South Korean presidential election, 1997
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The 15th South Korean Presidential Election took place on 19 December 1997. The opposition presidential candidate Kim Dae-jung won the presidential election, ending almost 36 years of conservative rule. Kim became the first opposition candidate to win the presidency. When he took office in 1998, it also marked the first time in Korean history that an incumbent government peacefully surrendered power to the opposition.
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Dae-jung | National Congress for New Politics (새정치국민회의) | 10,326,275 | 40.3% |  |
| Lee Hoi-chang | Grand National Party (한나라당) | 9,935,718 | 38.7% |  |
| Lee In-je | New People Party (국민신당) | 4,925,591 | 19.2% |  |
| Kwon Young-ghil | People's Victory for 21st century (건설국민승리21) | 306,026 | 1.2% | |
| Huh Kyung-young | Democratic Republican Party (공화당) | 32,918 | 0.2% | |
| Shin Jeong Yil | Unified Korea Party (한주의통일한국당) | 11,901 | 0.2% | |
| Kim Han-sik | Honest Politics Unite | 5,714 | 0.2% | |
| Invalid ballots | 400,195 | 0.6% | ||
| (Total electorate: 32,290,416 - Turnout rate: 80.7%) Total | 26,042,633 | 100% | ||
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NPP | |
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| Kim Dae-jung NCNP |
Lee Hoi-chang GNP |
Lee In-je NPP | ||
| Sudogwon | Seoul | 44.9% | 40.9% | 12.8% |
| Incheon | 38.5% | 36.4% | 23.0% | |
| Gyeonggi | 39.3% | 35.5% | 23.6% | |
| Gangwon | 23.8% | 43.2% | 30.9% | |
| Chungcheong | Daejeon | 45.0% | 29.2% | 24.1% |
| Chungcheongbuk | 37.4% | 30.8% | 29.4% | |
| Chungcheongnam | 48.3% | 23.5% | 26.1% | |
| Honam （Jeolla） |
Gwangju | 97.3% | 1.3% | 0.7% |
| Jeollabuk | 92.3% | 4.5% | 2.1% | |
| Jeollanam | 94.6% | 3.2% | 1.4% | |
| Yeongnam （Gyeongsang） |
Busan | 15.3% | 53.3% | 29.8% |
| Ulsan | 15.4% | 51.4% | 26.7% | |
| Daegu | 12.5% | 72.7% | 13.1% | |
| Gyeongsangbuk | 13.7% | 61.9% | 21.8% | |
| Gyeongsangnam | 11.0% | 55.1% | 31.3% | |
| Jeju | 40.6% | 36.6% | 20.5% | |
See also
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