Presidential election in South Korea 2007

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17th presidential election
December 19, 2007
Votes						23,732,854
voter turnout
						62.9% ▼  7.9%
			Hannara Party (Great National Party)
			Lee Myung-bak
			be right				11,492,389
									48.7%
			Yeollin-uri Party (Our Open Party)
			Chung Dong-young
			be right				6,174,681
									26.1%
			independently
			Lee Hoi-chang
			be right				3,559,963
									15.1%
Election results
President of South Korea
Before the election, Roh Moo-hyun Yeollin-uri party						Elected Lee Myung-bak Hannara Party

The 17th presidential election in South Korea took place on December 19, 2007 . From the choice was Lee Myung-bak of the Hannara Party ( 한나라당 , Hannara-dang, Grand National Party) emerged as the winner, bringing the Conservatives back into the first time in ten years Blue House to the Office of the President, may recover. Lee defeated the candidate of the liberal Yeollin-uri party ( 열린 우리당 , Yeollin-uri-dang, Our Open Party), Chung Dong-young , who had served as minister for the association under the incumbent President Roh Moo-hyun Democratic Party candidate Lee In-je and the independent Conservative candidate Lee Hoi-chang with the largest lead over the runner-up since the reintroduction of direct elections in 1987. Lee was still being investigated for involvement in an illegal stock deal. The investigation had to be completed before the inauguration. Nothing could be proven to him at the time.

Candidates

candidate	Political party	German name	Remarks
Chung Dong-young	Daetonghab Minjusin Party 대통합 민주 신당	Our open party
Lee Myung-bak	Hannara Party 한나라당	Great national party
Kwon Young-gil	Minju nodong party 민주 노동당	Democratic Labor Party
Lee In-je	Minju Party (2005) 민주당	Millennium Democratic Party
Sim Dae-pyong	Gungminjung sim party 국민 중심당	Citizens First Party	Candidacy withdrawn
Moon Kook-hyun	Changju-hanguk Party 창조 한국당	Creative Korea Party
Chung Kun-mo	Cham-juin-yeonhap 참 주인 연합	True owners association
Huh Kyoung-young	Gyeongje gonghwa party 경제 공화당	Republican Economic Party
Chun Kwan	Saesidae-cham-saram-yeonhap 새시대 참 사람 연합	... Union
Geum Min	Hanguk sahoe party 한국 사회당	Korean Socialist Party
Lee Soo-sung	Hwahamnwa-doyakeul-wihan-yeondae 화합 과 도약 을 위한 국민 연대	People's Coalition for Unity and Progress	Candidacy withdrawn
Lee Hoi-chang	independent

Results

Results by constituency

Regions · Provinces · Cities
		Lee Myung-bak Hannara Party (Grand National Party)		Chung Dong-young Yeollin-uri Party (Our Open Party)		Lee Hoi-chang Independent Candidate
		be right	%	be right	%	be right	%
Sudogwon	Seoul	2,689,162	53.2%	1,237,812	24.5%	596.226	11.8%
	Incheon	593.283	49.2%	286,565	23.8%	183.057	15.2%
	Gyeonggi-do	2,603,443	51.9%	1,181,936	23.6%	670.742	13.4%
Gangwon-do		376.004	52.0%	136,668	18.9%	127.102	17.6%
Chungcheong	Daejeon	246.008	36.3%	159,700	23.6%	195,957	28.9%
	Chungcheongbuk-do	289,499	41.6%	165,637	23.8%	162,750	23.4%
	Chungcheongnam-do	313,693	34.3%	192,999	21.1%	304.259	33.2%
Honam ( Jeolla )	Gwangju	56,875	8.6%	527,588	79.8%	22,520	3.4%
	Jeollabuk-do	86,149	9.0%	777.236	81.6%	34,630	3.6%
	Jeollanam-do	88,834	9.2%	757,309	78.7%	34,790	3.6%
Yeongnam ( Gyeongsang )	Busan	1,018,715	57.9%	236,708	13.5%	346.319	19.7%
	Ulsan	279.891	54.0%	70,736	13.6%	90.905	17.5%
	Daegu	876.719	69.4%	75,932	6.0%	228.199	18.1%
	Gyeongsangbuk-do	1,033,957	72.6%	96,822	6.8%	195,526	13.7%
	Gyeongsangnam-do	843,662	55.0%	189,463	12.4%	329.486	21.5%
Jeju-do		96,495	38.7%	81,570	32.7%	37,495	15.0%

Nationwide results

candidate	Political party	be right	%
Lee Myung-bak	Hannara Party (Great National Party)	11,492,389	48.7
Chung Dong-young	Yeollin-uri Party (Our Open Party)	6,174,681	26.1
Lee Hoi-chang	Independent candidate	3,559,963	15.1
Moon Kook-hyun	Changju-hanguk Party (Creative Korea Party)	1,375,498	5.8
Kwon Young-gil	Minju-nodong Party (Democratic Labor Party)	712.121	3.0
Lee In-je	Minju Party (2005) (Democratic Party)	160.708	0.7
Huh Kyung-young	Gyeongje-gonghwa Party (Republican Economic Party )	96,756	0.4
Geum Min	Hanguk Sahoe Party (Korean Socialist Party)	18,223	0.1
Total (turnout 62.9%)		23,732,854	100.0
Source: National Electoral Commission

Web links

• Quick Look at Presidential Hopefuls , The Korea Times, December 9, 2007

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Lee Myung-bak Elected President by a Landslide , The Korea Times, December 19, 2007.
2. ↑ Conservative election winner in South Korea . NZZ of December 20, 2007.
3. ↑ Lee Myung-bak Elected President by a Landslide , The Korea Times, December 19, 2007.
4. ↑ Christoph Neidhart : South Korea's President: Mr. Lee and his scandals . Süddeutsche.de of July 24, 2012.