1956 South Korean presidential election Presidential election
Vice-Presidential election
Presidential and vice-presidential elections were held in South Korea on 15 May 1956.[1] Syngman Rhee , who won 70.0% of the vote. Voter turnout was 94.4%.[2]
Election posters for Rhee's Liberal party 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] National Security Law and executed.[4]
Results [ edit ] President [ edit ] Candidate Party Votes % Syngman Rhee Liberal Party 5,046,437 69.99 Cho Bong-am Independent 2,163,808 30.01 Total 7,210,245 100.00 Valid votes 7,210,245 79.52 Invalid/blank votes 1,856,818 20.48 Total votes 9,067,063 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 9,606,870 94.38 Source: Nohlen et al .
By region [ edit ] Region Syngman Rhee Cho Bong-am 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 Source: National Election Commission[5]
Vice-President [ edit ] Candidate Party Votes % Chang Myon Democratic Party 4,012,654 46.43 Lee Ki-poong Liberal Party 3,805,502 44.03 Lee Beom-seok Independent 317,579 3.67 Yun Chi-young Korea Nationalist Party 241,278 2.79 Paeg Song-uk Independent 230,555 2.67 Yi Yun-yong Choseon Democratic Party 34,926 0.40 Total 8,642,494 100.00 Valid votes 8,642,494 95.35 Invalid/blank votes 421,700 4.65 Total votes 9,064,194 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 9,606,870 94.35
By region [ edit ] Region Chang Myon Lee Ki-poong Lee Beom-seok Yun Chi-young Paeg Song-uk Yi Yun-yong 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 [ edit ] ^ 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. ^ "개표현황" . National Election Commission . Archived from the original on 2017-07-10. Retrieved 14 April 2021 .
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