Country: | South Korea |
Flag Year: | 1997 |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 2002 South Korean local elections |
Previous Year: | 2002 |
Next Election: | 2010 South Korean local elections |
Next Year: | 2010 |
Turnout: | 51.6% |
Seats For Election: | All 16 Metropolitan Mayors and Governors, 733 Provincial Councillors, 230 Municipal Leaders, 2888 Municipal Councillors |
Election Date: | 31 May 2006 |
1Blank: | Metropolitan Mayors and Governors |
2Blank: | Provincial Councillors |
3Blank: | Municipal Leaders |
4Blank: | Municipal Councillors |
Image1: | Park Geun-hye presidential portrait.png |
Party1: | Grand National Party |
1Data1: | 12 (0) |
2Data1: | 557 (57) |
3Data1: | 155 (3) |
4Data1: | 1621 (new) |
Leader2: | Han Hwa-gap |
Party2: | Democratic Party (South Korea, 2005) |
1Data2: | 2 (2) |
2Data2: | 80 (63) |
3Data2: | 20 (22) |
4Data2: | 276 (new) |
Image3: | Minister of Unification Chung Dong-Young.jpg |
Leader3: | Chung Dong-young |
Party3: | Uri Party |
1Data3: | 1 (new) |
2Data3: | 52 (new) |
3Data3: | 19 (new) |
4Data3: | 630 (new) |
Leader4: | Shim Dae-pyung Shin Gook-hwan |
Party4: | People First Party |
1Data4: | 0 (new) |
2Data4: | 15 (new) |
3Data4: | 7 (new) |
4Data4: | 67 (new) |
Leader5: | Moon Sung-hyeon |
Party5: | Democratic Labor Party (South Korea) |
1Data5: | 0 (new) |
2Data5: | 15 (new) |
3Data5: | 0 (new) |
4Data5: | 66 (new) |
Map2 Image: | Republic of Korea local election 2006 results map.png |
Map2 Caption: | Municipal mayors ■ Grand National Party ■ Democratic Party ■ Yeollin Uri Party ■ People First Party ■ Independent |
The 4th Local Elections were held in South Korea on 31 May 2006. It was the first local elections in South Korea to have political parties nominating candidates for Municipal Councillors. The ruling Uri Party proved its declining popularity since the 2004 general elections while the main opposition party, Grand National Party managed to clinch back lost grounds, using the opportunity for the presidential election the following year.
Region | Seats | GNP | DP | Uri | PFP | DLP | Ind. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seoul | 96 | 96 | ||||||
Busan | 42 | 42 | ||||||
Daegu | 26 | 26 | ||||||
Incheon | 30 | 30 | ||||||
Gwangju | 16 | 16 | ||||||
Daejeon | 16 | 16 | ||||||
Ulsan | 16 | 13 | 3 | |||||
Gyeonggi | 108 | 108 | ||||||
Gangwon | 36 | 34 | 1 | 1 | ||||
North Chungcheong | 28 | 25 | 1 | 2 | ||||
South Chungcheong | 34 | 19 | 2 | 13 | ||||
North Jeolla | 34 | 12 | 20 | 2 | ||||
South Jeolla | 46 | 43 | 2 | 1 | ||||
North Gyeongsang | 50 | 47 | 3 | |||||
South Gyeongsang | 48 | 44 | 1 | 3 | ||||
Jeju | 29 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | |||
Total | 655 | 519 | 71 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 14 | |
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations[1] |
Region | Seats | GNP | Uri | DLP | DP | PFP | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seoul | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
Busan | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
Daegu | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
Incheon | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
Gwangju | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||
Daejeon | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
Ulsan | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
Gyeonggi | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
Gangwon | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
North Chungcheong | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
South Chungcheong | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
North Jeolla | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
South Jeolla | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
North Gyeongsang | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
South Gyeongsang | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
Jeju | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
Total | 79 | 39 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 2 | |
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations |
Region | Seats | GNP | DP | Uri | PFP | Ind. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seoul | 25 | 25 | |||||
Busan | 16 | 15 | 1 | ||||
Daegu | 8 | 8 | |||||
Incheon | 10 | 9 | 1 | ||||
Gwangju | 5 | 5 | |||||
Daejeon | 5 | 5 | |||||
Ulsan | 5 | 4 | 1 | ||||
Gyeonggi | 31 | 27 | 1 | 3 | |||
Gangwon | 18 | 18 | |||||
North Chungcheong | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | |||
South Chungcheong | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | |||
North Jeolla | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | |||
South Jeolla | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | |||
North Gyeongsang | 23 | 19 | 4 | ||||
South Gyeongsang | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | |||
Total | 230 | 155 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 29 | |
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations |
Region | Seats | GNP | Uri | DP | PFP | DLP | Ind. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seoul | 366 | 233 | 119 | 10 | 2 | 2 | ||
Busan | 158 | 137 | 19 | 2 | ||||
Daegu | 102 | 99 | 2 | 1 | ||||
Incheon | 97 | 61 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
Gwangju | 59 | 16 | 34 | 8 | 1 | |||
Daejeon | 55 | 30 | 21 | 4 | ||||
Ulsan | 43 | 25 | 2 | 11 | 5 | |||
Gyeonggi | 364 | 245 | 103 | 1 | 7 | 8 | ||
Gangwon | 146 | 92 | 32 | 22 | ||||
North Chungcheong | 114 | 61 | 39 | 1 | 13 | |||
South Chungcheong | 152 | 66 | 22 | 52 | 1 | 11 | ||
North Jeolla | 173 | 85 | 52 | 6 | 30 | |||
South Jeolla | 211 | 34 | 135 | 3 | 39 | |||
North Gyeongsang | 247 | 183 | 5 | 2 | 57 | |||
South Gyeongsang | 226 | 169 | 13 | 9 | 35 | |||
Total | 2,513 | 1,401 | 543 | 233 | 56 | 52 | 228 | |
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations |
Region | Seats | GNP | Uri | DP | DLP | PFP | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seoul | 53 | 29 | 22 | 2 | |||
Busan | 24 | 17 | 7 | ||||
Daegu | 14 | 13 | 1 | ||||
Incheon | 15 | 10 | 5 | ||||
Gwangju | 9 | 4 | 5 | ||||
Daejeon | 8 | 5 | 3 | ||||
Ulsan | 7 | 5 | 2 | ||||
Gyeonggi | 53 | 38 | 13 | 2 | |||
Gangwon | 23 | 21 | 2 | ||||
North Chungcheong | 17 | 13 | 4 | ||||
South Chungcheong | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | |||
North Jeolla | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | |||
South Jeolla | 32 | 6 | 26 | ||||
North Gyeongsang | 37 | 34 | 2 | 1 | |||
South Gyeongsang | 33 | 23 | 4 | 6 | |||
Total | 375 | 221 | 86 | 43 | 14 | 11 | |
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations |