2002 South Korean local elections

2002 South Korean local elections
13 June 2002
16 regional heads
682 regional councilors
232 municipal mayors
3,485 municipal councilors
Registered34,744,232
Turnout16,973,662
48.9% (Decrease 3.8pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Suh Chung-won Han Hwa-gap Kim Jong-pil
Party Grand National Millennium Democratic ULD
Regional seats
last election		 6 heads
253 councilors		 6 heads
303 councilors		 4 heads
95 councilors
Municipal seats
last election		 74 mayors 84 mayors 29 mayors
Regional seats won 11 heads
467 councilors		 4 heads
143 councilors		 1 head
33 councilors
Regional seat change Increase 5 heads
Increase 214 councilors		 Decrease 2 heads
Decrease 160 councilors		 Decrease 3 heads
Decrease 62 councilors
Municipal seats won 140 mayors 44 mayors 16 mayors
Municipal seat change Increase 66 mayors Decrease 40 mayors Decrease 13 mayors

The 3rd Local Elections were held in South Korea on 13 June 2002. The ruling Millennium Democratic Party was defeated by the opposition Grand National Party, only controlled Gwangju, Jeolla and Jeju.

Regional head elections

Summary

Province/City Head Incumbent Party Elected Party
Seoul Mayor Goh Kun Millennium Democratic Lee Myung-bak Grand National
Busan Mayor Ahn Sang-yeong Grand National Ahn Sang-yeong Grand National
Daegu Mayor Moon Hee-gap Grand National Cho Hae-nyung Grand National
Incheon Mayor Choi Ki-sun Independent Ahn Sang-soo Grand National
Gwangju Mayor Goh Jae-yu Millennium Democratic Park Gwang-tae Millennium Democratic
Daejeon Mayor Hong Sun-ki ULD Yeom Hong-cheol Grand National
Ulsan Mayor Shim Wan-koo Millennium Democratic Park Maeng-woo Grand National
Gyeonggi Governor Lim Chang-yeol Millennium Democratic Sohn Hak-kyu Grand National
Gangwon Governor Kim Jin-sun Grand National Kim Jin-sun Grand National
North Chungcheong Governor Lee Won-jong Grand National Lee Won-jong Grand National
South Chungcheong Governor Sim Dae-pyung ULD Sim Dae-pyung ULD
North Jeolla Governor Yu Jong-geun Millennium Democratic Kang Hyun-wook Millennium Democratic
South Jeolla Governor Heo Kyeong-man Millennium Democratic Park Tae-young Millennium Democratic
North Gyeongsang Governor Lee Eui-geun Grand National Lee Eui-geun Grand National
South Gyeongsang Governor Kim Hyuk-ku Grand National Kim Hyuk-ku Grand National
Jeju Governor Woo Geun-min Millennium Democratic Woo Geun-min Millennium Democratic

Seoul

CandidatePartyVotes%
Lee Myung-bakGrand National Party1,819,05752.29
Kim Min-seokMillennium Democratic Party1,496,75443.02
Lee Moon-okDemocratic Labor Party87,9652.53
Lee Kyung-heeIndependent34,3130.99
Lim Sam-jinGreen Peace Party28,0340.81
Won Yong-sooSocialist Party12,9820.37
Total3,479,105100.00
Valid votes3,479,10599.09
Invalid/blank votes31,7930.91
Total votes3,510,898100.00
Registered voters/turnout7,665,34345.80
Grand National gain from Millennium Democratic
Source: National Election Commission[1]

Busan

CandidatePartyVotes%
Ahn Sang-yeong (incumbent)Grand National Party729,58963.77
Han Ih-heonMillennium Democratic Party221,93819.40
Kim Seok-joonDemocratic Labor Party192,59416.83
Total1,144,121100.00
Valid votes1,144,12198.37
Invalid/blank votes18,9191.63
Total votes1,163,040100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,784,72141.77
Grand National hold
Source: National Election Commission[1]

Daegu

CandidatePartyVotes%
Cho Hae-nyungGrand National Party452,94361.18
Lee Jae-yongIndependent287,39638.82
Total740,339100.00
Valid votes740,33998.45
Invalid/blank votes11,6551.55
Total votes751,994100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,814,27841.45
Grand National hold
Source: National Election Commission[1]

Incheon

CandidatePartyVotes%
Ahn Sang-sooGrand National Party393,93256.18
Park Sang-eunMillennium Democratic Party225,21032.12
Kim Chang-hanDemocratic Labor Party35,2345.02
Shin Maeng-soonGreen Peace Party29,4734.20
Kim Young-kyuSocialist Party17,4042.48
Total701,253100.00
Valid votes701,25398.55
Invalid/blank votes10,3491.45
Total votes711,602100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,809,90739.32
Grand National gain from Independent
Source: National Election Commission[1]

Gwangju

CandidatePartyVotes%
Park Gwang-taeMillennium Democratic Party185,93846.82
Chung Dong-nyunIndependent107,41527.05
Lee Hwan-euiGrand National Party43,69511.00
Park Jong-hyunDemocratic Labor Party29,4277.41
Chung Ho-sunIndependent20,7965.24
Chung Koo-sunIndependent9,8772.49
Total397,148100.00
Valid votes397,14898.35
Invalid/blank votes6,6731.65
Total votes403,821100.00
Registered voters/turnout954,48142.31
Millenium Democratic hold
Source: National Election Commission[1]

Daejeon

CandidatePartyVotes%
Yeom Hong-cheolGrand National Party191,83246.62
Hong Sun-ki (incumbent)United Liberal Democrats165,42640.20
Chung Ha-yongIndependent38,4459.34
Kim Heon-taeIndependent15,7803.83
Total411,483100.00
Valid votes411,48398.49
Invalid/blank votes6,3261.51
Total votes417,809100.00
Registered voters/turnout987,18042.32
Grand National gain from United Liberal Democrats
Source: National Election Commission[1]

Ulsan

CandidatePartyVotes%
Park Maeng-wooGrand National Party197,77253.07
Song Cheol-hoDemocratic Labor Party162,54643.62
Ahn Seung-chunSocialist Party12,3293.31
Total372,647100.00
Valid votes372,64798.55
Invalid/blank votes5,4741.45
Total votes378,121100.00
Registered voters/turnout722,80652.31
Grand National gain from Millennium Democratic
Source: National Election Commission[1]

Gyeonggi

CandidatePartyVotes%
Sohn Hak-kyuGrand National Party1,744,29158.38
Jin NyumMillennium Democratic Party1,075,24335.99
Kim Joon-kiDemocratic Labor Party168,3575.63
Total2,987,891100.00
Valid votes2,987,89198.78
Invalid/blank votes36,9531.22
Total votes3,024,844100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,777,57544.63
Grand National gain from Millennium Democratic
Source: National Election Commission[1]

Gangwon

CandidatePartyVotes%
Kim Jin-sun (incumbent)Grand National Party468,98771.12
Nam Dong-wooMillennium Democratic Party190,45128.88
Total659,438100.00
Valid votes659,43898.24
Invalid/blank votes11,8041.76
Total votes671,242100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,129,85959.41
Grand National hold
Source: National Election Commission[1]

North Chungcheong

CandidatePartyVotes%
Lee Won-jong (incumbent)Grand National Party343,54658.60
Koo Chun-suhUnited Liberal Democrats196,25333.48
Chang Han-ryangIndependent46,4597.92
Total586,258100.00
Valid votes586,25897.62
Invalid/blank votes14,2922.38
Total votes600,550100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,076,45155.79
Grand National hold
Source: National Election Commission[1]

South Chungcheong

CandidatePartyVotes%
Sim Dae-pyung (incumbent)United Liberal Democrats508,79666.96
Park Tae-kwonGrand National Party251,00533.04
Total759,801100.00
Valid votes759,80196.70
Invalid/blank votes25,9413.30
Total votes785,742100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,397,10556.24
United Liberal Democrats hold
Source: National Election Commission[1]

North Jeolla

CandidatePartyVotes%
Kang Hyun-wookMillennium Democratic Party571,65074.57
Son Ju-hangIndependent131,32017.13
Ra Kyung-kyunGrand National Party63,6618.30
Total766,631100.00
Valid votes766,63197.40
Invalid/blank votes20,5042.60
Total votes787,135100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,431,72254.98
Millennium Democratic hold
Source: National Election Commission[1]

South Jeolla

CandidatePartyVotes%
Park Tae-youngMillennium Democratic Party563,54557.77
Song Jae-guIndependent236,55824.25
Song Ha-sungIndependent89,4879.17
Hwang Soo-younGrand National Party51,5045.28
Ahn Su-wonIndependent34,4393.53
Total975,533100.00
Valid votes975,53396.96
Invalid/blank votes30,6153.04
Total votes1,006,148100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,533,05965.63
Millennium Democratic hold
Source: National Election Commission[1]

North Gyeongsang

CandidatePartyVotes%
Lee Eui-geun (incumbent)Grand National Party1,028,08085.49
Cho Young-gunIndependent174,47214.51
Total1,202,552100.00
Valid votes1,202,55297.44
Invalid/blank votes31,5432.56
Total votes1,234,095100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,044,21560.37
Grand National hold
Source: National Election Commission[1]

South Gyeongsang

CandidatePartyVotes%
Kim Hyuk-kyu (incumbent)Grand National Party920,70674.51
Kim Doo-kwanMillennium Democratic Party208,64116.88
Lim Su-taeDemocratic Labor Party106,3678.61
Total1,235,714100.00
Valid votes1,235,71498.14
Invalid/blank votes23,4281.86
Total votes1,259,142100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,227,54856.53
Grand National hold
Source: National Election Commission[1]

Jeju

CandidatePartyVotes%
Woo Geun-min (incumbent)Millennium Democratic Party135,28351.41
Shin Koo-bumGrand National Party119,50245.41
Shin Doo-wanDemocratic People's Party8,3733.18
Total263,158100.00
Valid votes263,15898.38
Invalid/blank votes4,3211.62
Total votes267,479100.00
Registered voters/turnout387,98268.94
Millennium Democratic hold
Source: National Election Commission[1]

Regional council elections

PartyProportionalConstituencyTotal
seats		+/–
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Grand National Party8,595,17452.15367,361,17047.58431467+214
Millennium Democratic Party4,796,39129.10224,695,42530.35121143–160
United Liberal Democrats1,340,3768.134393,1882.542933–62
Democratic Labor Party1,072,7826.519563,8773.64211New
Korean Coalition for the Future184,2611.12246,4910.3002New
Other parties493,5752.99038,3990.2500–
Independents2,372,96515.342626–13
Total16,482,559100.007315,471,515100.00609682–8
Source: NEC,[2] CLAIR[3]

Results by province or city

Province/City Seats GNP MDP ULD DLP KCF IND
Seoul 102 87 14 1
Busan 44 42 1 1
Daegu 27 26 1
Incheon 29 25 3 1
Gwangju 19 18 1
Daejeon 19 9 1 9
Ulsan 19 15 3 1
Gyeonggi 104 90 10 1 3
Gangwon 43 33 7 1 2
North Chungcheong 27 21 1 3 2
South Chungcheong 36 8 4 21 3
North Jeolla 36 1 29 1 5
South Jeolla 51 1 47 1 2
North Gyeongsang 57 51 1 1 4
South Gyeongsang 50 47 1 1 1
Jeju 19 11 6 2
Total 682 467 143 33 11 2 26
Source: NEC,[2] CLAIR[3]

Constituency seats

Province/City Seats GNP MDP ULD DLP IND
Seoul 92 82 10
Busan 40 40
Daegu 24 24
Incheon 26 23 2 1
Gwangju 16 16
Daejeon 16 8 8
Ulsan 16 13 2 1
Gyeonggi 94 84 7 3
Gangwon 39 31 6 2
North Chungcheong 24 19 1 2 2
South Chungcheong 32 7 3 19 3
North Jeolla 32 27 5
South Jeolla 46 44 2
North Gyeongsang 51 47 4
South Gyeongsang 45 44 1
Jeju 16 9 5 2
Total 609 431 121 29 2 26
Source: NEC,[2] CLAIR[3]

Proportional representation seats

Province/City Seats GNP MDP DLP ULD KCF
Seoul 10 5 4 1
Busan 4 2 1 1
Daegu 3 2 1
Incheon 3 2 1
Gwangju 3 2 1
Daejeon 3 1 1 1
Ulsan 3 2 1
Gyeonggi 10 6 3 1
Gangwon 4 2 1 1
North Chungcheong 3 2 1
South Chungcheong 4 1 1 2
North Jeolla 4 1 2 1
South Jeolla 5 1 3 1
North Gyeongsang 6 4 1 1
South Gyeongsang 5 3 1 1
Jeju 3 2 1
Total 73 36 22 9 4 2
Source: NEC,[2] CLAIR[3]

Municipal mayoral elections

Summary

PartySeats+/–
Grand National Party140+66
Millennium Democratic Party44–40
United Liberal Democrats16–13
Democratic Labor Party2New
Independents30–14
Total2320
Source: NEC,[2] CLAIR[3]

Results by province or city

Province/City Mayors GNP MDP ULD DLP IND
Seoul 25 22 3
Busan 16 13 3
Daegu 8 8
Incheon 10 8 2
Gwangju 5 4 1
Daejeon 5 5
Ulsan 5 3 2
Gyeonggi 31 24 4 1 2
Gangwon 18 15 2 1
North Chungcheong 11 5 1 3 2
South Chungcheong 15 4 2 7 2
North Jeolla 14 9 5
South Jeolla 22 16 6
North Gyeongsang 23 21 2
South Gyeongsang 20 16 4
Jeju 4 1 1 2
Total 232 140 44 16 2 30
Source: NEC,[2] CLAIR[3]

Municipal council elections

3,459 seats in municipal councils were contested by candidates running as independents.

Seats by province or city

Province/City Seats
Seoul 513
Busan 215
Daegu 140
Incheon 131
Gwangju 84
Daejeon 75
Ulsan 59
Gyeonggi 500
Gangwon 190
North Chungcheong 150
South Chungcheong 209
North Jeolla 237
South Jeolla 291
North Gyeongsang 339
South Gyeongsang 314
Jeju 38
Total 3,485
Source: National Election Commission[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "개표현황". National Election Commission.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "당선인통계". National Election Commission.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 CLAIR Report No. 236 "2002 Unified Local Elections of the Republic of Korea". Council of Local Authorities for International Relations.
  4. ↑ "선거구수 및 정수현황". National Election Commission.
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