Gwangju Metropolitan Council

The Gwangju Metropolitan Council (Korean광주광역시의회; Hanja光州廣域市議會) is the local council of Gwangju, South Korea.[1]

Gwangju Metropolitan Council

광주광역시의회
9th Gwangju Metropolitan Council
Type
Type
History
Founded8 July 1991 (1991-07-08)
Leadership
Chairman
Kim Yong-jip, Democratic
Vice Chairman
Cho Seok-ho, Democratic
Vice Chairman
Cheong Sun-ae, Democratic
Structure
Seats23
Political groups
  Democratic (22)
  People Power (1)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
Parallel voting
Last election
1 June 2022
Website
Gwangju Metropolitan Council (Korean)
Gwangju Metropolitan Council (English)
Gwangju Metropolitan Council
Hangul
광주광역시
Hanja
光州廣域市議會
Revised RomanizationGwangju Gwang-yeoksi Uihoe
McCune–ReischauerKwangju Kwang-yŏksi Ŭihoe

There are a total of 23 members, with 20 members elected in the First-past-the-post voting system and 3 members elected in Party-list proportional representation.

Current composition

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Political party Seats
Democratic 22
People Power 1
Total 23

Negotiation groups can be formed by four or more members. There are currently a negotiation group in the council, formed by the Democratic Party of Korea only.

Organization

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The structure of Council consists of:

  • Chairman
  • Two Vice-chairmen
  • Standing Committees
    • Steering Committee of Council
    • Administration and Autonomy Committee
    • Environment and Welfare Committee
    • Industry and Construction Committee
    • Education and Culture Committee
  • Special Committees
    • Special Committees on Budget and Accounts
    • Special Committees on Ethics

Recent election results

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2018

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Summary of the 13 June 2018 Gwangju Metropolitan Council election results[2]
Party Constituency Party list Total seats
Votes % Seats ± Votes % Seats ± Seats ±
Democratic Party of Korea 423,304 73.98 20  1 461,406 67.47 2  0 22  1
Justice Party 87,327 12.77 1  1 1  1
Party for Democracy and Peace 72,568 12.68 0 new 56,341 8.23 0 new 0 new
Minjung Party 32,129 5.62 0 new 31,417 4.59 0 new 0 new
Bareunmirae Party 35,160 6.15 0 new 30,015 4.38 0 new 0 new
Liberty Korea Party 9,465 1.38 0  0 0  0
Labor Party 4,257 0.62 0  0 0  0
Green Party Korea 3,610 0.52 0 new 0 new
Independents 8,989 1.57 0  0 0  0
Total 572,150 100.00 20 683,838 100.00 3 23

References

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  1. ^ "광주시의회 우여곡절 끝 개원…4년간의 항해 시작". Newsis. 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  2. ^ "중앙선거관리위원회 선거통계시스템". National Election Commission.