Sejong City Council

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Sejong City Council

세종특별자치시의회
3rd Sejong City Council
Type
Type
History
Founded1 July 2012 (2012-07-01)
Leadership
Chairman
Seo Gum-taic, Democratic
Vice Chairman
Ahn Chang-young, Democratic
Vice Chairman
Lee Young-se, Democratic
Structure
Seats18
South Korea 2018 Sejong City Council Member election results.svg
세종특별자치시의회 3대.svg
Political groups
  Democratic (17)
  People Power (1)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
Parallel voting
Last election
13 June 2018
Website
Sejong City Council (Korean)
Sejong City Council (English)
Sejong City Council
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSejong Teukbyeol Jachisi Uihoe
McCune–ReischauerSechong T’ŭkpyŏl Chach’isi Ŭihoe

The Sejong City Council (Korean세종특별자치시의회; Hanja世宗特別自治市議會) is the local council of Sejong City, South Korea.[1]

There are a total of 18 members, with 16 members elected in the First-past-the-post voting system and 2 members elected in Party-list proportional representation.

Current composition[]

Political party Seats
Democratic 17
People Power 1
Total 18

Negotiation groups can be formed by 3 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 Chairmans
  • Standing Committees
    • Steering Committee of Council
    • Administration and Welfare Committee
    • Industry and Construction Committee
    • Education Committee
  • Special Committees
    • Special Committees on Budget and Accounts
    • Special Committees on Ethics

Recent election results[]

2018[]

Summary of the 13 June 2018 Sejong City Council election results[2]
Party Constituency Party list Total seats
Votes % Seats ± Votes % Seats ± Seats ±
Democratic Party of Korea 85,299 62.97 16 Increase8 79,752 59.01 1 Steady0 17 Increase8
Liberty Korea Party 22,513 16.62 0 Decrease4 23,567 17.43 1 Steady0 1 Decrease4
Justice Party N/A 17,369 12.85 0 new 0 new
Bareunmirae Party 18,224 13.45 0 new 14,455 10.69 0 new 0 new
Independents 9,433 6.96 0 Decrease1 N/A 0 Decrease1
Total 135,469 100.00 16 135,143 100.00 2 18

References[]

  1. ^ "제3대 세종시의회 개원식… 파사현정(破邪顯正) 의정활동 다짐". 충청뉴스. 2018-07-02. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  2. ^ "중앙선거관리위원회 선거통계시스템". National Election Commission.
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