2007 South Korean presidential election

none Republic of Korea 1997 presidential 2002 South Korean presidential election 2002 2012 South Korean presidential election 2012 63.03% ( 7.80pp) 19 December 2007 Lee Myung-bak presidential portrait.jpg Lee Myung-bak Grand National Party 11,492,389 48.67% Chung Dong-young 20250822.jpg Chung Dong-young Grand Unified Democratic New Party 6,174,681 26.15% Lee Hoi-chang (2010).jpg Lee Hoi-chang Independent (politician) 3,559,963 15.08% Moon Kook-hyun Creative Korea Party 1,375,498 5.83% 300px Results by municipal-level divisions 300px Results by provincial-level divisions President Roh Moo-hyun Independent Lee Myung-bak Grand National Party Presidential elections were held in South Korea on 19 December 2007.Schedule of 17th presidential election (Hangul 2002 format) The elections were won by Lee Myung-bak of the Grand National Party, returning conservatives to the Blue House for the first time in ten years. Lee defeated Grand Unified Democratic New Party nominee Chung Dong-young and independent Lee Hoi-chang by a nearly 2-to-1 margin, the largest since direct elections were reintroduced in 1987.Lee Myung-bak Elected President by a Landslide https://web.archive.org/web/20071221124930/http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200712/200712200003.html 2007-12-21 , The Chosun Ilbo, December 19, 2007. Retrieved on December 20, 2007. It also marked the first time a president-elect in Korea was under investigation by a prosecutor.President-Elect Faces Probe, The Korea Times, December 19, 2007. Retrieved December 20, 2007. Voter turnout was 63%, an all-time low according to the National Election Commission.Kim Ji-hyun http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/NEWKHSITE/data/html_dir/2007/12/19/200712190056.asp Lee Myung-bak cruises to landslide victory The Korea Herald 2007-12-19 Background Presidential elections in South Korea#Procedure (1987–present) thumb|200px|The incumbent in 2007, Roh Moo-hyun. His term expired on 25 February 2008. On 28 February 2007 the official census was published, identifying the number of eligible voters, with the electoral rolls compiled and published between 21 and 26 November, before being finalised on 12 December. Pre-registration of candidates began on 23 April, with 25–26 November as the dates to officially register.Timeline (detailed) of 2007 presidential election https://web.archive.org/web/20070928040549/http://www.nec.go.kr/president/president01.html 2007-09-28 (Korean), the NEC, 2007 Candidates The elections were a three-way race between the ruling Grand Unified Democratic New Party's Chung Dong-young, opposition Grand National Party's Lee Myung-bak, and conservative independent Lee Hoi-chang. Also in the race but polling less than 10% were former Yuhan Kimberly CEO Moon Kook-hyun and congressman Kwon Young-ghil from Ulsan. Grand Unified Democratic New primaries Grand Unified Democratic New Party#Presidential election primary A total of nine candidates ran to be the Grand Unified Democratic New Party presidential candidate; Chung Dong-young, former National Assemblyman from North Jeolla Jeonju Deokjin, former Minister of Unification Sohn Hak-kyu, former Governor of Gyeonggi, former Minister of Health and Welfare, former National Assemblyman from Gyeonggi Gwangmyeong·Gwangmyeong B Lee Hae-chan, National Assemblyman from Seoul Gwanak B, former Prime Minister, former Minister of Education Rhyu Si-min, National Assemblyman from Gyeonggi Goyang Deogyang A, former Minister of Health and Welfare Han Myeong-sook, National Assemblyman from Gyeonggi Goyang Ilsan A, former Prime Minister, former Minister of Environment, former Minister of Gender Equality Shin Ki-nam, National Assemblyman from Seoul Gangseo A Chun Jung-bae, National Assemblyman from Gyeonggi Ansan Danwon A, former Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae, former National Assemblyman from Seoul Gwangjin B Kim Doo-kwan, former Minister of Interior, former Mayor of South Gyeongsang Namhae An opinion poll was conducted on 2,400 eligible voters and 10,000 of those who signed up to vote in the primaries between 3 and 5 September; only the top five candidates were allowed to advance to the full primary elections. CandidateElectors%Non-Members%Total%Sohn Hak-kyu2,20723.42,46026.14,66724.8Chung Dong-young 2,33924.82,27424.14,61324.5Lee Hae-chan 1,33914.21,37014.52,70914.4Rhyu Si-min1,05711.28569.11,91310.1Han Myeong-sook7618.11,01510.81,7769.4Others1,72518.31,45315.43,17816.9Total9,4281009,42810018,856100Source: Despite qualifying for the full primary vote, Han Myeong-sook withdrew her bid for nomination and endorsed Lee Hae-chan before the primary races began. The primary races counted for 90% of the final result and the opinion poll 10%. DatesRacesChungSohnLeeRhyuTotalVotes%Votes%Votes%Votes%15 SeptemberJeju3,00332.82,75430.11,86620.41,52816.79,151Ulsan2,26234.81,33520.51,54823.81,36220.96,50716 SeptemberGangwon2,31131.12,35931.82,75137.1––7,421North Chungcheong6,33452.72,92024.32,76023.0––12,01417 SeptemberGwangju10,84147.67,94834.94,00717.6––22,796South Jeolla15,22446.111,95836.25,81917.6––33,00130 SeptemberBusan6,68937.64,50825.36,61437.1––17,811South Gyeongsang4,46134.84,06931.84,27633.4––12,8069 OctoberMobile-17,00433.57,64936.56,28530.0––20,93811 OctoberMobile-219,28834.621,35938.415,03527.0––55,68210–12 OctoberOpinion Poll21,85044.117,52535.310,21620.6––49,59113-14 OctoberMobile-335,84635.541,02340.723,96423.8––100,83314 OctoberNorth Jeolla38,07881.36,38713.62,3675.1––46,832Daejeon1,76633.91,46428.11,97437.9––5,204South Chungcheong2,18232.61,61624.12,89543.3––6,693Daegu1,10825.71,53035.51,67738.9––4,315North Gyeongsang1,59833.42,01742.11,17424.5––4,789Gyeonggi13,02540.213,58742.05,76717.8––32,379Incheon3,11741.03,16041.51,33117.5––7,608Seoul20,99749.513,63132.17,80218.4––42,430Total216,98443.8168,79934.0110,12822.2––495,911 At the UNDP National Convention, held on October 15, 2007, Chung was officially named the party's presidential nominee.http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/assembly/243095.html ko:대통합민주신당 대선후보 정동영은 누구 2007-10-15 2018-04-21 ko Grand National primaries Five candidates contested the primaries of the Grand National Party:Asaba, Yūki. "한국에서의 대선후보선출과 정당정치: 제17대 대선을 중심으로." Yamaguchi Prefectural University, 2007, pp. 131–131. Lee Myung-bak, former Mayor of Seoul, former National Assemblywoman from National, Seoul Jongno Park Geun-hye, National Assemblywoman from Daegu Dalseong Won Hee-ryong, National Assemblyman from Seoul Yangcheon A Hong Joon-pyo, National Assemblyman from Seoul Dongdaemun B Go Jin-hwa, National Assemblyman from Seoul Yeongdeungpo A Former Gyeonggi Governor Sohn Hak-kyu sought to participate, but he later decided to instead run for the UNDP nomination, and failed. The GNP primary consisted of opinion polling (weighted 20%) and popular vote by pre-registered electors (weighted 80%). The poll and the voting were all conducted on 19 August and the results were announced at the National Convention on 20 August, naming Lee Myung-bak as the official nominee.http://news.joins.com/article/2857685.html?ctg=1000 Lee Myeong-bak beats Park Geun-hye with a narrow margin ko Korea JoongAng Daily 20 August 2007 June 2016 medicmedichttp://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=115&oid=214&aid=0000046703 Lee Myung-bak wins GNP primary [이명박, 근소한 차 대선후보 확정] 20 August 2007 29 April 2012 ko Kim Yeon-seok (김연석) Because Lee won the race with a slight margin, there was controversy regarding the method primary election used (opinion poll). However, Park Geun-hye conceded her loss to Lee. Park ran again in 2012 and won the primary. RacesLeeParkWonHongTotalVotes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Seoul16,19058.011,11339.83301.22711.027,904Incheon3,08949.13,13549.9360.6250.46,285Gyeonggi12,77950.012,54349.11610.6880.325,571Gangwon1,86643.02,43656.2220.5140.34,338North Chungcheong1,82343.32,34355.7260.6160.44,208South Chungcheong2,27141.33,17957.8260.5240.45,500Daejeon1,27234.12,40464.4401.1180.53,734North Jeolla2,14155.31,58140.81112.9391.03,872South Jeolla2,69257.01,85239.21332.8481.04,725Gwangju1,33857.685336.81044.5261.12,321North Gyeongsang4,45546.35,11153.1310.3240.29,621South Gyeongsang4,49848.14,74850.8760.8300.39,352Daegu2,30531.15,07268.4190.3220.37,418Busan5,27347.25,78951.8600.5470.411,169Ulsan1,51747.71,63751.4180.6110.33,183Jeju70741.885250.41267.470.41,692Opinion poll16,86851.513,98442.71,0793.37932.432,724Total81,08449.678,63248.12,3981.51,5030.9163,617 Lee Hoi-chang 1997 and 2002 presidential candidate for GNP, Lee Hoi-chang had announced his candidacy on 7 November 2007 as an independent, not joining GNP primary. Democratic Labor primary The primary election of the Democratic Labour Party involved two types of voting; Online voting: All members of this party can log on to the official homepage to cast their vote. Confirmation process by cell phone is needed. Off-line voting: There are 227 voting stations around the nation. Voters can cast their vote from 09:00 to 22:00 The total number of party members that were eligible to cast a vote was 50,117.First round of results from 3 division will be the dividing point (Korean), The Hankyoreh. Retrieved on August 22, 2007. Kwon Young-ghil, National Assemblyman from South Gyeongsang Changwon B Sim Sang-jung, National Assemblywoman as Proportional Representative Roh Hoe-chan, National Assemblyman as Proportional Representative No candidate received a majority of the votes, so a second round of the presidential primary was scheduled from 10 to 15 September.Kwon Young-ghil hasn't succeed to gain more than 50% of the vote (Korean), Ohmynews. Retrieved on 9 September 2007.See reliable sources list on WP:KO/RS March 2025 CandidateFirst roundSecond roundVotes%Votes%Kwon Young-ghil19,05349.419,10952.7Sim Sang-jung10,06426.117,12247.3Roh Hoe-chan9,47824.6Total38,59510036,231100Source: Media Today,http://www.mediatoday.co.kr/?mod=news&act=articleView&idxno=60582 ko:권영길 49.4% 득표…심상정 2위 돌풍 2007-09-09 Media Today 2018-04-21 ko Hani http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/assembly/236522.html ko:민주노동당 대선후보 권영길 확정 2007-09-15 2018-04-21 ko First round results by province DatesRacesKwonSimRohTotalAug. 24Jeju23437.3%19631.3%19731.4%627Aug. 25South Jeolla91259.8%29119.1%32121.1%1,524Gwangju83760.3%21715.6%33424.1%1,388Aug. 26North Gyeongsang58632.3%64835.7%58032.0%1,814Daegu44938.4%34229.3%37732.3%1,168Aug. 29South Chungcheong61837.7%48229.4%54032.4%1,640Daejeon30739.7%27034.9%19625.4%773Sep. 1North Jeolla1,42956.9%42216.8%66026.3%2,511Sep. 2South Gyeongsang2,68662.9%91121.3%67715.8%4,274Sep. 3Busan1,07648.9%53224.2%59226.9%2,200Sep. 5Ulsan1,40759.8%59925.5%34714.7%2,353Sep. 7North Chungcheong33228.8%49743.1%32328.0%1,152Sep. 8Gangwon49838.2%39230.1%41431.871,304Sep. 9Gyeonggi3,51857.0%1,41522.9%1,24220.1%6,175Incheon1,57856.4%66923.9%55319.75%2,800Seoul2,57837.5%2,17231.6%2,12230.9%6,872Abroad840.0%945.0%315.0%20Total19,05349.4%10,06426.1%9,47824.6%38,595 Creative Korea primary Moon Kook-hyun (문국현 no), former CEO of Yuhan Kimberly (Kimberly-Clark's company in Korea), was elected as the official presidential candidate of the party on 4 November 2007, through mobile voting amongst party members. ChoiceVotes%For Moon8,88495.0Against4685.0Total9,352100Source: Polinews https://web.archive.org/web/20180423170127/http://polinews.co.kr/m/m_article.html?no=29086#08mq 2018-04-23 Exit polls An exit poll was announced at 18:00 on election day, at which point voting had finished. It predicted Lee Myung-bak had won an absolute majority.Lee Myung-bak cruises to landslide victory The Korea Herald, 17 December 2007 CandidatePredictionEstimated %Lee Myung-bakWinner50.3Chung Dong-young2nd26.0Lee Hoi-chang3rd13.5 Results thumb|300px|Result by municipalities Lee Myung-bak Grand National Party 11492389 Grand National Party Chung Dong-young Grand Unified Democratic New Party 6174681 Lee Hoi-chang Independent 3559963 Moon Kook-hyun Creative Korea Party 1375498 Kwon Young-ghil Democratic Labor Party 712121 Lee In-je Democratic Party 160708 #00FFFF Huh Kyung-young Economic Republican Party 96756 #DF73FF Geum Min Socialist Party 18223 Chung Kun-mo True Owner Coalition 15380 Chun Kwan Chamsaram Society Full True Act 7161 119974 37653518 Park & Lee, IFES By province and city Province/City Lee Myung-bak Chung Dong-young Lee Hoi-chang Moon Kook-hyun Kwon Young-ghil Lee In-je Huh Kyung-young Geum Min Chung Kun-mo Chun Kwan Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Seoul2,689,16253.241,237,81224.50596,22611.80358,7817.10116,3442.3023,2140.4622,4050.443,5010.073,0130.069110.02Busan1,018,71557.91236,70813.46346,31919.6994,2855.3648,9012.784,5990.267,3510.421,1980.077700.044060.02Daegu876,71969.3875,9326.01228,19918.0650,5144.0025,7772.041,8470.153,3750.277270.063670.032210.02Incheon593,28349.22286,56523.77183,05715.1984,8147.0442,0693.497,6120.635,7690.481,0680.097970.073230.03Gwangju56,8758.60527,58879.7522,5203.4031,5244.7713,5972.067,1181.081,5470.232890.043980.06960.01Daejeon246,00836.29159,70023.56195,95728.9048,1437.1017,2072.547,2231.072,3560.356830.104670.072040.03Ulsan279,89153.9870,73613.6490,90517.5328,6055.5243,6078.411,8840.362,0590.404670.092710.051210.02Gyeonggi2,603,44351.891,181,93623.56670,74213.37354,4927.07144,8302.8930,5130.6123,5540.473,2070.063,3780.071,3120.03Gangwon376,00451.97136,66818.89127,10217.5742,5525.8828,1293.896,0850.845,0630.708490.126150.094360.06North Chungcheong289,49941.59165,63723.80162,75023.3839,8845.7325,2853.637,9651.143,4350.497590.115610.083210.05South Chungcheong313,69334.26192,99921.08304,25933.2343,3834.7432,1323.5122,5922.473,8140.421,1310.129340.105680.06North Jeolla86,1499.04777,23681.6034,6303.6426,5732.7918,1391.906,5500.691,7770.195380.065900.062700.03South Jeolla88,8349.23757,30978.6534,7903.6131,2893.2523,1782.4123,0742.402,1790.237430.089380.105170.05North Gyeongsang1,033,95772.5996,8226.80195,52613.7347,3453.3239,3272.763,8230.274,6960.331,4580.108190.066990.05South Gyeongsang843,66255.02189,46312.36329,48621.4973,8934.8282,6455.394,9350.326,0630.401,2610.081,3100.096120.04Jeju96,49538.6781,57032.6937,49515.0319,4217.7810,9544.391,6740.671,2730.513440.141520.061440.06 Total11,492,38948.67 6,174,681 26.15 3,559,963 15.08 1,375,498 5.83 712,121 3.02 160,708 0.68 96,756 0.41 18,223 0.08 15,380 0.07 7,161 0.03 Source: National Election Commission Other information On April 7, 2011, a National Intelligence Service agent was guilty of investigating Lee Myung-bak's secret real estate-related information before the election.Su-jeong (수정) Im (임) MB 부동산 소문 뒷조사 국정원 직원 징역형 (종합) 2011-04-07 http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/bulletin/2011/04/07/0200000000AKR20110407228700004.HTML Yonhap News Agency 2011-04-10 ko According to leaked diplomatic cables, Yoo Chong-ha (유종하 no), the former co-chairman of Lee Myung-bak's presidential election campaign, requested to then American ambassador to South Korea, Alexander Vershbow, to delay the extraction of the main individual of the BBK embezzlement scandal, Christopher Kim (Kim Kyung-joon), to Korea on the request to prevent spreading controversies related to Lee Myung-bak's involvement in the BBK embezzlement scandal during the election season.Min-yeong (민영) Choi (최) "BBK 김경준 송환 미뤄달라" 이명박 후보 측 미국에 요청 2011-09-03 http://news.khan.co.kr/kh_news/khan_art_view.html?artid=201109030259225&code=910100 The Hankyoreh 2011-12-17 koYong-pil (용필) Mun (문) ko:위키리크스 MB실체 폭로…"사실상 매국" 경악 2011-09-05 http://www.newsface.kr/news/news_view.htm?news_idx=2985 https://web.archive.org/web/20120425062807/http://www.newsface.kr/news/news_view.htm?news_idx=2985 dead 2012-04-25 Newsface 2011-12-17 ko References External links President of South Korea Official Homepage of the National Election Commission* ko Official list of candidates Chosun Ilbo, 27 November 2007 Candidate profiles The Korea Times, 9 December 2007 Korea Society Podcast: 24 Hours After South Korea's Presidential Election: An Assessment Category:Presidential elections in South Korea South Korea Presidential election Category:Lee Myung-bak Presidential Category:December 2007 elections