Daejeon Metropolitan Council

The Daejeon Metropolitan Council (Korean: 대전광역시의회; Hanja: 大田廣域市議會) is the local council of Daejeon, South Korea.[1]

Daejeon Metropolitan Council

대전광역시의회
8th Daejeon Metropolitan Council
Type
Type
History
Founded8 July 1991 (1991-07-08)
Leadership
Chairman
Lee Sang-rae, People Power
Vice Chairman
Kim Jin-oh, People Power
Vice Chairman
Cho Won-hui, Democratic
Structure
Seats22
Political groups
  People Power (18)
  Democratic (4)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
Parallel voting
Last election
1 June 2022
Website
Daejeon Metropolitan Council
Daejeon Metropolitan Council
Hangul
대전광역시의회
Hanja
大田廣域市議會
Revised RomanizationDaejeon Gwang-yeoksi Uihoe
McCune–ReischauerTaejŏn Kwang-yŏksi Ŭihoe

There are a total of 22 members, with 19 members elected in the First-past-the-post voting system and 3 members elected in Party-list proportional representation.

Current composition

Political partySeats
People Power18
Democratic4
Total22

Negotiation groups can be formed by 4 or more members. There are currently a negotiation group in the council, formed by the Democratic Party of Korea only.

Organization

The structure of Council consists of:

  • Chairman
  • Two Vice-chairmen
  • Standing Committees
    • Steering Committee
    • Administration and Autonomy Committee
    • Welfare and Environment Committee
    • Industry and Construction Committee
    • Education Committee
  • Special Committees
    • Special Committees on Budget and Accounts
    • Special Committees on Ethics

Recent election results

2018

Summary of the 13 June 2018 Daejeon Metropolitan Council election results[2]
Party Constituency Party list Total seats
Votes  % Seats ± Votes  % Seats ± Seats ±
Democratic Party of Korea 442,61264.1719Increase5 384,08355.212Steady0 21Increase5
Liberty Korea Party 211,87130.720Decrease5 183,81926.421Steady0 1Decrease5
Bareunmirae Party 33,4864.860new 61,9718.900new 0new
Justice Party 54,2927.801Steady0 0Steady0
Green Party Korea 4,5090.640new 0new
Minjung Party 1,7340.250new 3,6130.510new 0new
Labor Party 3,3150.470new 0new
Total 689,703100.0019 695,602100.003 22

References

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