Republic of Korea presidential election, 1956
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Map of pluralities won in provinces and cities:
■ – Syngman Rhee
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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
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Syngman Rhee |
Liberal Party |
5,046,437 |
70.0 |
| Cho Bong-am |
Independent |
2,163,808 |
30.0 |
| Invalid/blank votes |
1,856,818 |
– |
| Total |
9,067,063 |
100 |
| Registered voters/turnout |
9,606,870 |
96.4 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. |
Vice-President
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Chang Myon |
Democratic Party |
4,012,654 |
46.4 |
| Lee Ki-poong |
Liberal Party |
3,805,502 |
44.0 |
| Lee Beom-seok |
Independent |
317,579 |
3.7 |
| Yun Chi-young |
Korea Nationalist Party |
241,278 |
2.8 |
| Paeg Song-uk |
Independent |
230,555 |
2.7 |
| Yi Yun-yong |
Choseon Democratic Party |
34,926 |
0.4 |
| Invalid/blank votes |
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– |
| Total |
8,642,494 |
100 |
| Registered voters/turnout |
9,606,870 |
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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.
