Daejeon Metropolitan Council

The Daejeon Metropolitan Council (Korean: 대전광역시의회; Hanja: 大田廣域市議會) is the local council of Daejeon, South Korea.[1]

Daejeon Metropolitan Council

대전광역시의회
8th Daejeon Metropolitan Council
Type
Type
History
Founded8 July 1991 (1991-07-08)
Leadership
Chairman
Kim Jong-cheon, Democratic
Vice Chairman
Yun Yong-dae, Democratic
Vice Chairman
Moon Sung-won, Democratic
Structure
Seats22
Political groups
  Democratic (21)
  People Power (1)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
Parallel voting
Last election
13 June 2018
Website
Daejeon Metropolitan Council
Daejeon Metropolitan Council
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationDaejeon Gwang-yeoksi Uihoe
McCune–ReischauerTaejŏn Kwang-yŏksi Ŭihoe

There are a total of 22 members, with 19 members elected in the First-past-the-post voting system and 3 members elected in Party-list proportional representation.

Current composition

Political partySeats
Democratic21
People Power1
Total22

Negotiation groups can be formed by 4 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
    • Administration and Autonomy Committee
    • Welfare and Environment 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 Daejeon Metropolitan Council election results[2]
Party Constituency Party list Total seats
Votes % Seats ± Votes % Seats ± Seats ±
Democratic Party of Korea 442,61264.17195 384,08355.2120 215
Liberty Korea Party 211,87130.7205 183,81926.4210 15
Bareunmirae Party 33,4864.860new 61,9718.900new 0new
Justice Party N/A 54,2927.8010 00
Green Party Korea N/A 4,5090.640new 0new
Minjung Party 1,7340.250new 3,6130.510new 0new
Labor Party N/A 3,3150.470new 0new
Total 689,703100.0019 695,602100.003 22

References

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