| 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 |
|
| Length of term | 4 years |
| Elections | |
| Voting system | Parallel voting
|
| Last election | 1 June 2022 |
| Website | |
| Gwangju Metropolitan Council (Korean) Gwangju Metropolitan Council (English) | |
| Gwangju Metropolitan Council | |
| Hangul | 광주광역시 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 光州廣域市議會 |
| Revised Romanization | Gwangju Gwang-yeoksi Uihoe |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kwangju Kwang-yŏksi Ŭihoe |
The Gwangju Metropolitan Council (Korean: 광주광역시의회; Hanja: 光州廣域市議會) is the local council of Gwangju, South Korea.
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
| Political party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
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
2018
| Party | Constituency | Party list | Total seats | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- "광주시의회 우여곡절 끝 개원…4년간의 항해 시작". Newsis. 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
- "중앙선거관리위원회 선거통계시스템". National Election Commission.