South Korean presidential election, 1971
Republic of Korea presidential election, 1971
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Map of pluralities won in provinces and cities:
■ – Park Chung Hee
■ – Kim Dae-jung |
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Presidential elections were held in South Korea on 27 April 1971.[1] The result was a victory for Park Chung-hee, who won 53.2% of the vote. Voter turnout was 79.8%.[2] Within a year of his re-election, Park declared martial law and introduced the Yushin Constitution. The military retained control until June 1987.
Results
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
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| Park Chung-hee | Democratic Republican Party | 6,342,828 | 53.2 |
| Kim Dae-jung | New Democratic Party | 5,395,900 | 45.3 |
| Jin Bok-ki | People's Party | 122,914 | 1.0 |
| Park Ki-chul | Democratic Nationalist Party | 43,753 | 0.4 |
| Lee Jong-yun | Liberal Democratic Party | 17,823 | 0.1 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 494,606 | – |
| Total | 12,417,824 | 100 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. |
Provincial results
| Province or city |
Park Chung Hee |
Kim Dae-jung |
Jin Bok-ki |
Park Ki-chul |
Lee Jong-yun |
Total |
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| Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
| Seoul |
805,772 |
(40.0%) |
1,198,018 |
(59.4%) |
6,881 |
(0.3%) |
4,811 |
(0.2%) |
1,426 |
(0.1%) |
2,016,098 |
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| Gyeonggi |
687,985 |
(48.9%) |
696,582 |
(49.5%) |
13,770 |
(1.0%) |
6,547 |
(0.5%) |
2,995 |
(0.2%) |
1,407,879 |
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| Gangweon |
502,722 |
(60.0%) |
325,556 |
(38.8%) |
7,326 |
(0.9%) |
2,985 |
(0.4%) |
1,390 |
(0.2%) |
839,979 |
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| Chungnam |
556,632 |
(53.5%) |
461,978 |
(44.4%) |
14,411 |
(1.4%) |
5,285 |
(0.5%) |
2,322 |
(0.2%) |
1,040,628 |
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| Chungbuk |
312,744 |
(57.3%) |
222,106 |
(40.7%) |
6,989 |
(1.3%) |
2,662 |
(0.5%) |
1,154 |
(0.2%) |
545,655 |
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| Jeonnam |
479,737 |
(34.4%) |
874,974 |
(62.8%) |
31,986 |
(2.3%) |
4,362 |
(0.3%) |
2,122 |
(0.2%) |
1,393,181 |
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| Jeonbuk |
308,850 |
(35.5%) |
535,519 |
(61.5%) |
21,162 |
(2.4%) |
3,167 |
(0.4%) |
1,646 |
(0.2%) |
870,344 |
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| Busan |
385,999 |
(55.7%) |
302,452 |
(43.6%) |
1,974 |
(0.3%) |
2,518 |
(0.4%) |
583 |
(0.1%) |
693,526 |
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| Gyeongnam |
891,119 |
(73.4%) |
310,595 |
(25.6%) |
6,793 |
(0.6%) |
4,580 |
(0.4%) |
1,634 |
(0.1%) |
1,214,721 |
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| Gyeongbuk |
1,333,051 |
(75.6%) |
411,116 |
(23.3%) |
9,838 |
(0.6%) |
6,438 |
(0.4%) |
2,374 |
(0.1%) |
1,762,817 |
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| Jeju |
78,217 |
(56.9%) |
57,004 |
(41.4%) |
1,784 |
(1.3%) |
398 |
(0.3%) |
177 |
(0.1%) |
137,580 |
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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., p465
