Jeju Provincial Council

The Jeju Provincial Council, officially the Jeju Special Self-Governing Provincial Council (Korean: 제주특별자치도의회; Hanja: 濟州特別自治道議會) is the local council of Jeju Province, South Korea.[1]

Jeju Special Self-Governing Provincial Council

제주특별자치도의회
11th Jeju Special Self-Governing Provincial Council
Type
Type
History
Founded20 May 1952 (1952-05-20)
Leadership
Chairman
Kim Tae-suk, Democratic
Vice Chairman
Kim Hee-hyon, Democratic
Vice Chairman
Hur Chang-ok, Independent
Structure
Seats43
Political groups
     Democratic (29)
     Liberty Korea (2)
     Bareunmirae (2)
     Justice (1)
     Independents (4)
     Education members (5)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
Parallel voting
Last election
13 June 2018
Website
Jeju Special Self-Governing Provincial Council (Korean)
Jeju Special Self-Governing Provincial Council (English)
Jeju Provincial Council
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJeju Teukbyeol Jachido Uihoe
McCune–ReischauerCheju T’ŭkpyŏl Chach’ido Ŭihoe

There are a total of 43 members, with 31 members elected in the First-past-the-post voting system and 7 members elected in Party-list proportional representation. In addition, five education members are also elected under the First-past-the-post voting system.

Current composition

Composition of the Jeju Provincial Council[2]
Political partySeats
Democratic Party of Korea29
Liberty Korea Party2
Bareunmirae Party2
Justice Party1
Independents4
Education member5
Total18

Negotiation groups can be formed by four or more members. There are currently two negotiation groups in the Council, one is formed by the Democratic Party of Korea, the other is formed by the Liberty Korea Party, the Bareunmirae Party and Independents.

Organization

The structure of Council consists of:

  • Chairman
  • Two Vice Chairmans
  • Standing Committees
    • Council Operation Committee
    • Autonomy Administration Committee
    • Health, Welfare and Safety Committee
    • Environment and City Committee
    • Culture, Tourism, and Sports Committee
    • Economic Committee for Agricultural, Fishery, Livestock
    • Educational Committee
  • Special Committees
    • Special Committee on Budget and Accounts
    • Special Committee on Ethics
    • Special Committee on 4.3
    • Special Committee on Administrative investigation

Recent election results

2018

 Summary of the 13 June 2018 Jeju Provincial Council election results[3]
Party Constituency Party list Education member Total seats
Votes % Seats ± Votes % Seats ± Votes % Seats ± Seats ±
Democratic Party of Korea 167,81553.652512 185,21854.2541 N/A 2913
Liberty Korea Party 49,09615.70112 61,70518.0713 215
Bareunmirae Party 9,5883.071new 25,5037.471new 2new
Justice Party 5,3321.7000 40,55311.8711 11
Green Party Korea N/A 16,6404.8700 00
Labor Party N/A 6,2771.830new 0new
Minjung Party 8780.270new 5,4961.600new 0new
Independents 80,09325.6141 N/A 90,244100.005 91
Total 312,802100.0031 341,392100.007 90,244100.005 43

References

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