Presidential election in South Korea
1952 South Korean elections
Presidential election
Vice-Presidential election
Presidential and vice-presidential elections were held in South Korea on 5 August 1952.[1] Syngman Rhee , who won 74.6% of the vote. Voter turnout was 88.1%.[2] Korean War , which played an important role in consolidating Rhee's support.
Constitutional Amendment [ ] President Rhee's factions took a devastating blow in the 1950 legislative election , when they won a little more than a quarter of the seats in the National Assembly, combined. In belief he would have little shot at reelection in the opposition-controlled legislature, President Rhee decided to amend the constitution so that the president would be elected by the people, instead of the legislature. President Rhee had the amendment pass in July 1952, after using police and military to threaten lawmakers.[3]
Results [ ] President [ ] Candidate Party Votes % Syngman Rhee Liberal Party 5,238,769 74.62 Cho Bong-am Independent 797,504 11.36 Yi Si-yeong Democratic Nationalist Party 764,715 10.89 Independent 219,696 3.13 Total 7,020,684 100.00 Valid votes 7,020,684 96.49 Invalid/blank votes 255,199 3.51 Total votes 7,275,883 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 8,259,428 88.09 Source: Nohlen et al .
By region [ ]
Region
Syngman Rhee
Cho Bong-am
Yi Si-yeong
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
Seoul
205,300
82.2
25,631
10.3
14,883
6.0
3,923
1.6
Gyeonggi
657,174
87.7
44,967
6.0
34,704
4.6
12,891
1.7
Gangwon
366,583
92.4
10,516
2.7
13,378
3.4
6,305
1.6
North Chungcheong
386,665
86.7
25,875
5.8
23,006
5.2
10,409
2.3
South Chungcheong
636,061
82.4
56,590
7.3
58,754
7.6
20,947
2.7
North Jeolla
468,220
65.9
109,490
15.4
96,271
13.6
36,221
5.1
South Jeolla
823,587
73.6
99,885
8.9
165,245
14.8
30,677
2.7
North Gyeongsang
921,988
75.0
129,791
10.6
140,271
11.4
37,100
3.0
South Gyeongsang
693,523
55.4
288,654
23.0
211,544
16.9
58,586
4.7
Jeju
79,668
83.8
6,105
6.4
6,659
7.0
2,637
2.8
Total
5,238,769
74.6
797,504
11.4
764,715
10.9
219,696
3.1
Source: National Election Commission[4]
Vice-President [ ] Candidate Party Votes % Ham Tae-young Independent 2,943,813 41.27 Lee Beom-seok Liberal Party 1,815,692 25.45 Chough Pyung-ok Democratic Nationalist Party 575,260 8.06 Lee Gap-sung Liberal Party Movement500,972 7.02 Yi Yun-yong Choseon Democratic Party 458,583 6.43 Jeon Jin-han General Alliance of Laborers for Korean Independence 302,471 4.24 Louise Yim Liberal Party Movement190,211 2.67 Pak Sung-wook Independent 181,388 2.54 Jeong Ki-won Liberal Party Movement164,907 2.31 Total 7,133,297 100.00 Valid votes 7,133,297 98.11 Invalid/blank votes 137,585 1.89 Total votes 7,270,882 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 8,259,428 88.03
By region [ ]
Region
Ham Tae-young
Lee Beom-seok
Chough Pyung-ok
Lee Gap-sung
Yi Yun-yong
Jeon Jin-han
Louise Yim
Pak Sung-wook
Jeong Ki-won
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
Seoul
70,206
27.6
117,326
46.2
16,429
6.5
13,815
5.4
15,475
6.1
8,911
3.5
4,676
1.8
4,508
1.8
2,727
1.1
Gyeonggi
347,799
45.6
252,090
33.1
27,776
3.6
35,154
4.6
42,038
5.5
21,076
2.8
13,195
1.7
10,547
1.4
12,593
1.7
Gangwon
223,534
55.6
129,704
32.3
5,962
1.5
9,427
2.3
11,555
2.9
10,675
2.7
4,424
1.1
2,811
0.7
3,674
0.9
North Chungcheong
216,223
47.8
130,843
28.9
18,926
4.2
23,190
5.1
24,442
5.4
13,098
2.9
9,094
2.0
7,983
1.8
8,830
2.0
South Chungcheong
118,291
15.1
452,209
57.6
47,482
6.1
34,172
4.4
43,895
5.6
35,057
4.5
21,047
2.7
18,354
2.3
14,287
1.8
North Jeolla
190,246
26.3
235,637
32.5
67,731
9.4
48,554
6.7
63,729
8.8
34,750
4.8
37,024
5.1
24,985
3.5
21,500
3.0
South Jeolla
729,541
64.2
59,318
5.2
125,525
11.0
77,231
6.8
60,658
5.3
23,221
2.0
20,470
1.8
18,031
1.6
22,739
2.0
North Gyeongsang
716,794
57.4
97,256
7.8
100,498
8.1
115,755
9.3
73,684
5.9
50,884
4.1
28,263
2.3
32,719
2.6
31,980
2.6
South Gyeongsang
296,766
23.3
306,982
24.1
161,787
12.7
139,000
10.9
116,260
9.1
100,061
7.9
49,675
3.9
59,079
4.6
43,807
3.4
Jeju
34,413
36.0
34,327
35.9
3,144
3.3
4,674
4.9
6,847
7.2
4,738
5.0
2,343
2.5
2,371
2.5
2,770
2.9
Total
2,943,813
41.3
1,815,692
25.5
575,260
8.1
500,972
7.0
458,583
6.4
302,471
4.2
190,211
2.7
181,388
2.5
164,907
2.3
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
^ "발췌개헌(拔萃改憲) - 한국민족문화대백과사전" . encykorea.aks.ac.kr . Retrieved 2019-03-29 .^ "개표현황" . National Election Commission . Archived from the original on 2017-07-10. Retrieved 14 April 2021 .
