Seoul Metropolitan Council
The Seoul Metropolitan Council (Korean: 서울특별시의회; Hanja: 서울特別市議會) is the local council of Seoul.
Seoul Metropolitan Council 서울특별시의회 | |
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| 10th Seoul Metropolitan Council | |
| Type | |
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| History | |
| Founded | 5 September 1956 |
| Leadership | |
Chairman | Shin Won-cheol, Democratic |
Vice Chairman | Kim Saeng-whan, Democratic |
Vice Chairman | Park Ki-yeol, Democratic |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 110 |
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Political groups |
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Length of term | 4 years |
| Elections | |
Parallel voting
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Last election | 13 June 2018 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Main building of the Seoul Metropolitan Council, Jung District, Seoul | |
| Website | |
| Seoul Metropolitan Council (Korean) Seoul Metropolitan Council (English) | |
| Seoul Metropolitan Council | |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Seoul Teukbyeolsi Uihoe |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏul Tŭkpyŏlsi Ŭihoe |
Seoul Metropolitan Council, the legislative body of Seoul in Jung District, Seoul
There are a total of 110 members, with 100 members elected in the First-past-the-post voting system and 10 members elected in Party-list proportional representation.
Current composition
| Composition of the Seoul Metropolitan Council[1] | ||
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| Political party | Seats | |
| Democratic Party of Korea | 102 | |
| United Future Party | 6 | |
| People's Livelihoods | 1 | |
| Justice Party | 1 | |
| Total | 110 | |
Negotiation groups can be formed by 10 or more members. There are currently a negotiation group in the Council, formed by the Democratic Party of Korea only.
List of council members
| Constituency | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gangnam 1st | Sung Joong-gi | United Future | |
| Gangnam 2nd | Kim Pyeong-nam | Democratic | |
| Gangnam 3rd | Choi Young-ju | Democratic | |
| Gangnam 4th | Kim Tae-ho | Democratic | |
| Gangnam 5th | Kim Jin-su | United Future | |
| Gangnam 6th | Lee Seok-ju | United Future | |
| Gangdong 1st | Lee Joon-hyung | Democratic | |
| Gangdong 2nd | Kim Jong-mu | Democratic | |
| Gangdong 3rd | Song Myung-hwa | Democratic | |
| Gangdong 4th | Hwang In-gu | Democratic | |
| Gangbuk 1st | Kim Dong-sik | Democratic | |
| Gangbuk 2nd | Lee Sang-hoon | Democratic | |
| Gangbuk 3rd | Choi Sun | Democratic | |
| Gangbuk 4th | Ahn Gwang-seok | Democratic | |
| Gangseo 1st | Park Sang-goo | Democratic | |
| Gangseo 2nd | Moon Jang-gil | Democratic | |
| Gangseo 3rd | Kyung Man-sun | Democratic | |
| Gangseo 4th | Kim Yong-yeon | Democratic | |
| Gangseo 5th | Lee Kwang-sung | Democratic | |
| Gangseo 6th | Chang Sang-ki | Democratic | |
| Gwanak 1st | Song Do-ho | Democratic | |
| Gwanak 2nd | Seo Yun-gi | Democratic | |
| Gwanak 3rd | Lim Man-kyun | Democratic | |
| Gwanak 4th | Yoo Jeong-hee | Democratic | |
| Gwangjin 1st | Jeon Byeong-ju | Democratic | |
| Gwangjin 2nd | Oh Hyun-jung | Democratic | |
| Gwangjin 3rd | Kim Ho-pyoung | Democratic | |
| Gwangjin 4th | Kim Jae-hyoung | Democratic | |
| Guro 1st | Jang In-hong | Democratic | |
| Guro 2nd | Lee Ho-dae | Democratic | |
| Guro 3rd | Hwang Kyu-bok | Democratic | |
| Guro 4th | Kim In-je | Democratic | |
| Geumcheon 1st | Chae In-muk | Democratic | |
| Geumcheon 2nd | Choi Gi-chan | Democratic | |
| Nowon 1st | Oh Han-a | Democratic | |
| Nowon 2nd | Lee Eun-ju | Democratic | |
| Nowon 3rd | Bong Yang-soon | Democratic | |
| Nowon 4th | Kim Saeng-whan | Democratic | |
| Nowon 5th | Chae Yu-mi | Democratic | |
| Nowon 6th | Song Jae-hyuk | Democratic | |
| Dobong 1st | Kim Yong-seok | Democratic | |
| Dobong 2nd | Kim Kwang-soo | Democratic | |
| Dobong 3rd | Kim Chang-won | Democratic | |
| Dobong 4th | Song Ah-ryang | Democratic | |
| Dongdaemun 1st | Song Jung-bin | Democratic | |
| Dongdaemun 2nd | Oh Joong-seok | Democratic | |
| Dongdaemun 3rd | Kim In-ho | Democratic | |
| Dongdaemun 4th | Kim Soo-kyu | Democratic | |
| Dongjak 1st | Kim Jung-hwan | Democratic | |
| Dongjak 2nd | Kim Kyung-woo | Democratic | |
| Dongjak 3rd | Park Ki-yeol | Democratic | |
| Dongjak 4th | Yoo Yong | Democratic | |
| Mapo 1st | Kim Sang-hoon | Democratic | |
| Mapo 2nd | Lee Se-yeol | Democratic | |
| Mapo 3rd | Jeong Jin-sul | Democratic | |
| Mapo 4th | Kim Ki-deok | Democratic | |
| Seodaemun 1st | Shin Won-cheol | Democratic | |
| Seodaemun 2nd | Kim Ho-jin | Democratic | |
| Seodaemun 3rd | Lee Seung-mi | Democratic | |
| Seodaemun 4th | Cho Sang-ho | Democratic | |
| Seocho 1st | Kim Hye-ryeon | Democratic | |
| Seocho 2nd | Kim Kyung-young | Democratic | |
| Seocho 3rd | Moon Byung-hoon | Democratic | |
| Seocho 4th | Choo Seung-woo | Democratic | |
| Seongdong 1st | Lee Dong-hyun | Democratic | |
| Seongdong 2nd | Chung Ji-kwon | Democratic | |
| Seongdong 3rd | Kim Ki-dae | Democratic | |
| Seongdong 4th | Kim Dal-ho | Democratic | |
| Seongbuk 1st | Kim Chun-rye | Democratic | |
| Seongbuk 2nd | Choi Jung-soon | Democratic | |
| Seongbuk 3rd | Kang Dong-gil | Democratic | |
| Seongbuk 4th | Lee Kyung-sun | Democratic | |
| Songpa 1st | Noh Seung-jae | Democratic | |
| Songpa 2nd | Kim Sang-jin | Democratic | |
| Songpa 3rd | Hong Sung-ryong | Democratic | |
| Songpa 4th | Lee Tae-seong | Democratic | |
| Songpa 5th | Lee Jeong-in | Democratic | |
| Songpa 6th | Jeong Jin-cheol | Democratic | |
| Yangcheon 1st | Shin Jeong-ho | Democratic | |
| Yangcheon 2nd | Moon Young-min | Democratic | |
| Yangcheon 3rd | Woo Hyoung-chan | Democratic | |
| Yangcheon 4th | Kim Hee-geol | Democratic | |
| Yeongdeungpo 1st | Choi Woong-shik | Democratic | |
| Yeongdeungpo 2nd | Kim Chung-tae | Democratic | |
| Yeongdeungpo 3rd | Jeong Jae-woong | Democratic | |
| Yeongdeungpo 4th | Yang Min-kyu | Democratic | |
| Yongsan 1st | Kim Je-ri | Democratic | |
| Yongsan 2nd | Noh Shik-rae | Democratic | |
| Eunpyeong 1st | Sung Heum-jae | Democratic | |
| Eunpyeong 2nd | Lee Byung-do | Democratic | |
| Eunpyeong 3rd | Kwon Soon-sun | Democratic | |
| Eunpyeong 4th | Lee Hyun-chan | Democratic | |
| Jongno 1st | Koh Byung-kook | Democratic | |
| Jongno 2nd | Lim Jong-guk | Democratic | |
| Jung 1st | Park Soon-kyu | Democratic | |
| Jung 2nd | Park Ki-jae | Democratic | |
| Jungnang 1st | Lee Young-sil | Democratic | |
| Jungnang 2nd | Kim Tae-soo | Democratic | |
| Jungnang 3rd | Kang Dae-ho | Democratic | |
| Jungnang 4th | Jeon Seok-ki | Democratic | |
| Proportional representation (Seoul-wide) |
Kwon Young-hee | Democratic | |
| Kim Kyoung | Democratic | ||
| Kim Hwa-sook | Democratic | ||
| Lee Kwang-ho | Democratic | ||
| Han Ki-young | Democratic | ||
| Kim So-yang | United Future | ||
| Yeo Myeong | United Future | ||
| Lee Sung-bae | United Future | ||
| Kim So-young | Bareunmirae | ||
| Kwon Soo-jung | Justice | ||
Organization
The structure of Council consists of:[2]
- Chairman
- Two Vice Chairmans
- 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
2018
| Party | Constituency | Party list | Total seats | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | ± | Votes | % | Seats | ± | Seats | ± | |||
| Democratic Party of Korea | 3,022,905 | 61.89 | 97 |  |
2,523,110 | 50.92 | 5 |  |
102 | | ||
| Liberty Korea Party | 1,400,927 | 28.68 | 3 |  |
1,250,856 | 25.24 | 3 | |
6 | | ||
| Bareunmirae Party | 419,635 | 8.59 | 0 | new | 569,224 | 11.48 | 1 | new | 1 | new | ||
| Justice Party | N/A | 480,371 | 9.69 | 1 | |
1 | | |||||
| Party for Democracy and Peace | 10,668 | 0.22 | 0 | new | 43,839 | 0.88 | 0 | new | 0 | new | ||
| Green Party Korea | N/A | 37,974 | 0.76 | 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 | |
N/A | 0 | | |||||
| Independents | 14,560 | 0.30 | 0 | |
N/A | 0 | | |||||
| Total | 4,884,010 | 100.00 | 100 | – | 4,954,933 | 100.00 | 10 | – | 110 | – | ||
References
- http://www.smc.seoul.kr/main/memIntro05.do?menuId=001002001005
- "Organization (English)". Official website of the Seoul Metropolitan Council.
- "중앙선거관리위원회 선거통계시스템". National Election Commission.
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