1960 South Korean local elections

Local elections were held in South Korea in December 1960. Elections for special city and provincial councilors were held on 12 December, city, town and township councilors on 19 December, city, town and township mayors on 26 December and special city mayor and provincial governors on 29 December. One special city mayor, nine provincial governors, 26 city mayors, 82 town mayors, 1,359 township mayors, 54 special city councilors, 433 provincial councilors, 420 city councilors, 1,055 town councilors and 15,376 township councilors were elected.[1]

## Special city and provincial elections

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### Councilors

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Elections for special city and provincial councilors were held on 12 December 1960.[1]

Party  | Seats

|

Votes  | %  | Special city  | Provinces  | Total  | +/–
| Democratic Party |  |  | 19  | 176  | 195  | +97
| New Democratic Party |  |  | 17  | 53  | 70  | New
| Socialist Mass Party  |  |  | 0  | 2  | 2  | New
| Other parties  |  |  | 1  | 3  | 4  | +4
| Independents  |  |  | 17  | 199  | 216  | +133
Invalid/blank votes  |  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –
Total |  | 100 | 54 | 433 | 487 | +50
Registered voters/turnout  | 11,263,445  | 67.4  | –  | –  | –  | –
Source: National Election Commission[1]

### Special city mayor and provincial governors

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Elections for special city mayor and provincial governors were held on 29 December 1960.

Special city/
province  | Voter
turnout  | Elected mayor/
governor  | Party

|
|
|

Seoul | 36.4%  | Kim Sang-don  |  | Democratic Party
Gyeonggi | 32.8%  | Shin Kwang-kyun  |  | Democratic Party
Gangwon | 47.8%  | Park Yeong-rok  |  | Democratic Party
North Chungcheong | 44.5%  | Jo Dae-yeon  |  | Democratic Party
South Chungcheong | 39.8%  | Lee Gi-se  |  | New Democratic Party
North Jeolla | 42.7%  | Kim Sang-sul  |  | Democratic Party
South Jeolla | 44.2%  | Min Young-nam  |  | New Democratic Party
North Gyeongsang | 35.8%  | Lee Ho-geun  |  | Democratic Party
South Gyeongsang | 33.2%  | Lee Gi-ju  |  | New Democratic Party
Jeju | 62.2%  | Kang Seong-ik  |  | Independent

## City, town and township elections

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### Councilors

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Elections for city, town and township councilors were held on 19 December 1960.[1]

Party  | City  | Town  | Township

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|

Votes  | %  | Seats  | +/–  | Votes  | %  | Seats  | +/–  | Votes  | %  | Seats  | +/–
| Democratic Party |  |  | 129  | +75  |  |  | 142  | +85  |  |  | 2,510  | +2,279
| New Democratic Party |  |  | 45  | New  |  |  | 39  | New  |  |  | 241  | New
| Socialist Mass Party  |  |  | 0  | New  |  |  | 0  | New  |  |  | 3  | New
| Other parties  |  |  | 8  | –2  |  |  | 2  | +1  |  |  | 44  | +11
| Independents  |  |  | 238  | +61  |  |  | 872  | +481  |  |  | 12,578  | +8,294
Invalid/blank votes  |  | –  | –  | –  |  | –  | –  | –  |  | –  | –  |
Total |  | 100 | 420 | +4 |  | 100 | 1,055 | +65 |  | 100 | 15,376 | –172
Registered voters/turnout  | 1,995,994  | 67.45  | –  | –  | 989,574  | 77.5  | –  | –  | 7,128,216  | 83.7  | –  | –
Source: National Election Commission[1]

### Mayors

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Elections for city, town and township mayors were held on 26 December 1960.[1]

Party  | City  | Town  | Township

|
|
|

Votes  | %  | Mayors  | +/–  | Votes  | %  | Mayors  | +/–  | Votes  | %  | Mayors  | +/–
| Democratic Party |  |  | 12  | +12  |  |  | 23  | +22  |  |  | 297  | +288
| New Democratic Party |  |  | 5  | New  |  |  | 3  | New  |  |  | 13  | New
| Other parties  |  |  | 0  | –  |  |  | 0  | –  |  |  | 4  | +3
| Independents  |  |  | 9  | +5  |  |  | 56  | +36  |  |  | 1,045  | +802
Invalid/blank votes  |  | –  | –  | –  |  | –  | –  | –  |  | –  | –  | –
Total |  | 100 | 26 | +20 |  | 100 | 82 | +52 |  | 100 | 1,359 | +815
Registered voters/turnout  | 2,035,429  | 54.6  | –  | –  | 1,021,388  | 72.7  | –  | –  | 7,228,937  | 81.6  | –  | –
Source: National Election Commission[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g "대한민국선거사 제1집". National Election Commission. Archived from the original on 29 November 2016.

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