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Local elections were held in South Korea on 27 June 1995. It was the first election of provincial and municipal officials since the May 16 coup of 1961.[1]

Metropolitan city mayoral elections

Seoul

CandidatePartyVotes%
Cho SoonDemocratic2,051,44142.36
Park Chan-jongIndependent1,623,35633.52
Chung Won-shikDemocratic Liberal1,001,44620.68
Hwang San-sungIndependent97,7092.02
Park Hong-raePeople First25,0540.52
Kim Ok-sunIndependent17,7280.37
Goh Soon-bokKorea10,4880.22
Kim Myung-hoIndependent9,9920.21
Chung Ki-yongIndependent6,1560.13
Total4,843,370100.00
Valid votes4,843,37098.40
Invalid/blank votes78,8401.60
Total votes4,922,210100.00
Registered voters/turnout7,438,02566.18
Democratic gain from Democratic Liberal[2]

Busan

CandidatePartyVotes%
Moon Jung-sooDemocratic Liberal885,43351.41
Roh Moo-hyunDemocratic647,29737.58
Kim Hyun-okIndependent169,6529.85
Bae Sang-hanIndependent20,0081.16
Total1,722,390100.00
Valid votes1,722,39097.84
Invalid/blank votes38,0142.16
Total votes1,760,404100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,658,22466.22
Democratic Liberal gain[2]

Daegu

CandidatePartyVotes%
Moon Hee-gapIndependent383,27236.79
Lee Eui-ikUnited Liberal Democrats230,66822.14
Lee Hae-bongIndependent222,40921.35
Cho Hae-nyungDemocratic Liberal175,74916.87
Ahn Yu-hoIndependent29,6172.84
Total1,041,715100.00
Valid votes1,041,71597.88
Invalid/blank votes22,5382.12
Total votes1,064,253100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,663,61463.97
Independent gain[2]

Incheon

CandidatePartyVotes%
Choi Ki-sunDemocratic Liberal383,96540.82
Shin Yong-seokDemocratic298,54431.74
Kang Woo-hyukUnited Liberal Democrats258,17527.45
Total940,684100.00
Valid votes940,68497.73
Invalid/blank votes21,8682.27
Total votes962,552100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,551,92562.02
Democratic Liberal gain[2]

Gwangju

CandidatePartyVotes%
Song Un-jongDemocratic469,57089.72
Kim Dong-hwanDemocratic Liberal53,81710.28
Total523,387100.00
Valid votes523,38798.12
Invalid/blank votes10,0061.88
Total votes533,393100.00
Registered voters/turnout822,88064.82
Democratic gain[2]

Daejon

CandidatePartyVotes%
Hong Sun-ki United Liberal Democrats342,95963.76
Yeom Hong-cheolDemocratic Liberal112,60720.94
Pyon Pyung-supDemocratic58,34610.85
Lee Dae-hyungIndependent23,9534.45
Total537,865100.00
Valid votes537,86598.06
Invalid/blank votes10,6641.94
Total votes548,529100.00
Registered voters/turnout819,60466.93
United Liberal Democrats gain[2]

Gubernatorial elections

Gyeonggi

CandidatePartyVotes%
Lee In-jeDemocratic Liberal1,264,91440.56
Chang Kyoung-wooDemocratic923,06929.60
Im Sa-binIndependent613,62419.68
Kim Moon-wonUnited Liberal Democrats316,63710.15
Total3,118,244100.00
Valid votes3,118,24497.79
Invalid/blank votes70,6272.21
Total votes3,188,871100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,043,05463.23
Democratic Liberal gain[2]

Gangwon

CandidatePartyVotes%
Choi Gak-gyu United Liberal Democrats500,89465.83
Lee Sang-ryongDemocratic Liberal260,00434.17
Total760,898100.00
Valid votes760,89897.05
Invalid/blank votes23,1012.95
Total votes783,999100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,048,49074.77
United Liberal Democrats gain[2]

North Chungcheong

CandidatePartyVotes%
Ju Byeong-deok United Liberal Democrats250,10536.43
Lee Yong-heeDemocratic168,20924.50
Kim Deok-youngDemocratic Liberal159,91123.30
Cho Nam-sungIndependent54,7487.98
Yoon Suk-joIndependent27,8804.06
Yang Sung-younIndependent25,6033.73
Total686,456100.00
Valid votes686,45697.17
Invalid/blank votes20,0242.83
Total votes706,480100.00
Registered voters/turnout972,17072.67
United Liberal Democrats gain[2]

South Chungcheong

CandidatePartyVotes%
Sim Dae-pyung United Liberal Democrats616,00667.89
Park Joong-baeDemocratic Liberal174,11719.19
Cho Joong-younDemocratic117,30012.93
Total907,423100.00
Valid votes907,42396.84
Invalid/blank votes29,5863.16
Total votes937,009100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,270,13873.77
United Liberal Democrats gain[2]

North Jeolla

CandidatePartyVotes%
Yu Jong-geunDemocratic653,29567.16
Kang Hyun-wookDemocratic Liberal319,45232.84
Total972,747100.00
Valid votes972,74797.08
Invalid/blank votes29,2122.92
Total votes1,001,959100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,360,35073.65
Democratic gain[2]

South Jeolla

CandidatePartyVotes%
Heo Kyeong-man Democratic769,53873.50
Chun Suk-hongDemocratic Liberal277,38626.50
Total1,046,924100.00
Valid votes1,046,92491.48
Invalid/blank votes97,5238.52
Total votes1,144,447100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,504,59876.06
Democratic gain[2]

North Gyeongsang

CandidatePartyVotes%
Lee Eui-geunDemocratic Liberal541,53537.95
Lee Pan-sukIndependent489,99934.34
Park Jun-hongUnited Liberal Democrats395,49627.71
Total1,427,030100.00
Valid votes1,427,03096.53
Invalid/blank votes51,3433.47
Total votes1,478,373100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,926,27476.75
Democratic Liberal gain[2]

South Gyeongsang

CandidatePartyVotes%
Kim Hyuk-kyu Democratic Liberal1,177,39763.84
Kim Yong-kyunUnited Liberal Democrats666,75636.16
Total1,844,153100.00
Valid votes1,844,15396.31
Invalid/blank votes70,6203.69
Total votes1,914,773100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,621,02973.05
Democratic Liberal gain[2]

Jeju

CandidatePartyVotes%
Shin Koo-bum Independent111,20540.65
Woo Geun-minDemocratic Liberal89,00032.53
Kang Bo-sungDemocratic66,40624.27
Shin Doo-wanIndependent6,9612.54
Total273,572100.00
Valid votes273,57297.64
Invalid/blank votes6,6252.36
Total votes280,197100.00
Registered voters/turnout348,19180.47
Independent gain[2]

Provincial-level council elections

Summary

PartySeats
ConstituencyProportionalTotal+/–
Democratic Party35238390+204
Democratic Liberal Party28649335–174
United Liberal Democrats86894New
Independent151–151+36
Total87595970+104

Constituency seats

Region Seats DP DLP ULD Ind.
Seoul 133 122 11
Busan 55 50 5
Daegu 37 8 7 22
Incheon 32 18 13 1
Gwangju 23 23
Daejeon 23 23
Gyeonggi 123 57 52 14
Gangwon 52 6 27 1 18
North Chungcheong 36 10 12 4 10
South Chungcheong 55 2 3 49 1
North Jeolla 52 49 3
South Jeolla 68 62 1 5
North Gyeongsang 84 1 50 2 31
South Gyeongsang 85 52 33
Jeju 17 2 7 8
Total 875 352 286 86 151
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations[3]

Proportional representation seats

Region Seats DLP DP ULD
Seoul 14 6 8
Busan 6 4 2
Daegu 4 2 1 1
Incheon 3 2 1
Gwangju 3 1 2
Daejeon 3 1 2
Gyeonggi 13 7 6
Gangwon 6 4 2
North Chungcheong 4 2 1 1
South Chungcheong 6 2 4
North Jeolla 6 2 4
South Jeolla 7 3 4
North Gyeongsang 8 6 2
South Gyeongsang 9 6 3
Jeju 3 2 1
Total 95 49 38 8
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations[3]

Municipal-level mayoral elections

Summary

PartySeats
Democratic Party84
Democratic Liberal Party70
United Liberal Democrats23
Independent53
Total230

By region

Region Mayors DP DLP ULD Ind.
Seoul 25 23 2
Busan 16 14 2
Daegu 8 2 1 5
Incheon 10 5 5
Gwangju 5 5
Daejeon 5 1 4
Gyeonggi 31 11 13 7
Gangwon 18 1 9 1 7
North Chungcheong 11 2 4 2 3
South Chungcheong 15 15
North Jeolla 14 13 1
South Jeolla 24 22 2
North Gyeongsang 23 1 8 14
South Gyeongsang 21 10 11
Jeju 4 3 1
Total 230 84 70 23 53
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations[3]

Municipal-level council elections

4,541 seats in municipal-level councils were contested by candidates who were all running as independents.

Aftermath

President Kim Young-sam's Democratic Liberal Party (DLP) won only five of the top fifteen posts.

The main opposition, the liberal Democratic Party led by Kim Dae-jung, took control of Seoul by winning the mayoral office and 23 of the city’s 25 wards. The newly founded right-wing United Liberal Democrats, formed after Kim Jong-pil quit as leader of the DLP, won three governorships.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "South Korea in 1995". Retrieved 2016-07-10.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Election Information System". National Election Commission.
  3. ^ a b c CLAIR Report No. 111 "1995 Unified Local Elections of the Republic of Korea". Council of Local Authorities for International Relations.
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