Busan Metropolitan Council

The Busan Metropolitan Council (Korean부산광역시의회; Hanja釜山廣域市議會) is the local council of Busan, South Korea.

Busan Metropolitan Council

부산광역시의회
9th Busan Metropolitan Council
Type
Type
History
Founded8 July 1991 (1991-07-08)
Leadership
Chairman
Ahn Seong-min, People Power
Vice Chairman
Park Jung-muk, People Power
Vice Chairman
Lee Dae-seok, People Power
Structure
Seats47
Political groups
  People Power (45)
  Democratic (2)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
Parallel voting
Last election
1 June 2022
Website
Busan Metropolitan Council (Korean)
Busan Metropolitan Council (English)
Busan Metropolitan Council
Hangul
부산광역시의회
Hanja
釜山廣域市議會
Revised RomanizationBusan Gwang-yeoksi Uihoe
McCune–ReischauerPusan Kwang-yŏksi Ŭihoe

There is a total of 47 members, with 42 members elected in the First-past-the-post voting system and 5 members elected in Party-list proportional representation.

Current composition

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Political party Seats
People Power 45
Democratic 2
Total 47

Negotiation groups can be formed by five or more members. There are currently two negotiation groups in the council, formed by the Democratic Party of Korea and the Liberty Korea Party.

Organization

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The structure of Council consists of:[1]

  • Chairman
  • Two Vice Chairmen
  • Standing Committees
    • Steering Committee
    • Plannung and Administration Committee
    • Economy and Culture Committee
    • Welfare and Environmental Committee
    • Maritime Affairs and Transportation Committee
    • Urban Safety Committee
    • Education Committee
  • Special Committee
    • Special Committee on Buddet & Accounts
    • Special Committee on Ethics
    • Special Committee on Decentralization
    • Special Committee on Local Economy
  • Council Secretariat
    • Secretary General
      • General Affairs Division
        • General Affairs
        • Management
      • Proceedings Division
        • Proceedings
        • Bill Records
      • Public Relations Division
        • Public Relations
        • News
      • Legislative Policy Division
        • Legislations
        • Policy Research
      • Expert Commissioners
        • Steering Committee
        • Plannung and Administration Committee
        • Economy and Culture Committee
        • Welfare and Environmental Committee
        • Maritime Affairs and Transportation Committee
        • Urban Safety Committee
        • Education Committee

Recent election results

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2018

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Summary of the 13 June 2018 Busan Metropolitan Council election results[2]
Party Constituency Party list Total seats
Votes % Seats ± Votes % Seats ± Seats ±
Democratic Party of Korea 889,481 53.02 38  38 825,832 48.81 3  1 41  39
Liberty Korea Party 690,812 41.17 4  38 621,446 36.73 2  1 6  39
Bareunmirae Party 54,744 3.26 0 new 113,881 6.73 0 new 0 new
Justice Party 2,085 0.12 0  0 92,157 5.44 0  0 0  0
Green Party Korea 11,915 0.70 0  0 0  0
Minjung Party 8,831 0.53 0 new 11,833 0.69 0 new 0 new
Korean Patriots' Party 7,523 0.44 0 new 0 new
Party for Democracy and Peace 7,289 0.43 0 new 0 new
Other parties 612 0.04 0  0 0  0
Independents 31,224 1.86 0  0 0  0
Total 1,677,789 100.00 42 1,691,876 100.00 5 47

References

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  1. ^ "Organization (English)". Official website of the Busan Metropolitan Council.
  2. ^ "중앙선거관리위원회 선거통계시스템". National Election Commission.