1992 South Korean Presidential Election
18 December 1992 · Democratisation
On 22 January 1990 two opposition leaders Kim Young-sam and Kim Jong-pil merged their parties into the ruling party Democratic Justice Party to form the Democratic Liberal Party, led by President Roh Tae-woo. Before they merged, Roh's party did not have a majority in the National Assembly.
President before
Roh Tae-woo
Independent
Elected President
Kim Young-sam
Democratic Liberal
Winning share
42.0%
Turnout
81.9%
The result
Kim Young-sam
Democratic Liberal Party · 9,977,332 votes
41.96%
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Kim Dae-jung
Democratic Party · 8,041,284 votes
33.82%
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Chung Ju-yung
Unification National Party · 3,880,067 votes
16.32%
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Park Chan-jong
New Political Reform Party · 1,516,047 votes
6.38%
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Baek Gi-Wan
Independent · 238,648 votes
1.00%
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Kim Ok-sun
Independent · 86,292 votes
0.36%
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Lee Byeong-ho
Korean Justice Party · 35,739 votes
0.15%
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