The Justice Party held a leadership election between 6 and 18 July 2015. It was an election to elect a new leader as Cheon Ho-sun fulfilled his two-year term of office.
Candidates Running Roh Hoe-chan, former member of the National Assembly. Noh Hang-rae Sim Sang-jung, member of the National Assembly, former floor leader of the party. Cho Sung-joo
Results The election was held only by the votes of the party members. The first round of voting was held from 6 to 11 July 2015. Candidate Roh Hoe-chan and Sim Sang-jung, who won the first and second votes respectively, entered the final vote. The final round of voting was held from 11 to 18 July 2015. + First round (6–11 July) results Candidate On-line vote Off-line vote ARS vote Total votes Roh Hoe-chan 2,762 (42.7%) 31 (32%) 386 (46.3%) 3,179 (43%) Sim Sang-jung 1,985 (30.7%) 49 (50.5%) 278 (33.4%) 2,312 (31.2%) Cho Sung-joo 1,136 (17.6%) 10 (10.3%) 121 (14.5%) 1,267 (17.1%) Noh Hang-rae 588 (9.1%) 7 (7.2%) 48 (5.8%) 643 (8.7%) Total 6,471 97 833 7,401 + Final round (13–18 July) results Candidate On-line vote Off-line vote ARS vote Total votes Sim Sang-jung 3,014 (53.2%) 42 (79.2%) 595 (47.9%) 3,651 (52.5%) Roh Hoe-chan 2,651 (46.8%) 11 (20.8%) 646 (52.1%) 3,308 (47.5%) Total 5,665 53 1,241 6,959
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