Gwangju Metropolitan Council

광주광역시의회

9th Gwangju Metropolitan Council
Type
Type|

Unicameral

History
Founded| 8 July 1991 (1991-07-08)
Leadership

Chairman

Kim Yong-jip, Democratic

Vice Chairman

Cho Seok-ho, Democratic

Vice Chairman

Cheong Sun-ae, Democratic

Structure
Seats| 23

Political groups

Democratic (22)
People Power (1)

Length of term

| 4 years
Elections

Voting system

| Parallel voting

* First-past-the-post (20 seats)
* Party-list proportional representation (3 seats)

Last election

| 1 June 2022
Website
Gwangju Metropolitan Council (Korean)
Gwangju Metropolitan Council (English)
Gwangju Metropolitan Council

Hangul|

광주광역시의회

Hanja|

光州廣域市議會

Revised Romanization| Gwangju Gwangyeoksi Uihoe
McCune–Reischauer| Kwangju Kwangyŏksi Ŭihoe

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

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

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Political party | Seats

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Democratic |  | 22
People Power |  | 1
Total | 23

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

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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

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### 2018

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Summary of the 13 June 2018 Gwangju Metropolitan Council election results[2] Party  | Constituency  | Party list  | Total seats

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Votes  | %  | Seats  | ±  | Votes  | %  | Seats  | ±  | Seats  | ±
| Democratic Party of Korea | 423,304 | 73.98 | 20 | 1  | 461,406 | 67.47 | 2 | 0  | 22 | 1
| Justice Party | —  | 87,327 | 12.77 | 1 | 1  | 1 | 1
| Party for Democracy and Peace | 72,568 | 12.68 | 0 | new | 56,341 | 8.23 | 0 | new | 0 | new
| Minjung Party | 32,129 | 5.62 | 0 | new | 31,417 | 4.59 | 0 | new | 0 | new
| Bareunmirae Party | 35,160 | 6.15 | 0 | new | 30,015 | 4.38 | 0 | new | 0 | new
| Liberty Korea Party | —  | 9,465 | 1.38 | 0 | 0  | 0 | 0
| Labor Party | —  | 4,257 | 0.62 | 0 | 0  | 0 | 0
| Green Party Korea | —  | 3,610 | 0.52 | 0 | new | 0 | new
| Independents | 8,989 | 1.57 | 0 | 0  | —  | 0 | 0
Total | 572,150 | 100.00 | 20 | – | 683,838 | 100.00 | 3 | – | 23 | –

## References

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1. ^ "광주시의회 우여곡절 끝 개원…4년간의 항해 시작". Newsis. 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
2. ^ "중앙선거관리위원회 선거통계시스템". National Election Commission.