South Korean presidential election, 1987

Republic of Korea
presidential election, 1987
South Korea
16 December 1987

 
Nominee Roh Tae-woo Kim Young-sam
Party Democratic Justice Reunification Democratic
Popular vote 8,282,738 6,337,581
Percentage 36.6% 28.0%

 
Nominee Kim Dae-jung Kim Jong-pil
Party Peace and Democracy New Democratic Republican
Popular vote 6,113,375 1,823,067
Percentage 27.0% 8.1%

provinces and cities majority won by

– Roh Tae-woo – Kim Young-sam
– Kim Dae-jung – Kim Jong-pil


President before election

Chun Du-hwan
Democratic Justice

Elected President

Roh Tae-woo
Democratic Justice

Presidential elections were held in South Korea on 16 December 1987.[1]

It was the first free direct presidential election held in South Korea, which marked the beginning of the Sixth Republic. The result was a victory for Roh Tae-woo, who won 35.9% of the vote. Voter turnout was 89.2%.

Results

 Summary of the 16 December 1987 South Korean presidential election results
Candidate Party Votes %
Roh Tae-woo Democratic Justice Party 8,282,738 36.6
 
Kim Young-sam Reunification Democratic Party 6,337,581 28.0
 
Kim Dae-jung Party for Peace and Democracy 6,113,375 27.0
 
Kim Jong-pil New Democratic Republican Party 1,823,067 8.1
 
Shin Jeong-yil Unified Korea Party 46,650 0.2
 
Total (Turnout: 89.2%) 23,066,419 100.0
Source: Nohlen et al

By province

provinces · cities
Roh Tae-woo
DJP
Kim Young-sam
RDP
Kim Dae-jung
PPD
Kim Jong-pil
NDRP
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
Seoul 1,682,824 30.3% 1,637,347 29.1% 1,833,010 32.6% 460,988 8.2%
Busan 640,622 32.1% 1,117,011 56.0% 182,409 9.1% 51,663 2.6%
Daegu 800,363 70.7% 274,880 24.3% 29,831 2.6% 23,230 2.1%
Incheon 326,186 39.4% 248,604 30.0% 176,611 21.3% 76,333 9.2%
Gwangju 22,943 4.8% 2,471 0.5% 449,554 94.4% 1,111 0.2%
Gyeonggi 1,204,235 41.4% 800,274 27.5% 647,934 22.3% 247,259 8.5%
Gangwon 456,596 59.3% 240,585 26.1% 81,478 8.8% 49,954 5.4%
Chungcheongbuk 355,222 46.9% 213,851 28.2% 83,132 11.0% 102,456 13.5%
Chungcheongnam 402,491 26.2% 246,527 16.1% 190,772 12.4% 691,214 45.0%
Jeollabuk 160,760 14.1% 17,130 1.5% 948,955 83.5% 8,629 0.8%
Jeollanam 119,229 8.2% 16,826 1.2% 1,317,990 90.3% 4,831 0.3%
Gyeongsangbuk 1,108,035 66.4% 470,189 28.2% 39,756 2.4% 43,227 2.6%
Gyeongsangnam 792,757 41.2% 987,042 51.3% 86,804 4.5% 51,242 2.7%
Jeju 120,502 49.8% 64,844 26.8% 45,139 18.6% 10,930 4.5%

References

  1. Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p420 ISBN 0-19-924959-8