1981 South Korean Presidential Election
1981 · Yushin and the Fifth Republic
Two-stage presidential elections were held in South Korea in February 1981. An electoral college was elected on 11 February, which in turn elected the president on 25 February.
An unopposed ratification by a rubber-stamp electoral body under authoritarian rule. Recorded here as history, not as an election.
President before
Chun Doo-hwan
Democratic Justice
President (re-elected)
Chun Doo-hwan
Democratic Justice
Winning share
90.2%
Turnout
78.1%
The result
Chun Doo-hwan
Democratic Justice Party · 4,755 votes
90.23%
share
Yu Chi-song
Democratic Korea Party · 404 votes
7.67%
share
Kim Chong-cheol
Korean National Party · 85 votes
1.61%
share
Kim Eui-taek
Civil Rights Party · 26 votes
0.49%
share