South Korean presidential election, 1981

Republic of Korea
presidential election, 1981

25 February 1981

DKP Nominee Chun Doo-hwan Yu Chi-song Party Democratic Justice Democratic Korea Popular vote 4,755 404 Percentage 90.2% 7.7%

President before election Chun Doo-hwan Independent Elected President Chun Doo-hwan Democratic Justice

Presidential election were held in South Korea on 25 February 1981. They were the last indirect presidential elections controlled by the government of Chun Doo-hwan under the new 1980 Constitution. Chun was re-elected with 90% of the electoral college vote.

Results

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Chun Doo-hwan	Democratic Justice Party	4,755	90.2
Yu Chi-song	Democratic Korea Party	404	7.7
Kim Chong-cheol	Korean National Party	81	1.6
Kim Ui-tae	Korean Unification Party	26	0.6
Total		5,271	100
Registered voters/turnout		5,277	99.89