1998 South Korean local elections

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1998 South Korean local elections
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  1995 4 June 1998 2002  

All 16 Metropolitan Mayors and Governors, 690 Provincial Councillors,
232 Municipal Leaders, 3,490 Municipal Councillors
Turnout52.7%(Decrease2.svg15.7pp)
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Kim Dae-jung presidential portrait.jpg josun bagsa.jpg Kim Jong-pil 1999.png
Leader Kim Dae-jung Cho Soon Kim Jong-pil
Party National Congress Grand National United Liberal Democrats
Metropolitan Mayors and Governors6 (2 Increase2.svg)6 (3 Decrease2.svg)4 (Steady2.svg)
Provincial Councillors84 (Steady2.svg)74 (80 Decrease2.svg)29 (6 Increase2.svg)
Municipal Leaders303 (86Decrease2.svg)253 (372 Decrease2.svg)95 (1 Increase2.svg)

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1998 Republic of Korea metropolitan mayoral and gubernatorial elections, municipal-level divisions.svg

Local elections were held in South Korea on 4 June 1998. A total of seven metropolitan city mayors, nine provincial governors, 680 provincial-level councilors, 232 municipal-level mayors and 3,490 municipal-level councilors were elected.

Contents

Metropolitan city mayoral elections

Seoul

CandidatePartyVotes%
Goh Kun National Congress 1,838,34853.46
Choi Byung-ryul Grand National 1,512,85443.99
Lee Byung-hoIndependent87,4952.54
Total3,438,697100.00
Valid votes3,438,69798.90
Invalid/blank votes38,4081.10
Total votes3,477,105100.00
Registered voters/turnout7,377,75147.13
National Congress gain [1]

Busan

CandidatePartyVotes%
Ahn Sang-yeong Grand National 558,90945.14
Kim Ki-jaeIndependent537,98343.45
Ha Il-min National Congress 141,17211.40
Total1,238,064100.00
Valid votes1,238,06498.30
Invalid/blank votes21,4131.70
Total votes1,259,477100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,699,49946.66
Grand National hold [1]

Daegu

CandidatePartyVotes%
Moon Hee-gap Grand National 570,16771.99
Lee Eui-ik United Liberal Democrats 163,65320.66
Yoo Sung-hwanNew People58,2437.35
Total792,063100.00
Valid votes792,06398.59
Invalid/blank votes11,3001.41
Total votes803,363100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,716,31246.81
Grand National hold [1]

Incheon

CandidatePartyVotes%
Choi Ki-sun United Liberal Democrats 375,05153.50
Ahn Sang-soo Grand National 238,70834.05
Kim Yong-moNew People87,32712.46
Total701,086100.00
Valid votes701,08697.79
Invalid/blank votes15,8372.21
Total votes716,923100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,659,97743.19
United Liberal Democrats hold [1]

Gwangju

CandidatePartyVotes%
Goh Jae-yu National Congress 261,57867.21
Lee Seung-chaeIndependent127,62632.79
Total389,204100.00
Valid votes389,20498.38
Invalid/blank votes6,4251.62
Total votes395,629100.00
Registered voters/turnout877,86845.07
National Congress hold [1]

Daejeon

CandidatePartyVotes%
Hong Sun-ki United Liberal Democrats 286,25573.69
Song Chun-youngNew People70,41418.13
Cho Myung-hyunIndependent31,7968.19
Total388,465100.00
Valid votes388,46598.31
Invalid/blank votes6,6591.69
Total votes395,124100.00
Registered voters/turnout888,96844.45
United Liberal Democrats hold [1]

Ulsan

CandidatePartyVotes%
Shim Wan-koo Grand National 160,49142.74
Song Cheol-ho Independent148,12639.45
Kang Chung-hoNew People37,1399.89
Cha Hwa-joon United Liberal Democrats 29,7257.92
Total375,481100.00
Valid votes375,48198.81
Invalid/blank votes4,5381.19
Total votes380,019100.00
Registered voters/turnout659,96557.58
Grand National hold [1]

Gubernatorial elections

Gyeonggi

CandidatePartyVotes%
Lim Chang-yeol National Congress 1,549,18954.31
Sohn Hak-kyu Grand National 1,303,34045.69
Total2,852,529100.00
Valid votes2,852,52998.36
Invalid/blank votes47,6731.64
Total votes2,900,202100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,800,42550.00
National Congress gain [1]

Gangwon

CandidatePartyVotes%
Kim Jin-sun Grand National 268,55939.28
Han Ho-sun United Liberal Democrats 231,37633.84
Lee Sang-ryongIndependent183,77526.88
Total683,710100.00
Valid votes683,71097.85
Invalid/blank votes14,9952.15
Total votes698,705100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,087,11364.27
Grand National gain from Independent [1]

North Chungcheong

CandidatePartyVotes%
Lee Won-jong United Liberal Democrats 451,53374.14
Ju Byeong-deok Grand National 157,45925.86
Total608,992100.00
Valid votes608,99297.55
Invalid/blank votes15,3062.45
Total votes624,298100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,025,02260.91
United Liberal Democrats gain from Grand National [1]

South Chungcheong

CandidatePartyVotes%
Sim Dae-pyung United Liberal Democrats 656,79584.64
Han Chung-soo Grand National 119,21615.36
Total776,011100.00
Valid votes776,01197.08
Invalid/blank votes23,3032.92
Total votes799,314100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,343,63359.49
United Liberal Democrats hold [1]

North Jeolla

CandidatePartyVotes%
Yu Jong-geun National Congress 758,141100.00
Total758,141100.00
Valid votes758,14193.69
Invalid/blank votes51,0266.31
Total votes809,167100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,400,41957.78
National Congress hold [1]

South Jeolla

CandidatePartyVotes%
Heo Kyeong-man National Congress 918,300100.00
Total918,300100.00
Valid votes918,30088.13
Invalid/blank votes123,70511.87
Total votes1,042,005100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,527,48968.22
National Congress hold [1]

North Gyeongsang

CandidatePartyVotes%
Lee Eui-geun Grand National 911,72871.97
Lee Pan-suk United Liberal Democrats 355,14928.03
Total1,266,877100.00
Valid votes1,266,87797.67
Invalid/blank votes30,2142.33
Total votes1,297,091100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,999,19564.88
Grand National hold [1]

South Gyeongsang

CandidatePartyVotes%
Kim Hyuk-kyu Grand National 939,35874.65
Kang Shin-hwa National Congress 161,70312.85
Heo Moon-dohIndependent157,33712.50
Total1,258,398100.00
Valid votes1,258,39897.69
Invalid/blank votes29,7732.31
Total votes1,288,171100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,109,05861.08
Grand National hold [1]

Jeju

CandidatePartyVotes%
Woo Geun-min National Congress 139,69552.77
Shin Koo-bumIndependent81,49130.78
Hyun Im-jong Grand National 43,55916.45
Total264,745100.00
Valid votes264,74598.42
Invalid/blank votes4,2391.58
Total votes268,984100.00
Registered voters/turnout365,12173.67
National Congress gain from Independent [1]

Provincial-level council elections

Summary

PartySeats
ConstituencyProportionalTotal+/–
National Congress for New Politics 27133303New
Grand National Party 22429253–372
United Liberal Democrats 821295+1
Independent3939–112
Total61674690–280

Constituency seats

RegionSeats NCNP GNP ULD Ind.
Seoul 9478151
Busan 44431
Daegu 2626
Incheon 2620411
Gwangju 1414
Daejeon 1414
Ulsan 1495
Gyeonggi 8861189
Gangwon 42122136
North Chungcheong 243174
South Chungcheong 321301
North Jeolla 34322
South Jeolla 504217
North Gyeongsang 544455
South Gyeongsang 46415
Jeju 14833
Total6162712248239
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations [2]

Proportional representation seats

RegionSeats NCNP GNP ULD
Seoul 1055
Busan 523
Daegu 312
Incheon 3111
Gwangju 321
Daejeon 312
Ulsan 312
Gyeonggi 9531
Gangwon 5221
North Chungcheong 312
South Chungcheong 422
North Jeolla 4211
South Jeolla 532
North Gyeongsang 6141
South Gyeongsang 523
Jeju 321
Total74332912
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations [2]

Municipal-level mayoral elections

Summary

PartySeats+/–
National Congress for New Politics 84New
Grand National Party 74–80
United Liberal Democrats 29+6
New People's Party1New
Independent44–9
Total232+2

By region

RegionMayors NCNP GNP ULD NPPInd.
Seoul 251951
Busan 16115
Daegu 871
Incheon 1091
Gwangju 55
Daejeon 514
Ulsan 532
Gyeonggi 3120623
Gangwon 1811322
North Chungcheong 11263
South Chungcheong 151113
North Jeolla 1495
South Jeolla 22157
North Gyeongsang 2311426
South Gyeongsang 20146
Jeju 4211
Total232847429144
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations [2]

Municipal-level council elections

3,490 seats in municipal-level councils were contested by candidates running as independents.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Election Information System". National Election Commission.
  2. 1 2 3 CLAIR Report No. 181 "1998 Unified Local Elections of the Republic of Korea". Council of Local Authorities for International Relations.