2006 South Korean local elections

The 4th Local Elections were held in South Korea on 31 May 2006. It was the first local elections in South Korea to have political parties nominating candidates for Municipal Councillors. The ruling Uri Party proved its declining popularity since the 2004 general elections while the main opposition party, Grand National Party managed to clinch back lost grounds, using the opportunity for the presidential election the following year.

2006 South Korean local elections
31 May 2006
All 16 Metropolitan Mayors and Governors, 733 Provincial Councillors,
230 Municipal Leaders, 2888 Municipal Councillors
Turnout51.6%
  First party Second party Third party
 
MDP
Leader Park Geun-hye Han Hwa-gap Chung Dong-young
Party Grand National Democratic Uri
Metropolitan Mayors and Governors 12 (0 Steady) 2 (2 Decrease) 1 (new)
Provincial Councillors 557 (57 Increase) 80 (63 Decrease) 52 (new)
Municipal Leaders 155 (3 Increase) 20 (22 Decrease) 19 (new)
Municipal Councillors 1621 (new) 276 (new) 630 (new)
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Shim Dae-pyung
Shin Gook-hwan		 Moon Sung-hyeon
Party People First Party Democratic Labor
Metropolitan Mayors and Governors 0 (new) 0 (new)
Provincial Councillors 15 (new) 15 (new)
Municipal Leaders 7 (new) 0 (new)
Municipal Councillors 67 (new) 66 (new)
Maps of Metropolitan Mayors and Governors
■ Hannara Party ■ Democratic Party ■ Yeollin Uri Party ■ Independent

Metropolitan city mayoral elections

Seoul
CandidatePartyVotes%
Oh Se-hoonGrand National2,409,76061.06
Kang Kum-silUri1,077,89027.31
Park Joo-sunDemocratic304,5657.72
Kim Jong-chulDemocratic Labor117,4212.98
Lim Woong-kyunPeople First14,1110.36
Baek Seung-wonIndependent13,8080.35
Lee Gwi-sunCitizens4,7900.12
Lee Tae-heeHanmijun4,4810.11
Total3,946,826100.00
Valid votes3,946,82699.22
Invalid/blank votes31,0160.78
Total votes3,977,842100.00
Registered voters/turnout7,983,64849.82
Grand National hold[1]

Incheon
CandidatePartyVotes%
Ahn Sang-sooGrand National526,93261.93
Choi Ki-sunUri200,65023.58
Kim Sung-jinDemocratic Labor78,8989.27
Shin Kyung-cheolDemocratic44,3395.21
Total850,819100.00
Valid votes850,81998.99
Invalid/blank votes8,6871.01
Total votes859,506100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,940,40344.30
Grand National hold[1]

Daejeon
CandidatePartyVotes%
Park Sung-hyoGrand National231,48943.84
Yeom Hong-cheolUri217,27341.15
Nam Choong-heePeople First55,23110.46
Park Choon-hoDemocratic Labor14,8992.82
Choi Ki-bokDemocratic6,4421.22
Koh Nak-jungHanmijun2,7070.51
Total528,041100.00
Valid votes528,04199.15
Invalid/blank votes4,5270.85
Total votes532,568100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,077,46849.43
Grand National hold[1]

Gwangju
CandidatePartyVotes%
Park Gwang-taeDemocratic239,88451.62
Cho Young-taekUri157,75633.95
Oh Byung-yoonDemocratic Labor48,61710.46
Han YoungGrand National18,4613.97
Total464,718100.00
Valid votes464,71899.02
Invalid/blank votes4,5980.98
Total votes469,316100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,014,62046.26
Democratic hold[1]

Daegu
CandidatePartyVotes%
Kim Bum-ilGrand National636,05770.15
Lee Jae-yongUri191,13121.08
Lee Youn-jaeDemocratic Labor35,4973.92
Paik Seung-hongIndependent35,2323.89
Park Seung-gookPeople First8,7640.97
Total906,681100.00
Valid votes906,68199.08
Invalid/blank votes8,3790.92
Total votes915,060100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,885,04348.54
Grand National hold[1]

Busan
CandidatePartyVotes%
Hur Nam-sikGrand National895,21465.55
Oh Keo-donUri329,47024.12
Kim Seok-joonDemocratic Labor141,06110.33
Total1,365,745100.00
Valid votes1,365,74599.07
Invalid/blank votes12,8730.93
Total votes1,378,618100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,845,10448.46
Grand National hold[1]

Ulsan
CandidatePartyVotes%
Park Maeng-wooGrand National261,36163.23
Noh Ok-heeDemocratic Labor104,38425.25
Sim Kyu-myungUri47,57911.51
Total413,324100.00
Valid votes413,32499.07
Invalid/blank votes3,8760.93
Total votes417,200100.00
Registered voters/turnout790,28952.79
Grand National hold[1]

Gubernatorial elections

Gyeonggi
CandidatePartyVotes%
Kim Moon-sooGrand National2,181,67759.68
Jin Dae-jeUri1,124,31730.76
Kim Yong-hanDemocratic Labor201,1065.50
Park Jung-ilDemocratic148,4094.06
Total3,655,509100.00
Valid votes3,655,50998.92
Invalid/blank votes40,0431.08
Total votes3,695,552100.00
Registered voters/turnout7,918,82846.67
Grand National hold[1]

Gangwon
CandidatePartyVotes%
Kim Jin-sunGrand National471,61370.57
Lee Chang-bokUri148,30222.19
Yoo Jae-gyuDemocratic29,0284.34
Yoo Seung-gyuPeople First19,3832.90
Total668,326100.00
Valid votes668,32698.05
Invalid/blank votes13,3071.95
Total votes681,633100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,160,97758.71
Grand National hold[1]

North Chungcheong
CandidatePartyVotes%
Chung Woo-taikGrand National361,15759.66
Han Beom-deokUri185,42630.63
Bae Chang-hoDemocratic Labor39,0956.46
Cho Byung-sePeople First19,6463.25
Total605,324100.00
Valid votes605,32498.26
Invalid/blank votes10,7291.74
Total votes616,053100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,126,28254.70
Grand National hold[1]

South Chungcheong
CandidatePartyVotes%
Lee Wan-kooGrand National379,42046.31
Lee Myung-sooPeople First209,25425.54
Oh Young-kyoUri178,16921.75
Lee Yong-gilDemocratic Labor52,4176.40
Total819,260100.00
Valid votes819,26097.71
Invalid/blank votes19,2022.29
Total votes838,462100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,126,28274.45
Grand National gain from People First[1]

North Jeolla
CandidatePartyVotes%
Kim Wan-juUri389,43648.08
Chung Kyun-hwanDemocratic295,89136.53
Moon Yong-juGrand National62,9227.77
Yeom Kyung-sukDemocratic Labor61,6727.61
Total809,921100.00
Valid votes809,92197.89
Invalid/blank votes17,4662.11
Total votes827,387100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,429,63257.87
Uri gain from Democratic[1]

South Jeolla
CandidatePartyVotes%
Park Jun-youngDemocratic640,89467.69
Seo Beom-seokUri181,75619.20
Park Woong-dooDemocratic Labor68,7027.26
Park Jae-soonGrand National55,4445.86
Total946,796100.00
Valid votes946,79697.22
Invalid/blank votes27,0242.78
Total votes973,820100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,513,91264.32
Democratic hold[1]

North Gyeongsang
CandidatePartyVotes%
Kim Kwan-yongGrand National961,36376.80
Park Myung-jaeUri290,35823.20
Total1,251,721100.00
Valid votes1,251,72197.46
Invalid/blank votes32,5912.54
Total votes1,284,312100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,087,70961.52
Grand National hold[1]

South Gyeongsang
CandidatePartyVotes%
Kim Tae-hoGrand National852,37763.13
Kim Doo-kwanUri343,13725.41
Moon Sung-hyunDemocratic Labor135,82310.06
Kim Jae-juPeople First18,9061.40
Total1,350,243100.00
Valid votes1,350,24398.28
Invalid/blank votes23,5721.72
Total votes1,373,815100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,375,26557.84
Grand National hold[1]

Jeju
CandidatePartyVotes%
Kim Tae-hwanIndependent117,24442.73
Hyun Myung-gwanGrand National112,77441.11
Jin Chul-hoonUri44,33416.16
Total274,352100.00
Valid votes274,35299.04
Invalid/blank votes2,6510.96
Total votes277,003100.00
Registered voters/turnout411,86267.26
Independent gain from Democratic[1]

Provincial-level council elections

Summary
PartyConstituencyProportionalTotal
seats		+/–
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Grand National Party9,291,68650.8151910,086,35453.7639557+90
Democratic Party1,602,0348.76711,863,2399.93980–63
Uri Party4,329,79423.67334,056,36721.621952New
Democratic Labor Party507,1572.7752,263,05112.061015+4
People First Party408,6102.2313436,7742.33215New
Hope Socialist Party6,0390.03044,5980.2400New
Citizens' Party7,5830.0400New
Hanmijun5,1120.0300New
Independents2,143,48011.721414–12
Total18,288,800100.0065518,763,078100.0079733+51
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations[2]

Constituency seats
Region Seats GNP DP Uri PFP DLP Ind.
Seoul 96 96
Busan 42 42
Daegu 26 26
Incheon 30 30
Gwangju 16 16
Daejeon 16 16
Ulsan 16 13 3
Gyeonggi 108 108
Gangwon 36 34 1 1
North Chungcheong 28 25 1 2
South Chungcheong 34 19 2 13
North Jeolla 34 12 20 2
South Jeolla 46 43 2 1
North Gyeongsang 50 47 3
South Gyeongsang 48 44 1 3
Jeju 29 19 7 1 2
Total 655 519 71 33 13 5 14
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations[2]

Proportional representation seats
Region Seats GNP Uri DLP DP PFP
Seoul 10 6 2 1 1
Busan 5 3 1 1
Daegu 3 2 1
Incheon 3 2 1
Gwangju 3 1 2
Daejeon 4 2 1 1
Ulsan 3 2 1
Gyeonggi 11 7 2 1 1
Gangwon 4 2 1 1
North Chungcheong 3 2 1
South Chungcheong 4 2 1 1
North Jeolla 4 2 1 1
South Jeolla 5 1 1 3
North Gyeongsang 5 3 1 1
South Gyeongsang 5 3 1 1
Jeju 7 3 2 1 1
Total 79 39 19 10 9 2
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations[2]

Municipal-level mayoral elections

Summary
PartySeats+/–
Grand National Party155+15
Democratic Party20–24
Uri Party19New
People First Party7New
Independent29–1
Total230–2

By region
Region Seats GNP DP Uri PFP Ind.
Seoul 25 25
Busan 16 15 1
Daegu 8 8
Incheon 10 9 1
Gwangju 5 5
Daejeon 5 5
Ulsan 5 4 1
Gyeonggi 31 27 1 3
Gangwon 18 18
North Chungcheong 12 5 4 3
South Chungcheong 16 6 3 7
North Jeolla 14 5 4 5
South Jeolla 22 10 5 7
North Gyeongsang 23 19 4
South Gyeongsang 20 14 2 4
Total 230 155 20 19 7 29
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations[2]

Municipal-level council elections

Summary
PartySeats
ConstituencyProportionalTotal+/–
Grand National Party14012211622New
Uri Party54386629New
Democratic Party23343276New
People First Party561167New
Democratic Labor Party521466New
Independent228–228–3231
Total25133752888–571

Constituency seats
Region Seats GNP Uri DP PFP DLP Ind.
Seoul 366 233 119 10 2 2
Busan 158 137 19 2
Daegu 102 99 2 1
Incheon 97 61 31 1 2 2
Gwangju 59 16 34 8 1
Daejeon 55 30 21 4
Ulsan 43 25 2 11 5
Gyeonggi 364 245 103 1 7 8
Gangwon 146 92 32 22
North Chungcheong 114 61 39 1 13
South Chungcheong 152 66 22 52 1 11
North Jeolla 173 85 52 6 30
South Jeolla 211 34 135 3 39
North Gyeongsang 247 183 5 2 57
South Gyeongsang 226 169 13 9 35
Total 2,513 1,401 543 233 56 52 228
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations[2]

Proportional representation seats
Region Seats GNP Uri DP DLP PFP
Seoul 53 29 22 2
Busan 24 17 7
Daegu 14 13 1
Incheon 15 10 5
Gwangju 9 4 5
Daejeon 8 5 3
Ulsan 7 5 2
Gyeonggi 53 38 13 2
Gangwon 23 21 2
North Chungcheong 17 13 4
South Chungcheong 26 13 2 11
North Jeolla 24 11 10 3
South Jeolla 32 6 26
North Gyeongsang 37 34 2 1
South Gyeongsang 33 23 4 6
Total 375 221 86 43 14 11
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations[2]

References
  1. "Election Information System". National Election Commission.
  2. CLAIR Report No. 311 "2006 Unified Local Elections of the Republic of Korea". Council of Local Authorities for International Relations.
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