Two local elections were held in South Korea in 1991. District, city and county councilor elections were held on 26 March 1991, while metropolitan city and provincial councilor elections were held on 20 June 1991.

District, city and county councilor elections

Elections for 4,304 district, city and county councilors were held on 26 March 1991. 13,238,308 voters, or 55% of the 24,067,144 registered voters, voted in the elections.

PartyVotes%Seats
Democratic Liberal Party2,142
New United Democratic Party785
Democratic Party33
Independent1,343
Vacant1
Total4,304
Total votes13,238,308–
Registered voters/turnout24,067,14455.01
Source: National Election Commission based on the Democratic Liberal Party's announcement[1]

A re-election was held on 30 April 1991 in a constituency in Seonju-dong, Gumi, North Gyeongsang after Kim Pan-su, a candidate who was set to be elected without a vote, withdrew on 25 March following his arrest for paying the only opposing candidate in the constituency to withdraw from the election.

Metropolitan city and provincial councilor elections

Elections for 866 metropolitan city and provincial councilors were held on 20 June 1991.16,533,934 voters, or 58.9% of the 28,083,024 registered voters, voted in the elections.

Results summary

PartyVotes%Seats
Democratic Liberal Party6,588,17540.57564
New United Democratic Party3,562,98821.94165
Democratic Party2,316,52814.2721
Popular Party125,4880.771
Justice Democratic Party1,9540.010
Independent3,643,96522.44115
Total16,239,098100.00866
Valid votes16,239,09898.31
Invalid/blank votes278,8991.69
Total votes16,517,997100.00
Registered voters/turnout28,083,02458.82
Source: National Election Commission,[1] Institute of Developing Economies[2]

Results per region

Region Registered voters Turnout % Seats DLP NUDP DP PP Ind.
Seoul 7,212,887 3,781,979 52.4 132 110 21 1
Busan 2,519,619 1,450,847 57.6 51 50 1
Daegu 1,439,609 762,916 53.0 28 26 2
Incheon 1,243,072 670,328 53.9 27 20 1 3 3
Gwangju 712,477 395,793 55.6 23 19 4
Daejeon 671,919 401,721 59.8 23 14 2 1 6
Gyeonggi 3,958,349 2,195,001 55.5 117 94 3 2 18
Gangwon 1,016,647 696,562 68.5 54 34 1 1 18
North Chungcheong 892,420 583,739 65.4 38 31 2 5
South Chungcheong 1,180,314 816,160 69.1 55 37 4 14
North Jeolla 1,304,059 814,233 62.4 52 51 1
South Jeolla 1,522,590 993,795 65.3 73 1 67 5
North Gyeongsang 1,804,859 1,239,975 68.7 87 66 5 16
South Gyeongsang 2,319,521 1,502,252 64.8 89 73 1 1 14
Jeju 284,682 212,696 74.7 17 8 9
Total 28,083,024 16,517,997 58.9 866 564 165 21 1 115
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations[3]

References

  1. ^ a b History of Korean Elections Vol. 5. National Election Commission. 2009.
  2. ^ Asia Trends No. 45. Institute of Developing Economies. 1991. p. 68.
  3. ^ CLAIR Report No. 103 "Regarding Local Elections in South Korea". Council of Local Authorities for International Relations. p. 18.
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