South Koreaportal |
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.
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Goh Kun | National Congress | 1,838,348 | 53.46 | |
Choi Byung-ryul | Grand National | 1,512,854 | 43.99 | |
Lee Byung-ho | Independent | 87,495 | 2.54 | |
Total | 3,438,697 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 3,438,697 | 98.90 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 38,408 | 1.10 | ||
Total votes | 3,477,105 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 7,377,751 | 47.13 | ||
National Congress gain [1] |
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ahn Sang-yeong | Grand National | 558,909 | 45.14 | |
Kim Ki-jae | Independent | 537,983 | 43.45 | |
Ha Il-min | National Congress | 141,172 | 11.40 | |
Total | 1,238,064 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 1,238,064 | 98.30 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 21,413 | 1.70 | ||
Total votes | 1,259,477 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 2,699,499 | 46.66 | ||
Grand National hold [1] |
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Moon Hee-gap | Grand National | 570,167 | 71.99 | |
Lee Eui-ik | United Liberal Democrats | 163,653 | 20.66 | |
Yoo Sung-hwan | New People | 58,243 | 7.35 | |
Total | 792,063 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 792,063 | 98.59 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 11,300 | 1.41 | ||
Total votes | 803,363 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,716,312 | 46.81 | ||
Grand National hold [1] |
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Choi Ki-sun | United Liberal Democrats | 375,051 | 53.50 | |
Ahn Sang-soo | Grand National | 238,708 | 34.05 | |
Kim Yong-mo | New People | 87,327 | 12.46 | |
Total | 701,086 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 701,086 | 97.79 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 15,837 | 2.21 | ||
Total votes | 716,923 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,659,977 | 43.19 | ||
United Liberal Democrats hold [1] |
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Goh Jae-yu | National Congress | 261,578 | 67.21 | |
Lee Seung-chae | Independent | 127,626 | 32.79 | |
Total | 389,204 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 389,204 | 98.38 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 6,425 | 1.62 | ||
Total votes | 395,629 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 877,868 | 45.07 | ||
National Congress hold [1] |
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hong Sun-ki | United Liberal Democrats | 286,255 | 73.69 | |
Song Chun-young | New People | 70,414 | 18.13 | |
Cho Myung-hyun | Independent | 31,796 | 8.19 | |
Total | 388,465 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 388,465 | 98.31 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 6,659 | 1.69 | ||
Total votes | 395,124 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 888,968 | 44.45 | ||
United Liberal Democrats hold [1] |
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Shim Wan-koo | Grand National | 160,491 | 42.74 | |
Song Cheol-ho | Independent | 148,126 | 39.45 | |
Kang Chung-ho | New People | 37,139 | 9.89 | |
Cha Hwa-joon | United Liberal Democrats | 29,725 | 7.92 | |
Total | 375,481 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 375,481 | 98.81 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 4,538 | 1.19 | ||
Total votes | 380,019 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 659,965 | 57.58 | ||
Grand National hold [1] |
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lim Chang-yeol | National Congress | 1,549,189 | 54.31 | |
Sohn Hak-kyu | Grand National | 1,303,340 | 45.69 | |
Total | 2,852,529 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 2,852,529 | 98.36 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 47,673 | 1.64 | ||
Total votes | 2,900,202 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 5,800,425 | 50.00 | ||
National Congress gain [1] |
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kim Jin-sun | Grand National | 268,559 | 39.28 | |
Han Ho-sun | United Liberal Democrats | 231,376 | 33.84 | |
Lee Sang-ryong | Independent | 183,775 | 26.88 | |
Total | 683,710 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 683,710 | 97.85 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 14,995 | 2.15 | ||
Total votes | 698,705 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,087,113 | 64.27 | ||
Grand National gain from Independent [1] |
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lee Won-jong | United Liberal Democrats | 451,533 | 74.14 | |
Ju Byeong-deok | Grand National | 157,459 | 25.86 | |
Total | 608,992 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 608,992 | 97.55 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 15,306 | 2.45 | ||
Total votes | 624,298 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,025,022 | 60.91 | ||
United Liberal Democrats gain from Grand National [1] |
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sim Dae-pyung | United Liberal Democrats | 656,795 | 84.64 | |
Han Chung-soo | Grand National | 119,216 | 15.36 | |
Total | 776,011 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 776,011 | 97.08 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 23,303 | 2.92 | ||
Total votes | 799,314 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,343,633 | 59.49 | ||
United Liberal Democrats hold [1] |
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yu Jong-geun | National Congress | 758,141 | 100.00 | |
Total | 758,141 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 758,141 | 93.69 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 51,026 | 6.31 | ||
Total votes | 809,167 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,400,419 | 57.78 | ||
National Congress hold [1] |
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Heo Kyeong-man | National Congress | 918,300 | 100.00 | |
Total | 918,300 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 918,300 | 88.13 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 123,705 | 11.87 | ||
Total votes | 1,042,005 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,527,489 | 68.22 | ||
National Congress hold [1] |
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lee Eui-geun | Grand National | 911,728 | 71.97 | |
Lee Pan-suk | United Liberal Democrats | 355,149 | 28.03 | |
Total | 1,266,877 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 1,266,877 | 97.67 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 30,214 | 2.33 | ||
Total votes | 1,297,091 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,999,195 | 64.88 | ||
Grand National hold [1] |
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kim Hyuk-kyu | Grand National | 939,358 | 74.65 | |
Kang Shin-hwa | National Congress | 161,703 | 12.85 | |
Heo Moon-doh | Independent | 157,337 | 12.50 | |
Total | 1,258,398 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 1,258,398 | 97.69 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 29,773 | 2.31 | ||
Total votes | 1,288,171 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 2,109,058 | 61.08 | ||
Grand National hold [1] |
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Woo Geun-min | National Congress | 139,695 | 52.77 | |
Shin Koo-bum | Independent | 81,491 | 30.78 | |
Hyun Im-jong | Grand National | 43,559 | 16.45 | |
Total | 264,745 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 264,745 | 98.42 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 4,239 | 1.58 | ||
Total votes | 268,984 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 365,121 | 73.67 | ||
National Congress gain from Independent [1] |
Party | Seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Constituency | Proportional | Total | +/– | |||
National Congress for New Politics | 271 | 33 | 303 | New | ||
Grand National Party | 224 | 29 | 253 | –372 | ||
United Liberal Democrats | 82 | 12 | 95 | +1 | ||
Independent | 39 | – | 39 | –112 | ||
Total | 616 | 74 | 690 | –280 |
Region | Seats | NCNP | GNP | ULD | Ind. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seoul | 94 | 78 | 15 | 1 | |
Busan | 44 | 43 | 1 | ||
Daegu | 26 | 26 | |||
Incheon | 26 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Gwangju | 14 | 14 | |||
Daejeon | 14 | 14 | |||
Ulsan | 14 | 9 | 5 | ||
Gyeonggi | 88 | 61 | 18 | 9 | |
Gangwon | 42 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 6 |
North Chungcheong | 24 | 3 | 17 | 4 | |
South Chungcheong | 32 | 1 | 30 | 1 | |
North Jeolla | 34 | 32 | 2 | ||
South Jeolla | 50 | 42 | 1 | 7 | |
North Gyeongsang | 54 | 44 | 5 | 5 | |
South Gyeongsang | 46 | 41 | 5 | ||
Jeju | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | |
Total | 616 | 271 | 224 | 82 | 39 |
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations [2] |
Region | Seats | NCNP | GNP | ULD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Seoul | 10 | 5 | 5 | |
Busan | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
Daegu | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
Incheon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Gwangju | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Daejeon | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
Ulsan | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
Gyeonggi | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Gangwon | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
North Chungcheong | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
South Chungcheong | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
North Jeolla | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
South Jeolla | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
North Gyeongsang | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
South Gyeongsang | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
Jeju | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Total | 74 | 33 | 29 | 12 |
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations [2] |
Party | Seats | +/– | |
---|---|---|---|
National Congress for New Politics | 84 | New | |
Grand National Party | 74 | –80 | |
United Liberal Democrats | 29 | +6 | |
New People's Party | 1 | New | |
Independent | 44 | –9 | |
Total | 232 | +2 |
Region | Mayors | NCNP | GNP | ULD | NPP | Ind. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seoul | 25 | 19 | 5 | 1 | ||
Busan | 16 | 11 | 5 | |||
Daegu | 8 | 7 | 1 | |||
Incheon | 10 | 9 | 1 | |||
Gwangju | 5 | 5 | ||||
Daejeon | 5 | 1 | 4 | |||
Ulsan | 5 | 3 | 2 | |||
Gyeonggi | 31 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | |
Gangwon | 18 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | |
North Chungcheong | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | ||
South Chungcheong | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | ||
North Jeolla | 14 | 9 | 5 | |||
South Jeolla | 22 | 15 | 7 | |||
North Gyeongsang | 23 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 6 | |
South Gyeongsang | 20 | 14 | 6 | |||
Jeju | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
Total | 232 | 84 | 74 | 29 | 1 | 44 |
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations [2] |
3,490 seats in municipal-level councils were contested by candidates running as independents.
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