Incheon Metropolitan Council

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Incheon Metropolitan Council 인천광역시의회
8th Incheon Metropolitan Council
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	8 July 1991 (1991-07-08)
Leadership
Chairman	Lee Yong-bum, Democratic
Vice Chairman	Kim Jin-kyu, Democratic
Vice Chairman	Ahn Byung-bae, Democratic
Structure
Seats	37
Political groups	Democratic (34)   People Power (2)   Justice (1)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	Parallel voting First-past-the-post (33 seats) Party-list proportional representation (4 seats)
Last election	13 June 2018
Website
Incheon Metropolitan Council (Korean) Incheon Metropolitan Council (English)

The Incheon Metropolitan Council (Korean: 인천광역시의회; Hanja: 仁川廣域市議會) is the local council of Incheon.^[1]

There are a total of 37 members, with 33 members elected in the First-past-the-post voting system and 4 members elected in Party-list proportional representation.

Current composition[]

The Incheon Metropolitan Council has no regulations on the negotiation group.

Organization[]

The structure of Council consists of:^[2]

• Chairman
• Two Vice Chairmans
• Standing Committees
  • Council Operation Committee
  • Planning and Administration Committee
  • Culture and Welfare Committee
  • Industrial Committee
  • Construction and Transportation Committee
  • Educational Committee
• Special Committees
  • Special Committee for Budget & Accounts
  • Special Committee on Ethics

Recent election results[]

2018[]

Summary of the 13 June 2018 Incheon Metropolitan Council election results^[3]

Party			Constituency				Party list				Total seats
			Votes	%	Seats	±	Votes	%	Seats	±	Seats	±
	Democratic Party of Korea		847,939	64.64	32	22	733,691	55.27	2	0	34	22
	Liberty Korea Party		413,517	31.52	1	20	350,909	26.43	1	1	2	21
	Justice Party		15,330	1.17	0	0	122,539	9.23	1	1	1	1
	Bareunmirae Party		27,993	2.14	0	new	88,093	6.63	0	new	0	new
	Party for Democracy and Peace		N/A				8,909	0.67	0	new	0	new
	Green Party Korea		N/A				7,900	0.59	0	0	0	0
	Minjung Party		N/A				5,645	0.42	0	new	0	new
	Labor Party		2,534	0.19	0	0	4,979	0.37	0	0	0	0
	Korean Patriots' Party		N/A				4,566	0.34	0	new	0	new
	Independents		4,507	0.34	0	0	N/A				0	0
Total			1,311,820	100.00	33	–	1,327,231	100.00	4	–	37	–

References[]