Gwangju Metropolitan Council

The Gwangju Metropolitan Council (Korean: 광주광역시의회; Hanja: 光州廣域市議會) is the local council of Gwangju, South Korea.[1]

Gwangju Metropolitan Council

광주광역시의회
9th Gwangju Metropolitan Council
Type
Type
History
Founded8 July 1991 (1991-07-08)
Leadership
Chairman
Kim Yong-jip, Democratic
Vice Chairman
Cho Seok-ho, Democratic
Vice Chairman
Cheong Sun-ae, Democratic
Structure
Seats23
Political groups
  Democratic (22)
  People Power (1)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
Parallel voting
Last election
1 June 2022
Website
Gwangju Metropolitan Council (Korean)
Gwangju Metropolitan Council (English)
Gwangju Metropolitan Council
Hangul
광주광역시
Hanja
光州廣域市議會
Revised RomanizationGwangju Gwang-yeoksi Uihoe
McCune–ReischauerKwangju Kwang-yŏksi Ŭihoe

There are a total of 23 members, with 20 members elected in the First-past-the-post voting system and 3 members elected in Party-list proportional representation.

Current composition

Political partySeats
Democratic22
People Power1
Total23

Negotiation groups can be formed by four 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 of Council
    • Administration and Autonomy Committee
    • Environment and Welfare Committee
    • Industry and Construction Committee
    • Education and Culture Committee
  • Special Committees
    • Special Committees on Budget and Accounts
    • Special Committees on Ethics

Recent election results

2018

Summary of the 13 June 2018 Gwangju Metropolitan Council election results[2]
Party Constituency Party list Total seats
Votes  % Seats ± Votes  % Seats ± Seats ±
Democratic Party of Korea 423,30473.9820Increase1 461,40667.472Steady0 22Increase1
Justice Party 87,32712.771Increase1 1Increase1
Party for Democracy and Peace 72,56812.680new 56,3418.230new 0new
Minjung Party 32,1295.620new 31,4174.590new 0new
Bareunmirae Party 35,1606.150new 30,0154.380new 0new
Liberty Korea Party 9,4651.380Steady0 0Steady0
Labor Party 4,2570.620Steady0 0Steady0
Green Party Korea 3,6100.520new 0new
Independents 8,9891.570Steady0 0Steady0
Total 572,150100.0020 683,838100.003 23

References

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