South Korean presidential election, 1952

South Korean presidential election, 1952
5 August 1952

 
Nominee Syngman Rhee Cho Bong-am Yi Si-yeong
Party Liberal Independent DNP
Popular vote 5,238,769 797,504 764,715
Percentage 74.6% 11.4% 10.9%
President before election

Syngman Rhee
Liberal

 Elected President

Syngman Rhee
Liberal

Presidential elections were held in South Korea on 5 August 1952.[1] The result was a victory for Syngman Rhee, who won 74.6% of the vote. Voter turnout was 88.1%.[2] The election was held during the Korean War, which played an important role in consolidating Rhee's support.

Results

Candidate Party Votes %
Syngman RheeLiberal Party5,238,76974.6
Cho Bong-amIndependent797,50411.4
Yi Si-yeongDemocratic Nationalist Party764,71510.9
Shin Heung-uIndependent219,6963.1
Invalid/blank votes255,199–
Total7,275,883100
Registered voters/turnout8,259,42888.1
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. ↑ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p420 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
  2. ↑ Nohlen et al., p464
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