1995 South Korean local elections

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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]

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Metropolitan city mayoral elections

Seoul

CandidatePartyVotes%
Cho Soon Democratic 2,051,44142.36
Park Chan-jongIndependent1,623,35633.52
Chung Won-shik Democratic Liberal 1,001,44620.68
Hwang San-sungIndependent97,7092.02
Park Hong-raePeople First25,0540.52
Kim Ok-sunIndependent17,7280.37
Goh Soon-bokKorea10,4880.22
Kim Myung-hoIndependent9,9920.21
Chung Ki-yongIndependent6,1560.13
Total4,843,370100.00
Valid votes4,843,37098.40
Invalid/blank votes78,8401.60
Total votes4,922,210100.00
Registered voters/turnout7,438,02566.18
Democratic gain from Democratic Liberal [2]

Busan

CandidatePartyVotes%
Moon Jung-soo Democratic Liberal 885,43351.41
Roh Moo-hyun Democratic 647,29737.58
Kim Hyun-okIndependent169,6529.85
Bae Sang-hanIndependent20,0081.16
Total1,722,390100.00
Valid votes1,722,39097.84
Invalid/blank votes38,0142.16
Total votes1,760,404100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,658,22466.22
Democratic Liberal gain [2]

Daegu

CandidatePartyVotes%
Moon Hee-gap Independent 383,27236.79
Lee Eui-ik United Liberal Democrats 230,66822.14
Lee Hae-bongIndependent222,40921.35
Cho Hae-nyung Democratic Liberal 175,74916.87
Ahn Yu-hoIndependent29,6172.84
Total1,041,715100.00
Valid votes1,041,71597.88
Invalid/blank votes22,5382.12
Total votes1,064,253100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,663,61463.97
Independent gain [2]

Incheon

CandidatePartyVotes%
Choi Ki-sun Democratic Liberal 383,96540.82
Shin Yong-seok Democratic 298,54431.74
Kang Woo-hyuk United Liberal Democrats 258,17527.45
Total940,684100.00
Valid votes940,68497.73
Invalid/blank votes21,8682.27
Total votes962,552100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,551,92562.02
Democratic Liberal gain [2]

Gwangju

CandidatePartyVotes%
Song Un-jong Democratic 469,57089.72
Kim Dong-hwan Democratic Liberal 53,81710.28
Total523,387100.00
Valid votes523,38798.12
Invalid/blank votes10,0061.88
Total votes533,393100.00
Registered voters/turnout822,88064.82
Democratic gain [2]

Daejon

CandidatePartyVotes%
Hong Sun-ki United Liberal Democrats 342,95963.76
Yeom Hong-cheol Democratic Liberal 112,60720.94
Pyon Pyung-sup Democratic 58,34610.85
Lee Dae-hyungIndependent23,9534.45
Total537,865100.00
Valid votes537,86598.06
Invalid/blank votes10,6641.94
Total votes548,529100.00
Registered voters/turnout819,60466.93
United Liberal Democrats gain [2]

Gubernatorial elections

Gyeonggi

CandidatePartyVotes%
Lee In-je Democratic Liberal 1,264,91440.56
Chang Kyoung-woo Democratic 923,06929.60
Im Sa-binIndependent613,62419.68
Kim Moon-won United Liberal Democrats 316,63710.15
Total3,118,244100.00
Valid votes3,118,24497.79
Invalid/blank votes70,6272.21
Total votes3,188,871100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,043,05463.23
Democratic Liberal gain [2]

Gangwon

CandidatePartyVotes%
Choi Gak-gyu United Liberal Democrats 500,89465.83
Lee Sang-ryong Democratic Liberal 260,00434.17
Total760,898100.00
Valid votes760,89897.05
Invalid/blank votes23,1012.95
Total votes783,999100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,048,49074.77
United Liberal Democrats gain [2]

North Chungcheong

CandidatePartyVotes%
Ju Byeong-deok United Liberal Democrats 250,10536.43
Lee Yong-hee Democratic 168,20924.50
Kim Deok-young Democratic Liberal 159,91123.30
Cho Nam-sungIndependent54,7487.98
Yoon Suk-joIndependent27,8804.06
Yang Sung-younIndependent25,6033.73
Total686,456100.00
Valid votes686,45697.17
Invalid/blank votes20,0242.83
Total votes706,480100.00
Registered voters/turnout972,17072.67
United Liberal Democrats gain [2]

South Chungcheong

CandidatePartyVotes%
Sim Dae-pyung United Liberal Democrats 616,00667.89
Park Joong-bae Democratic Liberal 174,11719.19
Cho Joong-youn Democratic 117,30012.93
Total907,423100.00
Valid votes907,42396.84
Invalid/blank votes29,5863.16
Total votes937,009100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,270,13873.77
United Liberal Democrats gain [2]

North Jeolla

CandidatePartyVotes%
Yu Jong-geun Democratic 653,29567.16
Kang Hyun-wook Democratic Liberal 319,45232.84
Total972,747100.00
Valid votes972,74797.08
Invalid/blank votes29,2122.92
Total votes1,001,959100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,360,35073.65
Democratic gain [2]

South Jeolla

CandidatePartyVotes%
Heo Kyeong-man Democratic 769,53873.50
Chun Suk-hong Democratic Liberal 277,38626.50
Total1,046,924100.00
Valid votes1,046,92491.48
Invalid/blank votes97,5238.52
Total votes1,144,447100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,504,59876.06
Democratic gain [2]

North Gyeongsang

CandidatePartyVotes%
Lee Eui-geun Democratic Liberal 541,53537.95
Lee Pan-sukIndependent489,99934.34
Park Jun-hong United Liberal Democrats 395,49627.71
Total1,427,030100.00
Valid votes1,427,03096.53
Invalid/blank votes51,3433.47
Total votes1,478,373100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,926,27476.75
Democratic Liberal gain [2]

South Gyeongsang

CandidatePartyVotes%
Kim Hyuk-kyu Democratic Liberal 1,177,39763.84
Kim Yong-kyun United Liberal Democrats 666,75636.16
Total1,844,153100.00
Valid votes1,844,15396.31
Invalid/blank votes70,6203.69
Total votes1,914,773100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,621,02973.05
Democratic Liberal gain [2]

Jeju

CandidatePartyVotes%
Shin Koo-bum Independent 111,20540.65
Woo Geun-min Democratic Liberal 89,00032.53
Kang Bo-sung Democratic 66,40624.27
Shin Doo-wanIndependent6,9612.54
Total273,572100.00
Valid votes273,57297.64
Invalid/blank votes6,6252.36
Total votes280,197100.00
Registered voters/turnout348,19180.47
Independent gain [2]

Provincial-level council elections

Summary

PartySeats
ConstituencyProportionalTotal+/–
Democratic Party 35238390+204
Democratic Liberal Party 28649335–174
United Liberal Democrats 86894New
Independent151151+36
Total87595970+104

Constituency seats

RegionSeats DP DLP ULD Ind.
Seoul 13312211
Busan 55505
Daegu 378722
Incheon 3218131
Gwangju 2323
Daejeon 2323
Gyeonggi 123575214
Gangwon 52627118
North Chungcheong 361012410
South Chungcheong 5523491
North Jeolla 52493
South Jeolla 686215
North Gyeongsang 84150231
South Gyeongsang 855233
Jeju 17278
Total87535228686151
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations [3]

Proportional representation seats

RegionSeats DLP DP ULD
Seoul 1468
Busan 642
Daegu 4211
Incheon 321
Gwangju 312
Daejeon 312
Gyeonggi 1376
Gangwon 642
North Chungcheong 4211
South Chungcheong 624
North Jeolla 624
South Jeolla 734
North Gyeongsang 862
South Gyeongsang 963
Jeju 321
Total9549388
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations [3]

Municipal-level mayoral elections

Summary

PartySeats
Democratic Party 84
Democratic Liberal Party 70
United Liberal Democrats 23
Independent53
Total230

By region

RegionMayors DP DLP ULD Ind.
Seoul 25232
Busan 16142
Daegu 8215
Incheon 1055
Gwangju 55
Daejeon 514
Gyeonggi 3111137
Gangwon 181917
North Chungcheong 112423
South Chungcheong 1515
North Jeolla 14131
South Jeolla 24222
North Gyeongsang 231814
South Gyeongsang 211011
Jeju 431
Total23084702353
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations [3]

Municipal-level council elections

4,541 seats in municipal-level councils were contested by candidates who were all running as independents.

Aftermath

President Kim Young-sam's Democratic Liberal Party (DLP) won only five of the top fifteen posts.

The main opposition, the liberal Democratic Party led by Kim Dae-jung, took control of Seoul by winning the mayoral office and 23 of the city’s 25 wards. The newly founded right-wing United Liberal Democrats, formed after Kim Jong-pil quit as leader of the DLP, won three governorships. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "South Korea in 1995" . Retrieved 2016-07-10.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Election Information System". National Election Commission.
  3. 1 2 3 CLAIR Report No. 111 "1995 Unified Local Elections of the Republic of Korea". Council of Local Authorities for International Relations.