1956 South Korean local elections

Elections were held in South Korea on 8 August 1956 for city, town and township mayors and councilors and on 13 August 1956 for special city and provincial councilors.[1] A total of six city mayors, 30 town mayors, 544 township mayors, 416 city councilors, 990 town councilors, 15,548 township councilors, 47 special city councilors, and 390 provincial councilors were elected.[2]

City, town and township elections

Elections for city, town and township mayors and councilors were held on 8 August 1956.

Summary
Party City Town Township
Votes % Mayors Votes % Mayors Votes % Mayors
Liberal Party 2 8 282
Democratic Party 0 1 9
National Association 0 1 6
Farmers' Association 0 0 3
Other parties 0 0 1
Independents 4 20 243
Invalid/blank votes – – – – – –
Total 181,863 100 6 30 544
Registered voters/turnout 209,815 86.68 – – –
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations[2]

City mayoral elections by region
Region Mayors Liberal Ind.
Gangwon 1 1
North Chungcheong 2 1 1
North Jeolla 2 2
South Jeolla 1 1
Total 6 2 4

Town mayoral elections by region
Region Mayors Liberal Democratic National Association Ind.
Gyeonggi 4 4
Gangwon 3 3
North Chungcheong 3 3
South Chungcheong 5 1 4
North Jeolla 2 1 1
South Jeolla 4 2 2
North Gyeongsang 5 1 1 3
South Gyeongsang 3 1 2
Jeju 1 1
Total 30 8 1 1 20

Township mayoral elections by region
Region Mayors Liberal Democratic National Association Farmers' Association Others Ind.
Gyeonggi 106 46 1 1 58
Gangwon 59 47 1 11
North Chungcheong 42 42
South Chungcheong 81 16 2 1 62
North Jeolla 43 30 1 12
South Jeolla 42 26 1 15
North Gyeongsang 98 46 4 2 1 45
South Gyeongsang 68 24 3 1 40
Jeju 5 5
Total 544 282 9 6 3 1 243

Council elections
Party City Town Township
Votes % Seats +/– Votes % Seats +/– Votes % Seats +/–
Liberal Party 157 +43 510 +236 10,823 +6,767
Democratic Party 54 New 57 New 231 New
National Association 17 –12 28 –127 161 –2,276
Farmers' Association 1 New 3 New 16 New
Other parties 10 +1 1 –13 33 –35
Independents 177 +5 391 –39 4,284 –2,583
Invalid/blank votes – – – – – – – – –
Total 891,728 100 416 +38 649,544 100 990 –25 5,295,462 100 15,548 –503
Registered voters/turnout 1,111,489 80.23 – – 734,538 88.43 – – 5,689,917 93.07 – –
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations[2]

Special city and provincial elections

Elections for special city and provincial councilors were held on 13 August 1956.

Summary
Party Votes % Seats
Special
city		 Province Total +/–
Liberal Party 1 248 249 +236
Democratic Party 40 58 98 New
National Association 0 6 6 –127
Farmers' Association 1 0 1 New
Independents 5 78 83 –39
Invalid/blank votes – – – –
Total 7,223,605 100 47 390 437 +131
Registered voters/turnout 8,421,772 85.77 – – –
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations[2]

By region
Region Seats Liberal Democratic National Association Farmers' Association Independent
Seoul 47 1 40 1 5
Gyeonggi 45 14 22 1 8
Gangwon 25 23 1 1
North Chungcheong 30 29 1
South Chungcheong 45 37 6 2
North Jeolla 44 22 6 16
South Jeolla 58 47 10 1
North Gyeongsang 61 40 7 1 13
South Gyeongsang 67 21 6 4 36
Jeju 15 15
Total 437 249 98 6 1 83

References
  1. "[지방선거 알리미]지방선거의 역사". National Election Commission. Archived from the original on 2020-11-15.
  2. "CLAIR REPORT NUMBER 103" (PDF). Council of Local Authorities for International Relations. 20 June 1995. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2003-08-30.
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