Seoul Metropolitan Council

The Seoul Metropolitan Council (Korean서울특별시의회) is the local council of Seoul.

Seoul Metropolitan Council

서울특별시의회
10th Seoul Metropolitan Council
Type
Type
History
Founded5 September 1956 (1956-09-05)
Leadership
Chairman
Kim Hyeon-gi, People Power
Vice Chairman
Nam Chang-jin, People Power
Vice Chairman
Woo Hyeong-chan, Democratic
Structure
Seats112
Political groups
  People Power (76)
  Democratic (36)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
Parallel voting
Last election
1 June 2022
Meeting place
Bumingwan
Website
Seoul Metropolitan Council (Korean)
Seoul Metropolitan Council (English)
Seoul Metropolitan Council
Hangul
서울특별시의회
Hanja
서울特別市議會
Revised RomanizationSeoul Teukbyeolsi Uihoe
McCune–ReischauerSŏul Tŭkpyŏlsi Ŭihoe

There are a total of 112 members, with 101 members elected in the First-past-the-post voting system and 11 members elected in Party-list proportional representation.

The council uses the historic building Bumingwan in Jung District.[1]

Current composition

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Political party Seats
People Power 76
Democratic 36
Total 112

Negotiation groups can be formed by 10 or more members.

List of council members

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Constituency Member Political party
Gangnam 1st Lee Sae-nal People Power
Gangnam 2nd Kim Hyeong-jae People Power
Gangnam 3rd Kim Hyeong-gi People Power
Gangnam 4th Yoo Man-hee People Power
Gangnam 5th Kim Dong-uk People Power
Gangnam 6th Kim Gil-yeong People Power
Gangdong 1st Kim Hye-ji People Power
Gangdong 2nd Lee Jong-tae People Power
Gangdong 3rd Park Chun-seon People Power
Gangdong 4th Chang Tae-yong People Power
Gangdong 5th Kim Yeong-cheol People Power
Gangbuk 1st Lee Jong-hwan People Power
Gangbuk 2nd Lee Sang-hoon Democratic
Gangbuk 3rd Lee Yong-gyun Democratic
Gangbuk 4th Park Su-bin Democratic
Gangseo 1st Kim Kyeong Democratic
Gangseo 2nd Kang Seok-joo People Power
Gangseo 3rd Choi Jin-kyeok People Power
Gangseo 4th Kim Chun-gon People Power
Gangseo 5th Kim Kyeong-hoon People Power
Gangseo 6th Kyeong Ki-moon People Power
Gwanak 1st Song Do-ho Democratic
Gwanak 2nd Wang Jeong-soon Democratic
Gwanak 3rd Lim Man-kyun Democratic
Gwanak 4th Yoo Jeong-hee Democratic
Gwangjin 1st Jeon Byeong-ju Democratic
Gwangjin 2nd Park Seong-yeon People Power
Gwangjin 3rd Kim Yeong-ok People Power
Gwangjin 4th Kim Hye-yeong People Power
Guro 1st Seo Sang-yeol People Power
Guro 2nd Kim In-je Democratic
Guro 3rd Seo Ho-yeon People Power
Guro 4th Park Chil-seong People Power
Geumcheon 1st Kim Seong-jun People Power
Geumcheon 2nd Choi Gi-chan Democratic
Nowon 1st Shin Dong-won People Power
Nowon 2nd Park Hwan-hee People Power
Nowon 3rd Bong Yang-soon Democratic
Nowon 4th Seo Jun-oh Democratic
Nowon 5th Yoon Ki-seop People Power
Nowon 6th Song Jae-hyuk Democratic
Dobong 1st Lee Kyeong-suk People Power
Dobong 2nd Hong Kuk-pyo People Power
Dobong 3rd Park Seok People Power
Dobong 4th Lee Eun-rim People Power
Dongdaemun 1st Lee Byeong-Yoon People Power
Dongdaemun 2nd Shim Mi-gyeong People Power
Dongdaemun 3rd Nam Kung-yeok People Power
Dongdaemun 4th Shin Bok-ja People Power
Dongjak 1st Lee Bong-jun People Power
Dongjak 2nd Choi Min-kyu People Power
Dongjak 3rd Kwak Hyang-gi People Power
Dongjak 4th Lee Hee-won People Power
Mapo 1st Lee Min-seok People Power
Mapo 2nd Soh Yeong-cheol People Power
Mapo 3rd Jeong Jin-sul Democratic
Mapo 4th Kim Ki-deok Democratic
Seodaemun 1st Cheong Ji-ung People Power
Seodaemun 2nd Moon Seong-ho People Power
Seodaemun 3rd Lee Seung-mi Democratic
Seodaemun 4th Kim Yong-il People Power
Seocho 1st Park Sang-hyeok People Power
Seocho 2nd Lee Suk-ja People Power
Seocho 3rd Ko Kwang-min People Power
Seocho 4th Choi Ho-jeong People Power
Seongdong 1st Park Chung-hwa People Power
Seongdong 2nd Ku Mi-gyeong People Power
Seongdong 3rd Lee Min-ok Democratic
Seongdong 4th Hwang Cheol-gyu People Power
Seongbuk 1st Han Shin Democratic
Seongbuk 2nd Kim Won-jung People Power
Seongbuk 3rd Kang Dong-gil Democratic
Seongbuk 4th Kim Tae-su People Power
Songpa 1st Kim Kyu-nam People Power
Songpa 2nd Nam Chang-jin People Power
Songpa 3rd Lim Chun-dae People Power
Songpa 4th Lee Seong-bae People Power
Songpa 5th Yoo Jeong-in People Power
Songpa 6th Kim Won-tae People Power
Yangcheon 1st Chae Su-ji People Power
Yangcheon 2nd Heo Hun People Power
Yangcheon 3rd Woo Hyoung-chan Democratic
Yangcheon 4th Lee Seung-bok People Power
Yeongdeungpo 1st Choi Woong-shik Democratic
Yeongdeungpo 2nd Kim Jae-jin People Power
Yeongdeungpo 3rd Doe Mun-yeol People Power
Yeongdeungpo 4th Kim Ji-hyang People Power
Yongsan 1st KIm Yong-ho People Power
Yongsan 2nd Choi Yoo-hee People Power
Eunpyeong 1st Seong Heum-je Democratic
Eunpyeong 2nd Lee Byung-do Democratic
Eunpyeong 3rd Park Yoo-jin Democratic
Eunpyeong 4th Jeong Jun-ho Democratic
Jongno 1st Yoon Jong-bok People Power
Jongno 2nd Lim Jong-guk Democratic
Jung 1st Park Yeong-han People Power
Jung 2nd Ok Jae-eun People Power
Jungnang 1st Lee Young-sil Democratic
Jungnang 2nd Lim Kyu-ho Democratic
Jungnang 3rd Park Seung-jin Democratic
Jungnang 4th Min Byeong-ju People Power
Proportional representation Hwang Yoo-jeong People Power
Lee Sang-uk People Power
Yoon Yeong-hee People Power
Lee Jong-bae People Power
Lee Hyo-won People Power
Song Kyeong-taek People Power
Lee So-ra Democratic
Park Kang-san Democratic
Ai Su Luu Democratic
Lee Won-hyeong Democratic
Choi Jae-ran Democratic

Organization

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The structure of Council consists of:[2]

  • Chairman
  • Two Vice Chairmen
  • Standing Committees
    • Council Steering Committee
    • Administration & Autonomy Committee
    • Planning & Economy Committee
    • Environment & Water Resources Committee
    • Culture, Sports & Tourism Committee
    • Health & Social Affairs Committee
    • Public Safety & Construction Committee
    • City Planning & Management Committee
    • Transportation Committee
    • Education Committee
  • Special Committees
    • Special Committees on Budget & Accounts
    • Special Committees on Ethics

Recent election results

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2018

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Summary of the 13 June 2018 Seoul Metropolitan Council election results[3]
Party Constituency Party list Total seats
Votes % Seats ± Votes % Seats ± Seats ±
Democratic Party of Korea 3,022,905 61.89 97  25 2,523,110 50.92 5  0 102  25
Liberty Korea Party 1,400,927 28.68 3  21 1,250,856 25.24 3  2 6  23
Bareunmirae Party 419,635 8.59 0 new 569,224 11.48 1 new 1 new
Justice Party 480,371 9.69 1  1 1  1
Party for Democracy and Peace 10,668 0.22 0 new 43,839 0.88 0 new 0 new
Green Party Korea 37,974 0.76 0  0 0  0
Minjung Party 12,989 0.27 0 new 17,249 0.34 0 new 0 new
Korean Patriots' Party 789 0.02 0 new 15,726 0.31 0 new 0 new
Other parties 1,537 0.03 0  0 0  0
Independents 14,560 0.30 0  0 0  0
Total 4,884,010 100.00 100 4,954,933 100.00 10 110

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "부민관 (府民館)", Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean), Academy of Korean Studies, retrieved 2024-03-12
  2. ^ "Organization (English)". Official website of the Seoul Metropolitan Council.
  3. ^ "중앙선거관리위원회 선거통계시스템". National Election Commission.