Incheon Metropolitan Council

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

Incheon Metropolitan Council

인천광역시의회
8th Incheon Metropolitan Council
Type
Type
History
Founded8 July 1991 (1991-07-08)
Leadership
Chairman
Lee Yong-bum, Democratic
Vice Chairman
Kim Jin-kyu, Democratic
Vice Chairman
Ahn Byung-bae, Democratic
Structure
Seats37
Political groups
  Democratic (34)
  People Power (2)
  Justice (1)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
Parallel voting
Last election
13 June 2018
Website
Incheon Metropolitan Council (Korean)
Incheon Metropolitan Council (English)
Incheon Metropolitan Council
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationIncheon Gwang-yeoksi Uihoe
McCune–ReischauerInchŏn Kwang-yŏksi Ŭihoe

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

Political partySeats
Democratic34
People Power2
Justice1
Total37

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 847,93964.643222 733,69155.2720 3422
Liberty Korea Party 413,51731.52120 350,90926.4311 221
Justice Party 15,3301.1700 122,5399.2311 11
Bareunmirae Party 27,9932.140new 88,0936.630new 0new
Party for Democracy and Peace N/A 8,9090.670new 0new
Green Party Korea N/A 7,9000.5900 00
Minjung Party N/A 5,6450.420new 0new
Labor Party 2,5340.1900 4,9790.3700 00
Korean Patriots' Party N/A 4,5660.340new 0new
Independents 4,5070.3400 N/A 00
Total 1,311,820100.0033 1,327,231100.004 37

References

  1. "민주당 92% 인천시의회 개원… '견제 역할' 최대 이슈". 오마이뉴스 (OhmyNews). 2018-07-02. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  2. "Organizational Chart (English)". Official website of the Incheon Metropolitan Council.
  3. "중앙선거관리위원회 선거통계시스템". National Election Commission.
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