South Korean presidential election, 1997

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The 15th South Korean Presidential Election took place on December 18, 1997.

[edit] Results

Candidate Party Votes % of votes
Kim Dae-jung New Congress for New Politics 10,326,275 40.3%
Lee Hoi-chang Grand National Party 9,935,718 38.7%
Rhee In-je New People Party 4,925,591 19.2%
Kwon Young-ghil Democratic Labour Party 306,026 1.2%
Huh Kyung-young Democratic Republican Party 32,918 0.2%
Shin Jeong-il Korea Unification Party 11,901 0.2%
Kim Han-sik Honest Politics Unite 5,714 0.2%
Total 26,042,633 100%
  • Total electorate: 32,290,416
  • Turnout: 26,042,633 (80.7%)
  • Invalid ballots: 400,195
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