South Korean presidential election, August 1960

Republic of Korea presidential election, August 1960
South Korea
12 August 1960
 
Nominee Yun Bo-seon Kim Chang Sook
Party Democratic Party Independent
Electoral vote 208 29
Percentage 82.2% 11.5%
President before election

Heo Jeong (acting)
Democratic Party

 Elected President

Yun Bo-seon
Democratic Party

Indirect presidential elections were held in South Korea on 12 August 1960, which saw the election of Yun Bo-seon as President of the Republic of Korea. Held after the April Revolution which had forced the resignation of Syngman Rhee, they were the only such elections to be held during the Second Republic, which folded after Park Chung Hee's May Coup the next year. The elections was indirect, with a joint session of the House of Commons and Senate, which had been elected in June, acting as an electoral college. The winning candidate required the assent of two thirds of the members of both houses.[1] Yun Bo-seon was elected with 82.2% of the vote, standing for the Democratic Party and representing its "Old Guard" faction. His closest competitor was Kim Chang Sook, a Confucian leader, who received 11.5%.[1]

Results

Candidate Party Votes %
Yun Bo-seonDemocratic Party20882.2
Kim Chang Sook 2911.5
Baek Nak-jun 31.2
Byeon Yeong-tae 31.2
Kim Do-yeon 20.8
Heo Jeong 20.8
Kim Pyeung-roh 10.4
Kim Shi-hyeon 10.4
Na Yeong-gyun 10.4
Bak Sun-cheon 10.4
Yu Ok-woo 10.4
Lee Chul-seung 10.4
Total253100
Registered voters/turnout29186.9

References

  1. 1 2 Korea Affairs Institute. The Voice of Korea, Vols. 16–19. p. 14.

See also

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