Daejeon Metropolitan Council

The Daejeon Metropolitan Council (Korean: 대전광역시의회; Hanja: 大田廣域市議會) is the local council of Daejeon, South Korea.[1]

Daejeon Metropolitan Council 대전광역시의회
8th Daejeon Metropolitan Council
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	8 July 1991 (1991-07-08)
Leadership
Chairman	Kim Jong-cheon, Democratic
Vice Chairman	Yun Yong-dae, Democratic
Vice Chairman	Moon Sung-won, Democratic
Structure
Seats	22
Political groups	Democratic (21)      United Future (1)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	Parallel voting First-past-the-post (19 seats) Party-list proportional representation (3 seats)
Last election	13 June 2018
Website
Daejeon Metropolitan Council

Daejeon Metropolitan Council
Hangul	대전광역시의회
Hanja	大田廣域市議會
Revised Romanization	Daejeon Gwang-yeoksi Uihoe
McCune–Reischauer	Taejŏn Kwang-yŏksi Ŭihoe

There are a total of 22 members, with 19 members elected in the First-past-the-post voting system and 3 members elected in Party-list proportional representation.

Current composition

Political party		Seats
Democratic		21
United Future		1
Total		22

Negotiation groups can be formed by 4 or more members. There are currently a negotiation group in the Council, formed by the Democratic Party of Korea only.

Organization

The structure of Council consists of:

• Chairman
• Two Vice Chairmans
• Standing Committees
  • Steering Committee
  • Administration and Autonomy Committee
  • Welfare and Environment Committee
  • Industry and Construction Committee
  • Education Committee
• Special Committees
  • Special Committees on Budget and Accounts
  • Special Committees on Ethics

Recent election results

2018

 Summary of the 13 June 2018 Daejeon Metropolitan Council election results[2]

Party			Constituency				Party list				Total seats
			Votes	%	Seats	±	Votes	%	Seats	±	Seats	±
	Democratic Party of Korea		442,612	64.17	19	5	384,083	55.21	2	0	21	5
	Liberty Korea Party		211,871	30.72	0	5	183,819	26.42	1	0	1	5
	Bareunmirae Party		33,486	4.86	0	new	61,971	8.90	0	new	0	new
	Justice Party		N/A				54,292	7.80	1	0	0	0
	Green Party Korea		N/A				4,509	0.64	0	new	0	new
	Minjung Party		1,734	0.25	0	new	3,613	0.51	0	new	0	new
	Labor Party		N/A				3,315	0.47	0	new	0	new
Total			689,703	100.00	19	–	695,602	100.00	3	–	22	–

References

1. "제8대 대전시의회 개원…김종천 의장 "견제·감시에 충실하겠다"". 경향신문. 2018-07-09. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
2. "중앙선거관리위원회 선거통계시스템". National Election Commission.