Local council of Seoul, South Korea
The Seoul Metropolitan Council (Korean: 서울특별시의회) is the local council of Seoul.
There are a total of 112 members, with 101 members elected in the First-past-the-post voting system and 11 members elected in Party-list proportional representation.
The council uses the historic building Bumingwan in Jung District.[1]
Current composition
Negotiation groups can be formed by 10 or more members.
List of council members
Organization
The structure of Council consists of:[2]
- Chairman
- Two Vice Chairmen
- Standing Committees
- Council Steering Committee
- Administration & Autonomy Committee
- Planning & Economy Committee
- Environment & Water Resources Committee
- Culture, Sports & Tourism Committee
- Health & Social Affairs Committee
- Public Safety & Construction Committee
- City Planning & Management Committee
- Transportation Committee
- Education Committee
- Special Committees
- Special Committees on Budget & Accounts
- Special Committees on Ethics
Recent election results
2018
Summary of the 13 June 2018 Seoul Metropolitan Council election results[3]
Party
|
Constituency
|
Party list
|
Total seats
|
Votes
|
%
|
Seats
|
±
|
Votes
|
%
|
Seats
|
±
|
Seats
|
±
|
|
Democratic Party of Korea
|
3,022,905 |
61.89 |
97 |
25
|
2,523,110 |
50.92 |
5 |
0
|
102 |
25
|
|
Liberty Korea Party
|
1,400,927 |
28.68 |
3 |
21
|
1,250,856 |
25.24 |
3 |
2
|
6 |
23
|
|
Bareunmirae Party
|
419,635 |
8.59 |
0 |
new
|
569,224 |
11.48 |
1 |
new
|
1 |
new
|
|
Justice Party
|
—
|
480,371 |
9.69 |
1 |
1
|
1 |
1
|
|
Party for Democracy and Peace
|
10,668 |
0.22 |
0 |
new
|
43,839 |
0.88 |
0 |
new
|
0 |
new
|
|
Green Party Korea
|
—
|
37,974 |
0.76 |
0 |
0
|
0 |
0
|
|
Minjung Party
|
12,989 |
0.27 |
0 |
new
|
17,249 |
0.34 |
0 |
new
|
0 |
new
|
|
Korean Patriots' Party
|
789 |
0.02 |
0 |
new
|
15,726 |
0.31 |
0 |
new
|
0 |
new
|
|
Other parties
|
1,537 |
0.03 |
0 |
0
|
—
|
0 |
0
|
|
Independents
|
14,560 |
0.30 |
0 |
0
|
—
|
0 |
0
|
Total
|
4,884,010 |
100.00 |
100 |
–
|
4,954,933 |
100.00 |
10 |
–
|
110 |
–
|
See also
References