2002 South Korean local elections

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2002 South Korean local elections
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All 16 Metropolitan Mayors and Governors, 682 Provincial Councillors,
232 Municipal Leaders, 3,485 Municipal Councillors
Turnout48.9%
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Staryeonyein siminbongsadan baldaesige issneun seoceongweon.png Kim Jong-pil 1999.png
Leader Suh Chung-won Han Hwa-gap Kim Jong-pil
Party Grand National Millennium Democratic United Liberal Democrats
Metropolitan Mayors and Governors11 (5 Increase2.svg)4 (2 Decrease2.svg)1 (3 Decrease2.svg)
Provincial Councillors467 (243 Increase2.svg)143 (128 Decrease2.svg)16 (13 Decrease2.svg)
Municipal Leaders140 (66 Increase2.svg)44 (40 Decrease2.svg)16 (66 Decrease2.svg)
 Fourth partyFifth party
  Kwon Young-Ghil.png Park Geun-hye.jpg
Leader Kwon Young-ghil Park Geun-hye
Party Democratic Labor Korean Coalition for the Future
Metropolitan Mayors and Governors0 (New party)0 (New party)
Provincial Councillors11 (New party)2 (New party)
Municipal Leaders2 (New party)0 (New party)
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The 3rd Local Elections were held in South Korea on 13 June 2002. The ruling Millennium Democratic Party was defeated by the opposition Grand National Party, only controlled Gwangju, Jeolla and Jeju.

Contents

Metropolitan city mayoral elections

Seoul

CandidatePartyVotes%
Lee Myung-bak Grand National 1,819,05752.29
Kim Min-seok Millennium Democratic 1,496,75443.02
Lee Moon-ok Democratic Labor 87,9652.53
Lee Kyung-heeIndependent34,3130.99
Lim Sam-jinGreen Peace28,0340.81
Won Yong-soo Socialist 12,9820.37
Total3,479,105100.00
Valid votes3,479,10599.09
Invalid/blank votes31,7930.91
Total votes3,510,898100.00
Registered voters/turnout7,665,34345.80
Grand National gain from Millennium Democratic [1]

Incheon

CandidatePartyVotes%
Ahn Sang-soo Grand National 393,93256.18
Park Sang-eun Millennium Democratic 225,21032.12
Kim Chang-han Democratic Labor 35,2345.02
Shin Maeng-soonGreen Peace29,4734.20
Kim Young-kyu Socialist 17,4042.48
Total701,253100.00
Valid votes701,25398.55
Invalid/blank votes10,3491.45
Total votes711,602100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,809,90739.32
Grand National gain from United Liberal Democrats [1]

Daejeon

CandidatePartyVotes%
Yeom Hong-cheol Grand National 191,83246.62
Hong Sun-ki United Liberal Democrats 165,42640.20
Chung Ha-yongIndependent38,4459.34
Kim Heon-taeIndependent15,7803.83
Total411,483100.00
Valid votes411,48398.49
Invalid/blank votes6,3261.51
Total votes417,809100.00
Registered voters/turnout987,18042.32
Grand National gain from United Liberal Democrats [1]

Gwangju

CandidatePartyVotes%
Park Gwang-tae Millennium Democratic 185,93846.82
Chung Dong-nyunIndependent107,41527.05
Lee Hwan-eui Grand National 43,69511.00
Park Jong-hyun Democratic Labor 29,4277.41
Chung Ho-sunIndependent20,7965.24
Chung Koo-sunIndependent9,8772.49
Total397,148100.00
Valid votes397,14898.35
Invalid/blank votes6,6731.65
Total votes403,821100.00
Registered voters/turnout954,48142.31
Millennium Democratic hold [1]

Daegu

CandidatePartyVotes%
Cho Hae-nyung Grand National 452,94361.18
Lee Jae-yongIndependent287,39638.82
Total740,339100.00
Valid votes740,33998.45
Invalid/blank votes11,6551.55
Total votes751,994100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,814,27841.45
Grand National hold [1]

Busan

CandidatePartyVotes%
Ahn Sang-yeong Grand National 729,58963.77
Han Ih-heon Millennium Democratic 221,93819.40
Kim Seok-joon Democratic Labor 192,59416.83
Total1,144,121100.00
Valid votes1,144,12198.37
Invalid/blank votes18,9191.63
Total votes1,163,040100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,784,72141.77
Grand National gain from United Liberal Democrats [1]

Ulsan

CandidatePartyVotes%
Park Maeng-woo Grand National 197,77253.07
Song Cheol-ho Democratic Labor 162,54643.62
Ahn Seung-chun Socialist 12,3293.31
Total372,647100.00
Valid votes372,64798.55
Invalid/blank votes5,4741.45
Total votes378,121100.00
Registered voters/turnout722,80652.31
Grand National gain from Millennium Democratic [1]

Gubernatorial elections

Gyeonggi

CandidatePartyVotes%
Sohn Hak-kyu Grand National 1,744,29158.38
Jin Nyum Millennium Democratic 1,075,24335.99
Kim Joon-ki Democratic Labor 168,3575.63
Total2,987,891100.00
Valid votes2,987,89198.78
Invalid/blank votes36,9531.22
Total votes3,024,844100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,777,57544.63
Grand National gain from Millennium Democratic [1]

Gangwon

CandidatePartyVotes%
Kim Jin-sun Grand National 468,98771.12
Nam Dong-woo Millennium Democratic 190,45128.88
Total659,438100.00
Valid votes659,43898.24
Invalid/blank votes11,8041.76
Total votes671,242100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,129,85959.41
Grand National hold [1]

North Chungcheong

CandidatePartyVotes%
Lee Won-jong Grand National 343,54658.60
Koo Chun-suh United Liberal Democrats 196,25333.48
Chang Han-ryangIndependent46,4597.92
Total586,258100.00
Valid votes586,25897.62
Invalid/blank votes14,2922.38
Total votes600,550100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,076,45155.79
Grand National hold [1]

South Chungcheong

CandidatePartyVotes%
Sim Dae-pyung United Liberal Democrats 508,79666.96
Park Tae-kwon Grand National 251,00533.04
Total759,801100.00
Valid votes759,80196.70
Invalid/blank votes25,9413.30
Total votes785,742100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,397,10556.24
United Liberal Democrats hold [1]

North Jeolla

CandidatePartyVotes%
Kang Hyun-wook Millennium Democratic 571,65074.57
Son Ju-hangIndependent131,32017.13
Ra Kyung-kyun Grand National 63,6618.30
Total766,631100.00
Valid votes766,63197.40
Invalid/blank votes20,5042.60
Total votes787,135100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,431,72254.98
Millennium Democratic hold [1]

South Jeolla

CandidatePartyVotes%
Park Tae-young Millennium Democratic 563,54557.77
Song Jae-guIndependent236,55824.25
Song Ha-sungIndependent89,4879.17
Hwang Soo-youn Grand National 51,5045.28
Ahn Su-wonIndependent34,4393.53
Total975,533100.00
Valid votes975,53396.96
Invalid/blank votes30,6153.04
Total votes1,006,148100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,533,05965.63
Millennium Democratic hold [1]

North Gyeongsang

CandidatePartyVotes%
Lee Eui-geun Grand National 1,028,08085.49
Cho Young-gunIndependent174,47214.51
Total1,202,552100.00
Valid votes1,202,55297.44
Invalid/blank votes31,5432.56
Total votes1,234,095100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,044,21560.37
Grand National hold [1]

South Gyeongsang

CandidatePartyVotes%
Kim Hyuk-kyu Grand National 920,70674.51
Kim Doo-kwan Millennium Democratic 208,64116.88
Lim Su-tae Democratic Labor 106,3678.61
Total1,235,714100.00
Valid votes1,235,71498.14
Invalid/blank votes23,4281.86
Total votes1,259,142100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,227,54856.53
Grand National hold [1]

Jeju

CandidatePartyVotes%
Woo Geun-min Millennium Democratic 135,28351.41
Shin Koo-bum Grand National 119,50245.41
Shin Doo-wan Democratic People 8,3733.18
Total263,158100.00
Valid votes263,15898.38
Invalid/blank votes4,3211.62
Total votes267,479100.00
Registered voters/turnout387,98268.94
Millennium Democratic hold [1]

Provincial-level council elections

Summary

PartyConstituencyProportionalTotal
seats		+/–
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Grand National Party 7,361,17047.584318,595,17452.1536467+214
Millennium Democratic Party 4,695,42530.351214,796,39129.1022143–160
United Liberal Democrats 393,1882.54291,340,3768.13433–62
Democratic Labor Party 563,8773.6421,072,7826.51911New
Korea Coalition for the Future46,4910.300184,2611.1222New
Other parties38,3990.250493,5752.9900–
Independents2,372,96515.342626–13
Total15,471,515100.0060916,482,559100.0073682–8
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations [2]

Constituency seats

RegionSeats GNP MDP ULD DLP Ind.
Seoul 928210
Busan 4040
Daegu 2424
Incheon 262321
Gwangju 1616
Daejeon 1688
Ulsan 161321
Gyeonggi 948473
Gangwon 393162
North Chungcheong 2419122
South Chungcheong 3273193
North Jeolla 32275
South Jeolla 46442
North Gyeongsang 51474
South Gyeongsang 45441
Jeju 16952
Total60943112129226
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations [2]

Proportional representation seats

RegionSeats GNP MDP DLP ULD KCF
Seoul 10541
Busan 4211
Daegu 321
Incheon 321
Gwangju 321
Daejeon 3111
Ulsan 321
Gyeonggi 10631
Gangwon 4211
North Chungcheong 321
South Chungcheong 4112
North Jeolla 4121
South Jeolla 5131
North Gyeongsang 6411
South Gyeongsang 5311
Jeju 321
Total733622942
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations [2]

Municipal-level mayoral elections

Summary

PartySeats+/–
Grand National Party 84+66
Millennium Democratic Party 74–40
United Liberal Democrats 29–13
Democratic Labor Party 1New
Independent44–14
Total232–

By region

RegionMayors GNP MDP ULD DLP Ind.
Seoul 25223
Busan 16133
Daegu 88
Incheon 1082
Gwangju 541
Daejeon 55
Ulsan 532
Gyeonggi 3124412
Gangwon 181521
North Chungcheong 115132
South Chungcheong 154272
North Jeolla 1495
South Jeolla 22166
North Gyeongsang 23212
South Gyeongsang 20164
Jeju 4112
Total2321404416230
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations [2]

Municipal-level council elections

3,459 seats in municipal-level councils were contested by candidates running as independents.

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 4 CLAIR Report No. 236 "2002 Unified Local Elections of the Republic of Korea". Council of Local Authorities for International Relations.
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