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Presidential election
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Vice-Presidential election
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Presidential and vice-presidential elections were held in South Korea on 15 May 1956.[1] The result was a victory for Syngman Rhee, who won 70.0% of the vote. Voter turnout was 94.4%.[2]
Rhee, who at that time held a virtual monopoly on political power, was opposed by Shin Ik-hee and Cho Bong-am. Shin died before the election by disease, and Cho campaigned on a platform of peaceful reunification in opposition to Rhee's policy of "March North and unify Korea".[3] Cho exceeded expectations by receiving over 30% of the vote. Three years later, Cho was accused of violating the National Security Law and executed.[4]
Results
President
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By region
Region |
Syngman Rhee |
Cho Bong-am |
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Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
Seoul |
205,253 |
63.3 |
25,631 |
36.7 |
Gyeonggi |
607,757 |
77.1 |
44,967 |
22.9 |
Gangwon |
644,693 |
90.8 |
10,516 |
9.2 |
North Chungcheong |
353,201 |
86.1 |
25,875 |
13.9 |
South Chungcheong |
530,531 |
77.1 |
56,590 |
22.9 |
North Jeolla |
424,674 |
60.2 |
109,490 |
39.8 |
South Jeolla |
741,623 |
72.1 |
99,885 |
27.9 |
North Gyeongsang |
621,530 |
55.3 |
129,791 |
44.7 |
South Gyeongsang |
830,492 |
62.3 |
288,654 |
37.7 |
Jeju |
86,683 |
87.9 |
6,105 |
12.1 |
Total |
5,046,437 |
70.0 |
797,504 |
30.0 |
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Source: National Election Commission[5] |
Vice-President
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By region
Region |
Chang Myon |
Lee Ki-poong |
Lee Beom-seok |
Yun Chi-young |
Paeg Song-uk |
Yi Yun-yong |
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Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
Seoul |
451,037 |
76.9 |
95,454 |
16.3 |
21,530 |
3.7 |
12,445 |
2.1 |
3,802 |
0.6 |
2,285 |
0.4 |
Gyeonggi |
450,140 |
44.9 |
424,104 |
42.3 |
55,621 |
5.5 |
40,720 |
4.1 |
25,216 |
2.5 |
6,768 |
0.7 |
Gangwon |
103,493 |
13.6 |
611,704 |
80.2 |
23,612 |
3.1 |
14,046 |
1.8 |
7,052 |
0.9 |
3,225 |
0.4 |
North Chungcheong |
159,310 |
33.7 |
245,218 |
51.8 |
28,264 |
6.0 |
14,411 |
3.0 |
24,727 |
5.2 |
1,347 |
0.3 |
South Chungcheong |
374,209 |
43.7 |
364,750 |
42.6 |
51,589 |
6.0 |
29,054 |
3.4 |
31,895 |
3.7 |
4,675 |
0.5 |
North Jeolla |
428,410 |
51.0 |
338,283 |
40.3 |
28,954 |
3.4 |
25,430 |
3.0 |
15,596 |
1.9 |
2,738 |
0.3 |
South Jeolla |
529,341 |
43.7 |
549,279 |
45.3 |
33,890 |
2.8 |
25,979 |
2.1 |
70,628 |
5.8 |
3,294 |
0.3 |
North Gyeongsang |
715,342 |
54.4 |
475,754 |
36.1 |
41,037 |
3.1 |
38,188 |
2.9 |
40,544 |
3.1 |
5,303 |
0.4 |
South Gyeongsang |
778,903 |
52.5 |
623,409 |
42.0 |
30,264 |
2.0 |
38,288 |
2.6 |
7,899 |
0.5 |
4,575 |
0.3 |
Jeju |
22,469 |
19.9 |
77,547 |
68.6 |
7,818 |
6.9 |
2,717 |
2.4 |
2,196 |
1.9 |
216 |
0.2 |
Total |
4,012,654 |
46.4 |
3,805,502 |
44.0 |
317,579 |
3.7 |
241,278 |
2.8 |
230,555 |
2.7 |
34,926 |
0.4 |
References
- ↑ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p420 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
- ↑ Nohlen et al., p464
- ↑ Kim, H-A (2004). Korea's development under Park Chung Hee. RoutledgeCurzon, pp. 42–43.
- ↑ Kim, p. 42.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.