32.74 | 28 / 131 | 17 / 44 | 45 / 175 | new | 2nd | Opposition |
1971 | Kim Hong-il | 4,969,050 | 44.38 | 65 / 153 | 24 / 51 | 89 / 204 | ![]() | Opposition | |
1973 | Yu Chin-san | 3,577,300 | 32.55 | 52 / 146 | ![]() | Opposition | |||
1978 | Yi Cheol-seung | 4,861,204 | 32.82 | 61 / 154 | ![]() | Opposition |
See also
- Democratic Party (South Korea, 2008)
- Democratic Party (South Korea, 2011)
- New Politics Alliance for Democracy
Notes
- ^ a b First iteration
- ^ a b Second iteration
- ^ Banned
References
- ^ "신민당". Naver Knowledge Encyclopedia (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
1967년의 제6대 대통령선거와 제7대 국회의원 총선거를 앞두고, 분열된 보수 야당세력을 통합하여 평화적 정권교체를 이룩할 목표로 1967년 2월 7일에 창당되었다.
[Ahead of the sixth presidential election and the seventh general election of the National Assembly in 1967, it was founded on February 7, 1967, with the aim of achieving a peaceful regime change by integrating divided conservative opposition forces.] - ^ "신민당" [New Democratic Party of Korea(Shin Min Dang)]. terms.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-05-20.