2000 South Korean legislative election

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{{Infobox election

| country = South Korea

| flag_year = 1997

| type = legislative

| previous_election = 1996 South Korean legislative election

| previous_year = 1996

| next_election = 2004 South Korean legislative election

| next_year = 2004

| turnout = 57.22% ({{decrease}} 6.69pp)

| seats_for_election = All 273 seats in the National Assembly

| outgoing_members = Outgoing members

| elected_mps = Incoming members

| majority_seats = 137

| election_date = 13 April 2000

| image_size = 130x130px

| image1 = Lee Hoi-chang (2010).jpg

| leader1 = Lee Hoi-chang

| color1 = {{party color|Grand National Party (1997)}}

| party1 = Grand National Party

| alliance1 = {{dash}}

| last_election1 = 140 seats{{efn|New Korea Party and 1 Democratic Party representative}}

| seats1 = 133

| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 7

| popular_vote1 = 7,365,359

| percentage1 = 38.96%

| swing1 = {{decrease}} 6.79pp

| image2 = Kim Dae-jung presidential portrait.jpg

| leader2 = Kim Dae-jung

| party2 = Millennium Democratic Party

| alliance2 = Alliance of DJP

| last_election2 = 79 seats{{efn|as National Congress for New Politics}}

| seats2 = 115

| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 36

| popular_vote2 = 6,780,625

| percentage2 = 35.87%

| swing2 = {{increase}} 10.57pp

| image3 = Kim Jong-pil 1999.png

| leader3 = Kim Jong-pil

| party3 = United Liberal Democrats

| alliance3 = Alliance of DJP

| last_election3 = 50 seats

| seats3 = 17

| seat_change3 = {{decrease}} 33

| popular_vote3 = 1,859,331

| percentage3 = 9.84%

| swing3 = {{decrease}} 6.33pp

| map_image = South Korean Legislative Election 2000 districts.svg

| map_size = 300px

| map_caption = ■ GNP ■ MDP ■ ULD ■ DPP ■ NKPH ■ Others

| title = Speaker

| before_election = Park Jyun-kyu | before_party = United Liberal Democrats

| after_election = Lee Man-sup | after_party = Millennium Democratic Party

}}

{{Politics of South Korea}}

Legislative elections were held in South Korea on 13 April 2000.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p420 {{ISBN|0-19-924959-8}}

Opinion polls suggested that the ruling Democratic Party would win the most seats, but the result was a victory for the conservative Grand National Party (GNP), which won 133 of the 299 seats in the National Assembly. The United Liberal Democrats (ULD) lost two-thirds of their seats due to GNP's victory in North Gyeongsang Province, Gangwon Province, and also fewer local votes in the Chungcheong region.

With no electoral alliance winning 137 seats, the 16th National Assembly was the first without a working majority in South Korean history.{{Cite web|url=https://asiafoundation.org/2016/04/27/korea-elections-a-shocking-eruption-of-public-dissatisfaction/|title=Korea Elections: A Shocking Eruption of Public Dissatisfaction|date=2016-04-27|website=The Asia Foundation|access-date=2016-05-17}}

The Democrats, ULD and Democratic People's Party (DPP) formed a coalition to gain a majority. However, the ULD withdrew support in 2001 and joined the conservative opposition. Seven ULD members subsequently defected from the party and joined the GNP, giving it a majority.