Daejeon Metropolitan Council

The Daejeon Metropolitan Council (Korean대전광역시의회; Hanja大田廣域市議會) is the local council of Daejeon, South Korea.[1]

Daejeon Metropolitan Council

대전광역시의회
8th Daejeon Metropolitan Council
Type
Type
History
Founded8 July 1991 (1991-07-08)
Leadership
Chairman
Lee Sang-rae, People Power
Vice Chairman
Kim Jin-oh, People Power
Vice Chairman
Cho Won-hui, Democratic
Structure
Seats22
Political groups
  People Power (18)
  Democratic (4)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
Parallel voting
Last election
1 June 2022
Website
Daejeon Metropolitan Council
Daejeon Metropolitan Council
Hangul
대전광역시의회
Hanja
大田廣域市議會
Revised RomanizationDaejeon Gwang-yeoksi Uihoe
McCune–ReischauerTaejŏn Kwang-yŏksi Ŭihoe

There are a total of 22 members, with 19 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
People Power 18
Democratic 4
Total 22

Negotiation groups can be formed by 4 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
    • Administration and Autonomy Committee
    • Welfare and Environment Committee
    • Industry and Construction Committee
    • Education 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 Daejeon Metropolitan Council election results[2]
Party Constituency Party list Total seats
Votes % Seats ± Votes % Seats ± Seats ±
Democratic Party of Korea 442,612 64.17 19  5 384,083 55.21 2  0 21  5
Liberty Korea Party 211,871 30.72 0  5 183,819 26.42 1  0 1  5
Bareunmirae Party 33,486 4.86 0 new 61,971 8.90 0 new 0 new
Justice Party 54,292 7.80 1  0 0  0
Green Party Korea 4,509 0.64 0 new 0 new
Minjung Party 1,734 0.25 0 new 3,613 0.51 0 new 0 new
Labor Party 3,315 0.47 0 new 0 new
Total 689,703 100.00 19 695,602 100.00 3 22

References

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  1. ^ "제8대 대전시의회 개원…김종천 의장 "견제·감시에 충실하겠다"". Kyunghyang Shinmun. 2018-07-09. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  2. ^ "중앙선거관리위원회 선거통계시스템". National Election Commission.