2016 Saenuri Party leadership election

The Saenuri Party held a leadership election on 9 August 2016. The election was to elect a new party leader after the 2016 legislative election defeat.

2016 Saenuri Party leadership election

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Candidate Lee Jung-hyun Joo Ho-young Points 44,421 31,946   Candidate Lee Ju-young Han Sun-kyo Points 21,614 10,757

Leader before election Kim Hee-ok (Acting) Elected Leader Lee Jung-hyun

The new leader, Lee Jung-Hyun, was the first leader from the Honam region in the history of South Korean conservative parties.^[1]

Candidates

Running

• Lee Jung-hyun, member of the National Assembly.
• Lee Ju-young, member of the National Assembly, former Minister of Oceans and Fisheries.
• Joo Ho-young, member of the National Assembly, former Minister without portfolio.
• Han Sun-kyo, member of the National Assembly.

Withdrew

• Choung Byoung-gug, member of the National Assembly, former Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Results

Final results^[2]

Candidate	Delegates	Opinion poll	Total points
Lee Jung-hyun	Unknown	Unknown	44,421 (40.9%)
Joo Ho-young	Unknown	Unknown	31,946 (29.4%)
Lee Ju-young	Unknown	Unknown	21,614 (19.9%)
Han Sun-kyo	Unknown	Unknown	10,757 (9.9%)
Total	—	—	108,738