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 | 41.96% |
| Kim Dae-jung | Democratic Party | 8,041,284 | 33.82% |
| Chung Ju-yung | Unification National Party | 3,880,067 | 16.32% |
| Park Chan-jong | New Political Reform Party | 1,516,047 | 6.38% |
| Baek Gi-Wan | Independent | 238,648 | 1.00% |
| Kim Ok-sun | Independent | 86,292 | 0.36% |
| Lee Byeong-ho | Korean Justice Party | 35,739 | 0.15% |