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 | |
| Founded | 8 July 1991 |
| Leadership | |
Chairman | Heo Shik, People Power |
Vice Chairman | Lee bong-rak, People Power |
Vice Chairman | Park Jong-hyeok, Democratic |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 40 |
Political groups |
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Length of term | 4 years |
| Elections | |
Parallel voting
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Last election | 1 June 2022 |
| Website | |
| Incheon Metropolitan Council (Korean) Incheon Metropolitan Council (English) | |
| Incheon Metropolitan Council | |
| Hangul | 인천광역시의회 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 仁川廣域市議會 |
| Revised Romanization | Incheon Gwang-yeoksi Uihoe |
| McCune–Reischauer | Inchŏn Kwang-yŏksi Ŭihoe |
There are a total of 40 members, with 36 members elected in the First-past-the-post voting system and 4 members elected in Party-list proportional representation.
Current composition
| Political party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| People Power | 26 | |
| Democratic | 14 | |
| Total | 40 | |
The Incheon Metropolitan Council has no regulations on the negotiation group.
Organization
The structure of Council consists of:[2]
- Chairman
- Two Vice-chairmen
- 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
| Party | Constituency | Party list | Total seats | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | ± | Votes | % | Seats | ± | Seats | ± | |||
| Democratic Party of Korea | 847,939 | 64.64 | 32 | 22 | 733,691 | 55.27 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 22 | ||
| Liberty Korea Party | 413,517 | 31.52 | 1 | 20 | 350,909 | 26.43 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | ||
| Justice Party | 15,330 | 1.17 | 0 | 0 | 122,539 | 9.23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Bareunmirae Party | 27,993 | 2.14 | 0 | new | 88,093 | 6.63 | 0 | new | 0 | new | ||
| Party for Democracy and Peace | — | 8,909 | 0.67 | 0 | new | 0 | new | |||||
| Green Party Korea | — | 7,900 | 0.59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Minjung Party | — | 5,645 | 0.42 | 0 | new | 0 | new | |||||
| Labor Party | 2,534 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | 4,979 | 0.37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Korean Patriots' Party | — | 4,566 | 0.34 | 0 | new | 0 | new | |||||
| Independents | 4,507 | 0.34 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 1,311,820 | 100.00 | 33 | – | 1,327,231 | 100.00 | 4 | – | 37 | – | ||
References
- "민주당 92% 인천시의회 개원… '견제 역할' 최대 이슈". OhmyNews. 2018-07-02. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
- "Organizational Chart (English)". Official website of the Incheon Metropolitan Council.
- "중앙선거관리위원회 선거통계시스템". National Election Commission.
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