1981 South Korean presidential election

1981 South Korean presidential election

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Presidential election
25 February 1981
5,277[a] members of the Electoral College 2,639[a] electoral votes needed to win
DKP Nominee Chun Doo-hwan Yu Chi-song Party Democratic Justice Democratic Korea Electoral vote 4,755 404 Percentage 90.23% 7.67%
Electoral College election
11 February 1981
Turnout	78.12%
Party Leader Vote % Seats Democratic Justice Chun Doo-hwan 60.71 3,667 Democratic Korea Yu Chi-song 11.67 411 National Kim Chong-cheol 1.15 49 Civil Rights Kim Eui-taek 0.82 19 Independents – 25.66 1,132 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Electoral College vote
President before election Chun Doo-hwan Democratic Justice Elected President Chun Doo-hwan Democratic Justice

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. They were the last indirect presidential elections controlled by the government of Chun Doo-hwan under the new 1980 constitution. Chun was re-elected with 90% of the electoral college vote.
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