1998 South Korean local elections

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.

Metropolitan city mayoral elections

Seoul

CandidatePartyVotes%
Goh KunNational Congress1,838,34853.46
Choi Byung-ryulGrand National1,512,85443.99
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-yeongGrand National558,90945.14
Kim Ki-jaeIndependent537,98343.45
Ha Il-minNational Congress141,17211.40
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-gapGrand National570,16771.99
Lee Eui-ikUnited Liberal Democrats163,65320.66
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-sunUnited Liberal Democrats375,05153.50
Ahn Sang-sooGrand National238,70834.05
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-yuNational Congress261,57867.21
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 Democrats286,25573.69
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-kooGrand National160,49142.74
Song Cheol-hoIndependent148,12639.45
Kang Chung-hoNew People37,1399.89
Cha Hwa-joonUnited Liberal Democrats29,7257.92
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-yeolNational Congress1,549,18954.31
Sohn Hak-kyuGrand National1,303,34045.69
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-sunGrand National268,55939.28
Han Ho-sunUnited Liberal Democrats231,37633.84
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-jongUnited Liberal Democrats451,53374.14
Ju Byeong-deokGrand National157,45925.86
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-pyungUnited Liberal Democrats656,79584.64
Han Chung-sooGrand National119,21615.36
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-geunNational Congress758,141100.00
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-manNational Congress918,300100.00
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-geunGrand National911,72871.97
Lee Pan-sukUnited Liberal Democrats355,14928.03
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-kyuGrand National939,35874.65
Kang Shin-hwaNational Congress161,70312.85
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-minNational Congress139,69552.77
Shin Koo-bumIndependent81,49130.78
Hyun Im-jongGrand National43,55916.45
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 Politics27133303New
Grand National Party22429253–372
United Liberal Democrats821295+1
Independent3939–112
Total61674690–280

Constituency seats

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]

Proportional representation seats

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]

Municipal-level mayoral elections

Summary

PartySeats+/–
National Congress for New Politics84New
Grand National Party74–80
United Liberal Democrats29+6
New People's Party1New
Independent44–9
Total232+2

By region

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]

Municipal-level council elections

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

References

  1. "Election Information System". National Election Commission.
  2. CLAIR Report No. 181 "1998 Unified Local Elections of the Republic of Korea". Council of Local Authorities for International Relations.
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