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1956 South Korean presidential election

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Field	Value
country	Republic of Korea
flag_year	1949
type	presidential
previous_election	1952 South Korean presidential election
previous_year	1952
next_election	March 1960 South Korean presidential election
next_year	March 1960
election_date	15 May 1956
module	{{infobox election
embed	yes
election_name	Presidential election
image1	Rhee Syng-Man in 1948 (3x4).jpg
candidate1	Syngman Rhee
party1	Liberal Party (South Korea)
popular_vote1	5,046,437
percentage1	69.99%
image2	Cho Bong-am.png
candidate2	Cho Bong-am
party2	Progressive
color2	e60026
popular_vote2	2,163,808
percentage2	30.01%
map	{{Switcher
title	President
before_election	Syngman Rhee
before_party	Liberal Party (South Korea)
after_election	Syngman Rhee
after_party	Liberal Party (South Korea)
module	{{infobox election
embed	yes
election_name	Vice presidential election
image1	John Myun.jpg
candidate1	Chang Myon
party1	Democratic Party (South Korea, 1955)
popular_vote1	4,012,654
percentage1	46.43%
title	Vice president
image2	Lee gi bung.png
candidate2	Lee Ki Poong
party2	Liberal Party (South Korea)
popular_vote2	3,805,502
percentage2	44.03%
before_election	Ham Tae-young
before_party	Independent (politician)
after_election	Chang Myon
after_party	Democratic Party (South Korea, 1955)

| [[File:1956 Republic of Korea Presidential Election, Municipal-level divisions.svg|300px]] | Results by municipal-level division | [[File:1956 Republic of Korea Presidential Election, Provincial-level divisions.svg|300px]] | Results by provincial-level division

Presidential and vice presidential elections were held in South Korea on 15 May 1956. The result was a victory for Syngman Rhee, who won 70.0% of the vote. Voter turnout was 94.4%.

Election posters for Rhee's Liberal party

Rhee, who at that time held a virtual monopoly on political power, was opposed by Shin Ik-hee and Cho Bong-am. Shin died before the election by disease, and Cho campaigned on a platform of peaceful reunification in opposition to Rhee's policy of "March North and unify Korea". Cho exceeded expectations by receiving over 30% of the vote. Three years later, Cho was accused of violating the National Security Law and executed.

Results

President

By province and city

Province/City	Syngman Rhee	Cho Bong-am	Liberal Party (South Korea)}}"		Votes	%
Seoul	Liberal Party (South Korea)}}; color:white;"	205,253	Liberal Party (South Korea)}}; color:white;"	63.28	119,129	36.72
Gyeonggi	Liberal Party (South Korea)}}; color:white;"	607,757	Liberal Party (South Korea)}}; color:white;"	77.14	180,150	22.86
Gangwon	Liberal Party (South Korea)}}; color:white;"	644,693	Liberal Party (South Korea)}}; color:white;"	90.81	65,270	9.19
North Chungcheong	Liberal Party (South Korea)}}; color:white;"	353,201	Liberal Party (South Korea)}}; color:white;"	86.10	57,026	13.90
South Chungcheong	Liberal Party (South Korea)}}; color:white;"	530,531	Liberal Party (South Korea)}}; color:white;"	77.06	157,973	22.94
North Jeolla	Liberal Party (South Korea)}}; color:white;"	424,674	Liberal Party (South Korea)}}; color:white;"	60.17	281,068	39.83
South Jeolla	Liberal Party (South Korea)}}; color:white;"	741,623	Liberal Party (South Korea)}}; color:white;"	72.11	286,787	27.89
North Gyeongsang	Liberal Party (South Korea)}}; color:white;"	621,530	Liberal Party (South Korea)}}; color:white;"	55.32	501,917	44.68
South Gyeongsang	Liberal Party (South Korea)}}; color:white;"	830,492	Liberal Party (South Korea)}}; color:white;"	62.30	502,507	37.70
Jeju	Liberal Party (South Korea)}}; color:white;"	86,683	Liberal Party (South Korea)}}; color:white;"	87.86	11,981	12.14
Total	Liberal Party (South Korea)}}; color:white;"	5,046,437	Liberal Party (South Korea)}}; color:white;"	69.99	2,163,808	30.01
Source: National Election Commission

Vice president

By province and city

Province/City	Chang Myon	Lee Ki-poong	Lee Beom-seok	Yun Chi-young	Paeg Song-uk	Yi Yun-yong	Democratic Party (South Korea, 1955)}}"		Liberal Party (South Korea)}}"		Independent}}"		Korea Nationalist Party}}"
Seoul	Democratic Party (South Korea, 1955)}}; color:white;"	451,037	Democratic Party (South Korea, 1955)}}; color:white;"	76.90	95,454	16.27	21,530	3.67	12,445	2.12	3,802	0.65	2,285	0.39
Gyeonggi	Democratic Party (South Korea, 1955)}}; color:white;"	450,140	Democratic Party (South Korea, 1955)}}; color:white;"	44.90	424,104	42.30	55,621	5.55	40,720	4.06	25,216	2.52	6,768	0.68
Gangwon	103,493	13.56	Liberal Party (South Korea)}}; color:white;"	611,704	Liberal Party (South Korea)}}; color:white;"	80.16	23,612	3.09	14,046	1.84	7,052	0.92	3,225	0.42
North Chungcheong	159,310	33.66	Liberal Party (South Korea)}}; color:white;"	245,218	Liberal Party (South Korea)}}; color:white;"	51.81	28,264	5.97	14,411	3.04	24,727	5.22	1,347	0.28
South Chungcheong	Democratic Party (South Korea, 1955)}}; color:white;"	374,209	Democratic Party (South Korea, 1955)}}; color:white;"	43.71	364,750	42.60	51,589	6.03	29,054	3.39	31,895	3.73	4,675	0.55
North Jeolla	Democratic Party (South Korea, 1955)}}; color:white;"	428,410	Democratic Party (South Korea, 1955)}}; color:white;"	51.04	338,283	40.30	28,954	3.45	25,430	3.03	15,596	1.86	2,738	0.33
South Jeolla	529,341	43.66	Liberal Party (South Korea)}}; color:white;"	549,279	Liberal Party (South Korea)}}; color:white;"	45.30	33,890	2.80	25,979	2.14	70,628	5.83	3,294	0.27
North Gyeongsang	Democratic Party (South Korea, 1955)}}; color:white;"	715,342	Democratic Party (South Korea, 1955)}}; color:white;"	54.35	475,754	36.15	41,037	3.12	38,188	2.90	40,544	3.08	5,303	0.40
South Gyeongsang	Democratic Party (South Korea, 1955)}}; color:white;"	778,903	Democratic Party (South Korea, 1955)}}; color:white;"	52.51	623,409	42.03	30,264	2.04	38,288	2.58	7,899	0.53	4,575	0.31
Jeju	22,469	19.89	Liberal Party (South Korea)}}; color:white;"	77,547	Liberal Party (South Korea)}}; color:white;"	68.65	7,818	6.92	2,717	2.41	2,196	1.94	216	0.19
Total	Democratic Party (South Korea, 1955)}}; color:white;"	4,012,654	Democratic Party (South Korea, 1955)}}; color:white;"	46.43	3,805,502	44.03	317,579	3.67	241,278	2.79	230,555	2.67	34,926	0.40

References

[[Dieter Nohlen]], Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II'', p420 {{ISBN. 0-19-924959-8
Nohlen et al., p464
Kim, H-A (2004). ''Korea's development under Park Chung Hee''. RoutledgeCurzon, pp. 42–43.
Kim, p. 42.
"개표현황".

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