South Koreaportal |
Local elections were held in South Korea on 27 June 1995. It was the first election of provincial and municipal officials since the May 16 coup of 1961. [1]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cho Soon | Democratic | 2,051,441 | 42.36 | |
Park Chan-jong | Independent | 1,623,356 | 33.52 | |
Chung Won-shik | Democratic Liberal | 1,001,446 | 20.68 | |
Hwang San-sung | Independent | 97,709 | 2.02 | |
Park Hong-rae | People First | 25,054 | 0.52 | |
Kim Ok-sun | Independent | 17,728 | 0.37 | |
Goh Soon-bok | Korea | 10,488 | 0.22 | |
Kim Myung-ho | Independent | 9,992 | 0.21 | |
Chung Ki-yong | Independent | 6,156 | 0.13 | |
Total | 4,843,370 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 4,843,370 | 98.40 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 78,840 | 1.60 | ||
Total votes | 4,922,210 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 7,438,025 | 66.18 | ||
Democratic gain from Democratic Liberal [2] |
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Moon Jung-soo | Democratic Liberal | 885,433 | 51.41 | |
Roh Moo-hyun | Democratic | 647,297 | 37.58 | |
Kim Hyun-ok | Independent | 169,652 | 9.85 | |
Bae Sang-han | Independent | 20,008 | 1.16 | |
Total | 1,722,390 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 1,722,390 | 97.84 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 38,014 | 2.16 | ||
Total votes | 1,760,404 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 2,658,224 | 66.22 | ||
Democratic Liberal gain [2] |
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Moon Hee-gap | Independent | 383,272 | 36.79 | |
Lee Eui-ik | United Liberal Democrats | 230,668 | 22.14 | |
Lee Hae-bong | Independent | 222,409 | 21.35 | |
Cho Hae-nyung | Democratic Liberal | 175,749 | 16.87 | |
Ahn Yu-ho | Independent | 29,617 | 2.84 | |
Total | 1,041,715 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 1,041,715 | 97.88 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 22,538 | 2.12 | ||
Total votes | 1,064,253 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,663,614 | 63.97 | ||
Independent gain [2] |
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Choi Ki-sun | Democratic Liberal | 383,965 | 40.82 | |
Shin Yong-seok | Democratic | 298,544 | 31.74 | |
Kang Woo-hyuk | United Liberal Democrats | 258,175 | 27.45 | |
Total | 940,684 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 940,684 | 97.73 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 21,868 | 2.27 | ||
Total votes | 962,552 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,551,925 | 62.02 | ||
Democratic Liberal gain [2] |
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Song Un-jong | Democratic | 469,570 | 89.72 | |
Kim Dong-hwan | Democratic Liberal | 53,817 | 10.28 | |
Total | 523,387 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 523,387 | 98.12 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 10,006 | 1.88 | ||
Total votes | 533,393 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 822,880 | 64.82 | ||
Democratic gain [2] |
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hong Sun-ki | United Liberal Democrats | 342,959 | 63.76 | |
Yeom Hong-cheol | Democratic Liberal | 112,607 | 20.94 | |
Pyon Pyung-sup | Democratic | 58,346 | 10.85 | |
Lee Dae-hyung | Independent | 23,953 | 4.45 | |
Total | 537,865 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 537,865 | 98.06 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 10,664 | 1.94 | ||
Total votes | 548,529 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 819,604 | 66.93 | ||
United Liberal Democrats gain [2] |
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lee In-je | Democratic Liberal | 1,264,914 | 40.56 | |
Chang Kyoung-woo | Democratic | 923,069 | 29.60 | |
Im Sa-bin | Independent | 613,624 | 19.68 | |
Kim Moon-won | United Liberal Democrats | 316,637 | 10.15 | |
Total | 3,118,244 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 3,118,244 | 97.79 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 70,627 | 2.21 | ||
Total votes | 3,188,871 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 5,043,054 | 63.23 | ||
Democratic Liberal gain [2] |
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Choi Gak-gyu | United Liberal Democrats | 500,894 | 65.83 | |
Lee Sang-ryong | Democratic Liberal | 260,004 | 34.17 | |
Total | 760,898 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 760,898 | 97.05 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 23,101 | 2.95 | ||
Total votes | 783,999 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,048,490 | 74.77 | ||
United Liberal Democrats gain [2] |
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ju Byeong-deok | United Liberal Democrats | 250,105 | 36.43 | |
Lee Yong-hee | Democratic | 168,209 | 24.50 | |
Kim Deok-young | Democratic Liberal | 159,911 | 23.30 | |
Cho Nam-sung | Independent | 54,748 | 7.98 | |
Yoon Suk-jo | Independent | 27,880 | 4.06 | |
Yang Sung-youn | Independent | 25,603 | 3.73 | |
Total | 686,456 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 686,456 | 97.17 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 20,024 | 2.83 | ||
Total votes | 706,480 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 972,170 | 72.67 | ||
United Liberal Democrats gain [2] |
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sim Dae-pyung | United Liberal Democrats | 616,006 | 67.89 | |
Park Joong-bae | Democratic Liberal | 174,117 | 19.19 | |
Cho Joong-youn | Democratic | 117,300 | 12.93 | |
Total | 907,423 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 907,423 | 96.84 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 29,586 | 3.16 | ||
Total votes | 937,009 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,270,138 | 73.77 | ||
United Liberal Democrats gain [2] |
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yu Jong-geun | Democratic | 653,295 | 67.16 | |
Kang Hyun-wook | Democratic Liberal | 319,452 | 32.84 | |
Total | 972,747 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 972,747 | 97.08 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 29,212 | 2.92 | ||
Total votes | 1,001,959 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,360,350 | 73.65 | ||
Democratic gain [2] |
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Heo Kyeong-man | Democratic | 769,538 | 73.50 | |
Chun Suk-hong | Democratic Liberal | 277,386 | 26.50 | |
Total | 1,046,924 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 1,046,924 | 91.48 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 97,523 | 8.52 | ||
Total votes | 1,144,447 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,504,598 | 76.06 | ||
Democratic gain [2] |
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lee Eui-geun | Democratic Liberal | 541,535 | 37.95 | |
Lee Pan-suk | Independent | 489,999 | 34.34 | |
Park Jun-hong | United Liberal Democrats | 395,496 | 27.71 | |
Total | 1,427,030 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 1,427,030 | 96.53 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 51,343 | 3.47 | ||
Total votes | 1,478,373 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,926,274 | 76.75 | ||
Democratic Liberal gain [2] |
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kim Hyuk-kyu | Democratic Liberal | 1,177,397 | 63.84 | |
Kim Yong-kyun | United Liberal Democrats | 666,756 | 36.16 | |
Total | 1,844,153 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 1,844,153 | 96.31 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 70,620 | 3.69 | ||
Total votes | 1,914,773 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 2,621,029 | 73.05 | ||
Democratic Liberal gain [2] |
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Shin Koo-bum | Independent | 111,205 | 40.65 | |
Woo Geun-min | Democratic Liberal | 89,000 | 32.53 | |
Kang Bo-sung | Democratic | 66,406 | 24.27 | |
Shin Doo-wan | Independent | 6,961 | 2.54 | |
Total | 273,572 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 273,572 | 97.64 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 6,625 | 2.36 | ||
Total votes | 280,197 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 348,191 | 80.47 | ||
Independent gain [2] |
Party | Seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Constituency | Proportional | Total | +/– | |||
Democratic Party | 352 | 38 | 390 | +204 | ||
Democratic Liberal Party | 286 | 49 | 335 | –174 | ||
United Liberal Democrats | 86 | 8 | 94 | New | ||
Independent | 151 | – | 151 | +36 | ||
Total | 875 | 95 | 970 | +104 |
Region | Seats | DP | DLP | ULD | Ind. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seoul | 133 | 122 | 11 | ||
Busan | 55 | 50 | 5 | ||
Daegu | 37 | 8 | 7 | 22 | |
Incheon | 32 | 18 | 13 | 1 | |
Gwangju | 23 | 23 | |||
Daejeon | 23 | 23 | |||
Gyeonggi | 123 | 57 | 52 | 14 | |
Gangwon | 52 | 6 | 27 | 1 | 18 |
North Chungcheong | 36 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 10 |
South Chungcheong | 55 | 2 | 3 | 49 | 1 |
North Jeolla | 52 | 49 | 3 | ||
South Jeolla | 68 | 62 | 1 | 5 | |
North Gyeongsang | 84 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 31 |
South Gyeongsang | 85 | 52 | 33 | ||
Jeju | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | |
Total | 875 | 352 | 286 | 86 | 151 |
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations [3] |
Region | Seats | DLP | DP | ULD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Seoul | 14 | 6 | 8 | |
Busan | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
Daegu | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Incheon | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Gwangju | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
Daejeon | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
Gyeonggi | 13 | 7 | 6 | |
Gangwon | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
North Chungcheong | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
South Chungcheong | 6 | 2 | 4 | |
North Jeolla | 6 | 2 | 4 | |
South Jeolla | 7 | 3 | 4 | |
North Gyeongsang | 8 | 6 | 2 | |
South Gyeongsang | 9 | 6 | 3 | |
Jeju | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Total | 95 | 49 | 38 | 8 |
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations [3] |
Party | Seats | |
---|---|---|
Democratic Party | 84 | |
Democratic Liberal Party | 70 | |
United Liberal Democrats | 23 | |
Independent | 53 | |
Total | 230 |
Region | Mayors | DP | DLP | ULD | Ind. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seoul | 25 | 23 | 2 | ||
Busan | 16 | 14 | 2 | ||
Daegu | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
Incheon | 10 | 5 | 5 | ||
Gwangju | 5 | 5 | |||
Daejeon | 5 | 1 | 4 | ||
Gyeonggi | 31 | 11 | 13 | 7 | |
Gangwon | 18 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 7 |
North Chungcheong | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
South Chungcheong | 15 | 15 | |||
North Jeolla | 14 | 13 | 1 | ||
South Jeolla | 24 | 22 | 2 | ||
North Gyeongsang | 23 | 1 | 8 | 14 | |
South Gyeongsang | 21 | 10 | 11 | ||
Jeju | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||
Total | 230 | 84 | 70 | 23 | 53 |
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations [3] |
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