2010_South_Korean_local_election
The 5th local elections were held in South Korea on 2 June 2010.[1] The voter turnout reached 54.4%, the highest in 15 years.[2]
Quick Facts All 16 seats of Metropolitan Mayors and Governors (All 3,991 seats of Provincial and Municipal leaders and Assemblies), First party ...
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Left top: Results of metropolitan mayoral and gubernatorial elections Right top: Results of municipal mayoral elections Left bottom: Results of provincial legislative elections Right top: Results of municipal legislative elections GNP DP LFP DLP CKP NPP PFU PPP FU PPU Ind. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Region, Electorate ...
| Region | Electorate | Turnout | % |
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| Seoul | 8,211,461 | 4,421,491 | 53.8 |
| Busan | 2,849,895 | 1,410,809 | 49.5 |
| Daegu | 1,928,835 | 886,317 | 45.9 |
| Incheon | 2,096,853 | 1,068,735 | 50.9 |
| Gwangju | 1,064,913 | 530,688 | 49.8 |
| Daejeon | 1,127,547 | 595,718 | 52.9 |
| Ulsan | 838,805 | 462,339 | 55.1 |
| Gyeonggi | 8,761,840 | 4,538,591 | 51.8 |
| Gangwon | 1,190,509 | 742,105 | 62.3 |
| North Chungcheong | 1,183,811 | 695,977 | 58.8 |
| South Chungcheong | 1,595,587 | 902,299 | 56.5 |
| North Jeolla | 1,442,805 | 856,846 | 59.3 |
| South Jeolla | 1,504,902 | 967,573 | 64.3 |
| North Gyeongsang | 2,122,905 | 1,260,726 | 59.4 |
| South Gyeongsang | 2,506,393 | 1,550,538 | 61.8 |
| Jeju | 424,098 | 276,134 | 65.1 |
| Total | 38,851,159 | 21,166,886 | 54.5 |
| Source：투표진행상황 | |||
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Main article: Results of the South Korean local elections, 2010
The ruling GNP was able to win 4 out of 7 mayoral seats but suffer by massive landslide on the gubernatorial election winning only 2 out of 9 seats. On the other hand, DP was able to capture 2 mayoral seats and swept 5 out of 9 gubernatorial seats. The LFP won Daejeon while two independent candidates won gubernatorial seats in South Gyeongsang Province and the other in Jeju Province.
Metropolitan city mayors
More information City, Incumbent ...
| City | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
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| Seoul | Oh Se-hoon | GNP | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Gwangju | Park Gwang-tae | DP | 2002 | Incumbent retired. New mayor elected. DP hold. |
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| Daegu | Kim Bum-il | GNP | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Daejeon | Park Sung-hyo | GNP | 2006 | Incumbent lost. New mayor elected. LFP gain. |
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| Busan | Hur Nam-sik | GNP | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Ulsan | Park Maeng-woo | GNP | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Incheon | Ahn Sang-soo | GNP | 2002 | Incumbent lost. New mayor elected. DP gain. |
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Provincial governors
More information Province, Incumbent ...
| Province | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates | ||
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| Gangwon | Kim Jin-sun | GNP | 1998 | Incumbent retired. New governor elected. DP gain. |
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| Gyeonggi | Kim Moon-soo | GNP | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| North Gyeongsang | Kim Kwan-yong | GNP | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| South Gyeongsang | Kim Tae-ho | GNP | 2004 | Incumbent retired. New governor elected. Independent gain. |
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| North Jeolla | Kim Wan-ju | DP | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| South Jeolla | Park Jun-young | DP | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| North Chungcheong | Chung Woo-taik | GNP | 2006 | Incumbent lost. New governor elected. DP gain. |
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| South Chungcheong | Lee In-hwa | Independent | Acting | Governor Lee Wan-koo resigned December 4, 2009. New governor elected. DP gain. |
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| Jeju | Kim Tae-hwan | Independent | 2006 | Incumbent retired. New governor elected. Independent gain. |
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- Provincial Governor election turnout rates
- Metropolitan Mayoral and Governor election map by party
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Provincial-level councilors
Summary
More information Party, Constituency ...
| Party | Constituency | Proportional | Total seats | +/– | |||||
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| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | ||||
| Democratic Party | 6,849,717 | 35.08 | 328 | 7,252,190 | 35.10 | 32 | 360 | +228 | |
| Grand National Party | 7,755,547 | 39.72 | 252 | 8,229,971 | 39.83 | 36 | 288 | –269 | |
| Liberty Forward Party | 681,024 | 3.49 | 38 | 936,957 | 4.53 | 3 | 41 | New | |
| Democratic Labor Party | 653,715 | 3.35 | 18 | 1,519,364 | 7.35 | 6 | 24 | +9 | |
| Participation Party | 364,093 | 1.86 | 3 | 1,374,951 | 6.65 | 2 | 5 | New | |
| New Progressive Party | 185,380 | 0.95 | 3 | 647,346 | 3.13 | 0 | 3 | New | |
| Future Hope Alliance | 123,379 | 0.63 | 1 | 379,737 | 1.84 | 2 | 3 | New | |
| Party of Future Union | 183,385 | 0.94 | 1 | 159,503 | 0.77 | 0 | 1 | New | |
| Other parties | 86,835 | 0.44 | 0 | 164,349 | 0.80 | 0 | 0 | – | |
| Independents | 2,644,102 | 13.54 | 36 | 36 | +22 | ||||
| Total | 19,527,177 | 100.00 | 680 | 20,664,368 | 100.00 | 81 | 761 | +28 | |
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Constituency seats
More information Region, Seats ...
| Region | Seats | DP | GNP | LFP | DLP | PPP | NPP | FHA | FU | Ind. |
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| Seoul | 96 | 74 | 22 | |||||||
| Busan | 42 | 37 | 5 | |||||||
| Daegu | 26 | 25 | 1 | |||||||
| Incheon | 30 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Gwangju | 19 | 18 | 1 | |||||||
| Daejeon | 19 | 4 | 15 | |||||||
| Ulsan | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
| Gyeonggi | 112 | 71 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Gangwon | 38 | 12 | 20 | 6 | ||||||
| North Chungcheong | 28 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| South Chungcheong | 36 | 12 | 5 | 19 | ||||||
| North Jeolla | 34 | 33 | 1 | |||||||
| South Jeolla | 51 | 45 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| North Gyeongsang | 52 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| South Gyeongsang | 49 | 2 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||
| Jeju | 29 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 680 | 328 | 252 | 38 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 36 |
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Proportional representation seats
More information Region, Seats ...
| Region | Seats | GNP | DP | DLP | LFP | PPP | PPC |
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| Seoul | 10 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Busan | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Daegu | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Incheon | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Gwangju | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Daejeon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Ulsan | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Gyeonggi | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | |||
| Gangwon | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| North Chungcheong | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| South Chungcheong | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| North Jeolla | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
| South Jeolla | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||
| North Gyeongsang | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |||
| South Gyeongsang | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Jeju | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 81 | 36 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
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- GNP Winning Margins on PR seats for provincial legislative elections
- DEP Winning Margins on PR seats for provincial legislative elections
- LFP Winning Margins on PR seats for provincial legislative elections
- DLP Winning Margins on PR seats for provincial legislative elections
- NPP Winning Margins on PR seats for provincial legislative elections
- PPP Winning Margins on PR seats for provincial legislative elections
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Municipal-level mayors
Summary
More information Party, Seats ...
| Party | Seats | +/– | |
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| Democratic Party | 92 | +53 | |
| Grand National Party | 82 | –73 | |
| Liberty Forward Party | 13 | New | |
| Democratic Labor Party | 3 | +3 | |
| People's First Union | 1 | New | |
| Party of Future Union | 1 | New | |
| Independent | 36 | +7 | |
| Total | 228 | –2 | |
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By region
More information Region, Mayors ...
| Region | Mayors | DP | GNP | LFP | DLP | PFU | FU | Ind. |
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| Seoul | 25 | 21 | 4 | |||||
| Busan | 16 | 13 | 3 | |||||
| Daegu | 8 | 6 | 2 | |||||
| Incheon | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Gwangju | 5 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| Daejeon | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Ulsan | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Gyeonggi | 31 | 19 | 10 | 2 | ||||
| Gangwon | 18 | 4 | 10 | 4 | ||||
| North Chungcheong | 23 | 16 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| South Chungcheong | 18 | 1 | 11 | 6 | ||||
| North Jeolla | 14 | 13 | 1 | |||||
| South Jeolla | 22 | 15 | 7 | |||||
| North Gyeongsang | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |||
| South Gyeongsang | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 228 | 92 | 82 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 36 |
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Municipal-level councilors
Summary
More information Party, Seats ...
| Party | Seats | |||||
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| Constituency | Proportional | Total | +/– | |||
| Grand National Party | 1087 | 160 | 1247 | –375 | ||
| Democratic Party | 871 | 154 | 1025 | +120 | ||
| Liberty Forward Party | 95 | 22 | 117 | New | ||
| Democratic Labor Party | 90 | 25 | 115 | +49 | ||
| Participation Party | 17 | 7 | 24 | New | ||
| New Progressive Party | 22 | 0 | 22 | New | ||
| Future Hope Alliance | 12 | 7 | 19 | New | ||
| Party of Future Union | 10 | 1 | 11 | New | ||
| People's First Union | 2 | 0 | 2 | New | ||
| Creative Korea Party | 1 | 0 | 1 | New | ||
| Independent | 305 | – | 305 | +77 | ||
| Total | 2512 | 376 | 2888 | – | ||
| Source: 구·시·군의회의원선거 정당별 당선인수기초의원비례대표선거 정당별 당선인수 | ||||||
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Constituency seats
More information Region, Seats ...
| Region | Seats | GNP | DP | LFP | DLP | NPP | PPP | PPC | FU | PFU | CKP | Ind. |
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| Seoul | 366 | 183 | 173 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Busan | 158 | 93 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 20 | |||
| Daegu | 102 | 70 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 15 | |||
| Incheon | 97 | 46 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Gwangju | 59 | 44 | 10 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| Daejeon | 55 | 11 | 21 | 23 | ||||||||
| Ulsan | 43 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Gyeonggi | 363 | 177 | 165 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||
| Gangwon | 146 | 90 | 36 | 20 | ||||||||
| North Chungcheong | 114 | 44 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 11 | ||||||
| South Chungcheong | 152 | 50 | 34 | 60 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
| North Jeolla | 173 | 119 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 46 | ||||||
| South Jeolla | 211 | 146 | 14 | 2 | 49 | |||||||
| North Gyeongsang | 247 | 162 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 72 | |||
| South Gyeongsang | 226 | 136 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 51 | |||||
| Total | 2,512 | 1,087 | 871 | 95 | 90 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 305 |
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- Foundation, The Korea International Broadcasting. "한국을 대표하는 글로벌 방송! The World On Arirang!". June 2 Local Elections Voter Turnout : ARIRANG.
- 5th local elections results - the Central Election Management Committee