Seoul Metropolitan Council

Seoul Metropolitan Council 서울특별시의회
10th Seoul Metropolitan Council
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	5 September 1956 (1956-09-05)
Leadership
Chairman	Shin Won-cheol, Democratic
Vice Chairman	Kim Saeng-whan, Democratic
Vice Chairman	Park Ki-yeol, Democratic
Structure
Seats	110
Political groups	Democratic (102)   People Power (6)   Minsaeng (1)   Justice (1)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	Parallel voting First-past-the-post (100 seats) Party-list proportional representation (10 seats)
Last election	13 June 2018
Meeting place
[ko] of the Seoul Metropolitan Council, Jung District, Seoul
Website
Seoul Metropolitan Council (Korean) Seoul Metropolitan Council (English)

Seoul Metropolitan Council, the legislative body of Seoul in Jung District, Seoul

The Seoul Metropolitan Council (Korean: 서울특별시의회; Hanja: 서울特別市議會) is the local council of Seoul.

There are a total of 110 members, with 100 members elected in the First-past-the-post voting system and 10 members elected in Party-list proportional representation.

Current composition[]

Negotiation groups can be formed by 10 or more members. There is currently a negotiation group in the council, formed by the Democratic Party of Korea only.

List of council members[]

Organization[]

The structure of Council consists of:^[1]

• Chairman
• Two Vice Chairmen
• Standing Committees
  • Council Steering Committee
  • Administration & Autonomy Committee
  • Planning & Economy Committee
  • Environment & Water Resources Committee
  • Culture, Sports & Tourism Committee
  • Health & Social Affairs Committee
  • Public Safety & Construction Committee
  • City Planning & Management Committee
  • Transportation Committee
  • Education Committee
• Special Committees
  • Special Committees on Budget & Accounts
  • Special Committees on Ethics

Recent election results[]

2018[]

Summary of the 13 June 2018 Seoul Metropolitan Council election results^[2]

Party			Constituency				Party list				Total seats
			Votes	%	Seats	±	Votes	%	Seats	±	Seats	±
	Democratic Party of Korea		3,022,905	61.89	97	25	2,523,110	50.92	5	0	102	25
	Liberty Korea Party		1,400,927	28.68	3	21	1,250,856	25.24	3	2	6	23
	Bareunmirae Party		419,635	8.59	0	new	569,224	11.48	1	new	1	new
	Justice Party		N/A				480,371	9.69	1	1	1	1
	Party for Democracy and Peace		10,668	0.22	0	new	43,839	0.88	0	new	0	new
	Green Party Korea		N/A				37,974	0.76	0	0	0	0
	Minjung Party		12,989	0.27	0	new	17,249	0.34	0	new	0	new
	Korean Patriots' Party		789	0.02	0	new	15,726	0.31	0	new	0	new
	Other parties		1,537	0.03	0	0	N/A				0	0
	Independents		14,560	0.30	0	0	N/A				0	0
Total			4,884,010	100.00	100	–	4,954,933	100.00	10	–	110	–

See also[]

• Seoul Metropolitan Government
• Seoul City Hall

References[]