2017 Justice Party (South Korea) leadership election explained

Election Name:2017 Justice Party leadership election
Country:South Korea
Type:presidential
Vote Type:Members'
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2015 Justice Party (South Korea) leadership election
Previous Year:2015
Next Election:2019 Justice Party (South Korea) leadership election
Next Year:2019
Election Date:6–11 July 2017
Color1:FFCC00
Popular Vote1:7,172
Percentage1:56.05%
Color2:FFCC00
Popular Vote2:5,624
Percentage2:43.95%
Leader
Before Election:Sim Sang-jung
After Election:Lee Jeong-mi

The Justice Party held a leadership election between 6 and 11 July 2017. It was an election to elect a new leader as Sim Sang-jung fulfilled her two-year term of office.[1]

Candidates

Running

Results

The election was held only by the votes of the party members.

On-line vote Off-line vote ARS vote Total votes
Lee Jeong-mi5,658 (55.7%) 69 (66.3%) 1,445 (57.2%) 7,172 (56.05%)
Park Won-seok4,508 (44.3%) 35 (33.7%) 1,081 (42.8%) 5,624 (43.95%)
Total10,166 104 2,526 12,796

Notes and References

  1. News: 심상정 "선거제 개혁해야…제1야당 정의당 상상해달라". Yonhap. ko. 10 July 2017.