2022 South Korean local elections
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The 8th local elections were held in South Korea on 1 June 2022. These elections came after the presidential election in March 2022,[1] and coincided with the by-elections for the vacant seats in the National Assembly. It was the first nationwide election under President Yoon Suk Yeol after taking office on 10 May.
President Yoon Suk-yeol's party, the People Power Party, decisively won the local elections.[2][3][4][5] The 50.9% turnout is the lowest since 2002.
Process
Citizens born before 2 June 2004 had the right to vote and the right to be elected.
Previous seat composition
Party | Provincial Governors | Mayors | Provincial Parliament Members | City Councilors | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | 10 | 152 | 636 | 1615 | |
People Power | 4 | 57 | 149 | 1052 | |
Justice | 0 | 0 | 11 | 24 | |
Minsaeng Party | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | |
Progressive | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
Awakened Civic Solidarity Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Independents | 0 | 0 | 14 | 160 | |
Vacant | 3 | 0 | 16 | 51 |
Metropolitan city mayors
Seoul
Graphical summary
Results
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Oh Se-hoon | People Power | 2,608,277 | 59.05 | |
Song Young-gil | Democratic | 1,733,183 | 39.24 | |
Gwon Su-jeong | Justice | 53,840 | 1.22 | |
Shin Ji-hye | Basic Income | 12,619 | 0.29 | |
Kim Gwang-jong | Independent | 9,000 | 0.20 | |
Total | 4,416,919 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 4,416,919 | 99.14 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 38,242 | 0.86 | ||
Total votes | 4,455,161 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 8,378,339 | 53.17 | ||
People Power hold[6] |
Busan
Results
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Park Heong-joon | People Power | 938,601 | 66.37 | |
Byeon Sung-wan | Democratic | 455,901 | 32.24 | |
Kim Young-jin | Justice | 19,733 | 1.40 | |
Total | 1,414,235 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 1,414,235 | 98.75 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 17,959 | 1.25 | ||
Total votes | 1,432,194 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 2,916,832 | 49.10 | ||
People Power hold[6] |
Daegu
Results
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hong Joon-pyo | People Power | 685,159 | 78.75 | |
Seo Jae-heon | Democratic | 156,429 | 17.98 | |
Han Min-jeong | Justice | 20,904 | 2.40 | |
Shin Won-ho | Basic Income | 7,542 | 0.87 | |
Total | 870,034 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 870,034 | 98.52 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 13,107 | 1.48 | ||
Total votes | 883,141 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 2,044,579 | 43.19 | ||
People Power hold[6] |
Incheon
Graphical summary
Results
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yoo Jung-bok | People Power | 634,250 | 51.77 | |
Park Nam-choon | Democratic | 545,885 | 44.56 | |
Lee Jeong-mi | Justice | 38,921 | 3.18 | |
Kim Han-byeol | Basic Income | 6,079 | 0.50 | |
Total | 1,225,135 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 1,225,135 | 98.76 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 15,333 | 1.24 | ||
Total votes | 1,240,468 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 2,534,338 | 48.95 | ||
People Power gain from Democratic[6] |
Gwangju
Results
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kang Gi-Jeong | Democratic | 334,699 | 74.92 | |
Choo Gi-hwan | People Power | 71,062 | 15.91 | |
Jang Yeon-joo | Justice | 21,070 | 4.72 | |
Kim Ju-eop | Progressive | 16,595 | 3.71 | |
Moon Hyeon-cheol | Basic Income | 3,344 | 0.75 | |
Total | 446,770 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 446,770 | 98.30 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 7,746 | 1.70 | ||
Total votes | 454,516 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,206,886 | 37.66 | ||
Democratic hold[6] |
Daejeon
Graphical summary
Results
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lee Jang-woo | People Power | 310,035 | 51.20 | |
Huh Tae-jeong | Democratic | 295,555 | 48.80 | |
Total | 605,590 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 605,590 | 98.85 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 7,049 | 1.15 | ||
Total votes | 612,639 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,233,557 | 49.66 | ||
People Power gain from Democratic[6] |
Ulsan
Results
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kim Du-gyeom | People Power | 290,563 | 59.79 | |
Song Cheol-ho | Democratic | 195,430 | 40.21 | |
Total | 485,993 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 485,993 | 98.81 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 5,873 | 1.19 | ||
Total votes | 491,866 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 941,189 | 52.26 | ||
People Power gain from Democratic[6] |
Sejong
Graphical summary
Results
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Choi Min-ho | People Power | 78,415 | 52.84 | |
Lee Chun-hui | Democratic | 69,995 | 47.16 | |
Total | 148,410 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 148,410 | 99.10 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,341 | 0.90 | ||
Total votes | 149,751 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 292,259 | 51.24 | ||
People Power gain from Democratic[6] |
Provincial governors
Gyeonggi
Graphical summary
Polling average
Polling Average | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aggregation Firm | Fieldwork date |
Updated date | Others/ Undecided |
Lead | ||||||||
Opinion M (Final) |
1 Apr 2021 – 25 May 2022 | 27 May 2022 | 40.7% | 44.6% | (OTH) | 4.9% | 9.8% | 3.9% | ||||
2022 Election (Final) |
30 Apr 2022 – 25 May 2022 | 29 May 2022 | 41% | 43% | (OTH) | 4% | 12% | 2% | ||||
SkoPolitics (Final) |
9 May – 25 May 2022 | 25 May 2022 | 41.31% | 42.60% | (OTH) | (OTH) | 16.09% | 1.29% |
Results
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kim Dong-yeon | Democratic | 2,827,593 | 49.07 | |
Kim Eun-hye | People Power | 2,818,680 | 48.91 | |
Kang Yong-suk | Independent | 54,758 | 0.95 | |
Hwang Sun-sik | Justice | 38,525 | 0.67 | |
Song Young-ju | Progressive | 13,939 | 0.24 | |
Seo Tae-seong | Basic Income | 9,314 | 0.16 | |
Total | 5,762,809 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 5,762,809 | 99.01 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 57,822 | 0.99 | ||
Total votes | 5,820,631 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 11,497,206 | 50.63 | ||
Democratic hold[6] |
Gangwon
Graphical summary
Results
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kim Jin-tae | People Power | 409,461 | 54.07 | |
Lee Gwang-jae | Democratic | 347,766 | 45.93 | |
Total | 757,227 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 757,227 | 98.02 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 15,271 | 1.98 | ||
Total votes | 772,498 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,336,080 | 57.82 | ||
People Power gain from Democratic[6] |
North Chungcheong
Graphical summary
Results
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kim Young-hwan | People Power | 395,517 | 58.19 | |
Roh Young-min | Democratic | 284,166 | 41.81 | |
Total | 679,683 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 679,683 | 98.17 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 12,641 | 1.83 | ||
Total votes | 692,324 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,368,779 | 50.58 | ||
People Power gain from Democratic[6] |
South Chungcheong
Graphical summary
Polling average
Polling Average | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aggregation Firm | Fieldwork date |
Updated date | Others/ Undecided |
Lead | ||||||||
Opinion M (Final) |
1 Apr 2021 – 25 May 2022 | 27 May 2022 | 42.7% | 45.1% | (OTH) | 12.2% | 2.4% | |||||
2022 Election (Final) |
30 Apr 2022 – 25 May 2022 | 29 May 2022 | 41% | 46% | (OTH) | 13% | 5% |
Results
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kim Tae-heum | People Power | 468,658 | 53.87 | |
Yang Seung-jo | Democratic | 401,308 | 46.13 | |
Choi Gi-bok[a] | Chungcheong's Future | 0 | 0.00 | |
Total | 869,966 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 869,966 | 96.84 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 28,403 | 3.16 | ||
Total votes | 898,369 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,803,096 | 49.82 | ||
People Power gain from Democratic[6] |
North Jeolla
Results
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kim Gwan-young | Democratic | 591,510 | 82.12 | |
Cho Bae-suk | People Power | 128,828 | 17.88 | |
Total | 720,338 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 720,338 | 96.64 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 25,016 | 3.36 | ||
Total votes | 745,354 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,532,133 | 48.65 | ||
Democratic hold[6] |
South Jeolla
Results
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kim Young-rok | Democratic | 672,433 | 75.74 | |
Lee Jeong-hyeon | People Power | 167,020 | 18.81 | |
Min Jeom-ki | Progressive | 48,336 | 5.44 | |
Total | 887,789 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 887,789 | 96.15 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 35,558 | 3.85 | ||
Total votes | 923,347 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,580,098 | 58.44 | ||
Democratic hold[6] |
North Gyeongsang
Results
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lee Cheol-woo | People Power | 904,675 | 77.96 | |
Im Mi-ae | Democratic | 255,775 | 22.04 | |
Total | 1,160,450 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 1,160,450 | 97.14 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 34,145 | 2.86 | ||
Total votes | 1,194,595 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 2,268,707 | 52.66 | ||
People Power hold[6] |
South Gyeongsang
Results
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Park Wan-su | People Power | 963,473 | 65.71 | |
Yang Moon-seok | Democratic | 431,569 | 29.43 | |
Yeo Yeong-gug | Justice | 58,933 | 4.02 | |
Choi Jin-seok | United Korea | 12,353 | 0.84 | |
Total | 1,466,328 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 1,466,328 | 97.92 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 31,072 | 2.08 | ||
Total votes | 1,497,400 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 2,804,287 | 53.40 | ||
People Power gain from Democratic[6] |
Jeju
Results
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Oh Young-hun | Democratic | 163,116 | 55.15 | |
Huh Hyang Jin | People Power | 116,786 | 39.48 | |
Park Chan-shik | Independent | 10,138 | 3.43 | |
Bu Soon-jeong | Green | 5,750 | 1.94 | |
Total | 295,790 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 295,790 | 98.55 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 4,349 | 1.45 | ||
Total votes | 300,139 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 565,084 | 53.11 | ||
Democratic gain from People Power[6] |
District, city and county mayors
Region | Mayors | People Power | Democratic | Progressive | Independent |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seoul | 25 | 17 | 8 | ||
Busan | 16 | 16 | |||
Daegu | 8 | 8 | |||
Incheon | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | |
Gwangju | 5 | 5 | |||
Daejeon | 5 | 4 | 1 | ||
Ulsan | 5 | 4 | 1 | ||
Gyeonggi | 31 | 22 | 9 | ||
Gangwon | 18 | 14 | 4 | ||
North Chungcheong | 11 | 7 | 4 | ||
South Chungcheong | 15 | 12 | 3 | ||
North Jeolla | 14 | 11 | 3 | ||
South Jeolla | 22 | 15 | 7 | ||
North Gyeongsang | 23 | 20 | 3 | ||
South Gyeongsang | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | |
Total | 226 | 145 | 63 | 1 | 17 |
Source: Yonhap News Agency |
Metropolitan city and provincial councilors
Constituency seats
Region | Seats | People Power | Democratic | Progressive | Independent |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seoul[7] | 101 | 70 | 31 | ||
Busan[8] | 42 | 42 | |||
Daegu[9] | 29 | 29 | |||
Incheon[10] | 36 | 24 | 12 | ||
Gwangju[11] | 20 | 20 | |||
Daejeon[12] | 19 | 16 | 3 | ||
Ulsan[13] | 19 | 19 | |||
Sejong | 18 | 6 | 12 | ||
Gyeonggi[14] | 141 | 70 | 71 | ||
Gangwon[15] | 44 | 40 | 4 | ||
North Chungcheong[16] | 31 | 26 | 5 | ||
South Chungcheong[17] | 43 | 33 | 10 | ||
North Jeolla[18] | 36 | 35 | 1 | ||
South Jeolla[19] | 55 | 52 | 2 | 1 | |
North Gyeongsang[20] | 55 | 52 | 3 | ||
South Gyeongsang[21] | 58 | 56 | 2 | ||
Jeju[22] | 32 | 8 | 23 | 1 | |
Total | 779 | 491 | 280 | 3 | 5 |
Proportional representation seats
Region | Seats | People Power | Democratic | Justice |
---|---|---|---|---|
Seoul[23] | 11 | 6 | 5 | |
Busan[24] | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
Daegu[25] | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Incheon[26] | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Gwangju[27] | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
Daejeon[28] | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Ulsan[29] | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Sejong[30] | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Gyeonggi[31] | 15 | 8 | 7 | |
Gangwon[32] | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
North Chungcheong[33] | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
South Chungcheong[34] | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
North Jeolla[35] | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
South Jeolla[36] | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
North Gyeongsang[37] | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
South Gyeongsang[38] | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
Jeju[39] | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
Total | 93 | 49 | 42 | 2 |
Total seats
Region | Seats | People Power | Democratic | Progressive | Justice | Independent |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seoul | 112 | 76 | 36 | |||
Busan | 47 | 45 | 2 | |||
Daegu | 32 | 31 | 1 | |||
Incheon | 40 | 26 | 14 | |||
Gwangju | 23 | 1 | 22 | |||
Daejeon | 22 | 18 | 4 | |||
Ulsan | 22 | 21 | 1 | |||
Sejong | 20 | 7 | 13 | |||
Gyeonggi | 156 | 78 | 78 | |||
Gangwon | 49 | 43 | 6 | |||
North Chungcheong | 35 | 28 | 7 | |||
South Chungcheong | 48 | 36 | 12 | |||
North Jeolla | 40 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 1 | |
South Jeolla | 61 | 1 | 56 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
North Gyeongsang | 61 | 56 | 2 | 3 | ||
South Gyeongsang | 64 | 60 | 4 | |||
Jeju | 40 | 12 | 27 | 1 | ||
Total | 872 | 540 | 322 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
District, city and county councilors
Region | Seats | People Power | Democratic | Progressive | Justice | Independent |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seoul | 427 | 213 | 212 | 1 | 1 | |
Busan | 182 | 104 | 77 | 1 | ||
Daegu | 121 | 92 | 28 | 1 | ||
Incheon | 123 | 59 | 62 | 1 | 1 | |
Gwangju | 69 | 57 | 6 | 1 | 5 | |
Daejeon | 63 | 32 | 31 | |||
Ulsan | 50 | 30 | 18 | 2 | ||
Gyeonggi | 463 | 229 | 232 | 1 | 1 | |
Gangwon | 174 | 101 | 66 | 1 | 6 | |
North Chungcheong | 136 | 79 | 55 | 1 | 1 | |
South Chungcheong | 177 | 95 | 80 | 2 | ||
North Jeolla | 197 | 3 | 168 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
South Jeolla | 247 | 1 | 193 | 5 | 3 | 45 |
North Gyeongsang | 288 | 225 | 25 | 38 | ||
South Gyeongsang | 270 | 172 | 80 | 18 | ||
Total | 2,987 | 1,435 | 1,384 | 17 | 7 | 144 |
Notes
- ^ Candidate withdrew and endorsed the Democrat
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- 2022 Local Government (Provincial) Election in South Korea. The Financial News.