2016 Democratic Party (South Korea, 2015) leadership election

2016 Democratic Party leadership election

27 August 2016

Candidate Choo Mi-ae Lee Jong-kul Kim Sang-gon Delegates 51.54% 25.24% 23.24% Party members 61.66% 18.09% 20.25% Opinion poll 45.52% 30.59% 23.90% Non-voting members poll 55.15% 25.25% 19.60% Total 54.03% 23.89% 22.08%

Leader before election Kim Chong-in (Interim) Elected Leader Choo Mi-ae

The Democratic Party held a leadership election on 27 August 2016. It was to elect a successor to interim leader Kim Chong-in, who was the leader of the 2016 legislative election. The elected leader was slated to serve a 2-year term.[1]

The new leader, Choo Mi-ae was the first leader from Daegu–Gyeongbuk (TK) region in the history of the Democratic Party.[2]

Candidates

Dropped out

• Song Young-gil, member of the National Assembly, former Mayor of Incheon.

Advance to the finals

• Kim Sang-gon, former Superintendent of Education of Gyeonggi Province.
• Lee Jong-kul, member of the National Assembly, former Floor leader of the party.
• Choo Mi-ae, member of the National Assembly.

Results

The ratio of the results by sector was 45% for delegates, 30% for party members, 15% for opinion poll and 10% for non-voting members poll.

Final results

Candidates	Delegates (45%)	Party members (30%)	Opinion poll (15%)	Non-voting members poll (10%)	Total (100%)
Choo Mi-ae	51.54%	61.66%	45.52%	55.15%	54.03%
Lee Jong-kul	25.24%	18.09%	30.59%	25.25%	23.89%
Kim Sang-gon	23.24%	20.25%	23.90%	19.60%	22.08%

References

1. "더민주 새 당 대표에 추미애". KBS (in Korean). 27 August 2016.
2. "더민주 새 대표 추미애…민주당史 첫 TK 출신 당수". Yonhap (in Korean). 27 August 2016.