2006 South Korean local elections
The 4th Local Elections were held in South Korea on 31 May 2006. It was the first local elections in South Korea to have political parties nominating candidates for Municipal Councillors. The ruling Uri Party proved its declining popularity since the 2004 general elections while the main opposition party, Grand National Party managed to clinch back lost grounds, using the opportunity for the presidential election next year.
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All 16 Metropolitan Mayors and Governors, 733 Provincial Councillors, 230 Municipal Leaders, 2888 Municipal Councillors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 51.6% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Municipal Leaders ■ Grand National Party ■ Democratic Party ■ Yeollin Uri Party ■ People First Party ■ Independent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Provincial level elections
Metropolitan Mayoral and Gubernatorial elections
Metropolitan mayoral election winners
| Metropolitan cities | # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seoul | 2 | Oh Se-hoon | Grand National | 2,409,760 | 61.1% | Grand National held |
| Incheon | 2 | Ahn Sang-soo | Grand National | 526,932 | 61.9% | Grand National held; Re-elected |
| Daejeon | 2 | Park Sung-hyo | Grand National | 231,489 | 43.8% | Grand National gain |
| Gwangju | 3 | Park Gwang-tae | 239,884 | 51.6% | Democratic Party held; Re-elected | |
| Daegu | 2 | Kim Bum-il | Grand National | 636,057 | 70.2% | Grand National held |
| Busan | 2 | Hur Nam-sik | Grand National | 895,214 | 65.6% | Grand National held; Re-elected |
| Ulsan | 2 | Bak Maeng-woo | Grand National | 261,361 | 63.2% | Grand National held; Re-elected |
Gubernatorial election winners
| Provinces | # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gyeonggi | 2 | Kim Moon-soo (politician) | Grand National | 2,181,677 | 59.7% | Grand National held |
| Gangwon | 2 | Kim Jin-sun | Grand National | 471,613 | 70.6% | Grand National held; Third term |
| South Chungcheong | 2 | Lee Wan-koo | Grand National | 379,420 | 46.3% | Grand National gain |
| North Chungcheong | 2 | Jeong Woo-tek | Grand National | 361,157 | 59.7% | Grand National held |
| South Jeolla | 3 | Park Joon-yeong | 640,894 | 67.7% | Democratic Party held; Re-elected | |
| North Jeolla | 1 | Kim Wan-ju | 389,436 | 48.1% | Uri gain | |
| South Gyeongsang | 2 | Kim Tae-ho (politician) | Grand National | 852,377 | 63.1% | Grand National held; Reelected |
| North Gyeongsang | 2 | Kim Kwan-yong | Grand National | 961,363 | 76.8% | Grand National held |
| Jeju | 6 | Kim Tae-hwan | Independent | 117,244 | 42.7% | Re-elected |
Provincial council elections
| Division | Grand National |
Oth./Ind. |
Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | ||
| Seoul | 102 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 106 | ||
| Incheon | 32 | 1 | 33 | ||||
| Gyeonggi | 115 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 119 | ||
| Gangwon | 36 | 2 | 1 | 40 | |||
| Daejeon | 17 | 1 | 1 | 19 | |||
| South Chungcheong | 21 | 3 | 14 | 38 | |||
| North Chungcheong | 27 | 2 | 2 | 31 | |||
| Gwangju | 18 | 1 | 19 | ||||
| South Jeolla | 46 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 51 | ||
| North Jeolla | 13 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 38 | ||
| Daegu | 28 | 1 | 29 | ||||
| Busan | 45 | 1 | 1 | 47 | |||
| Ulsan | 15 | 4 | 19 | ||||
| South Gyeongsang | 47 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 53 | ||
| North Gyeongsang | 51 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 55 | ||
| Jeju | 22 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 36 | |
| Grand Total | 557 | 80 | 52 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 733 |
Municipal Level Elections
Municipal Leaders
| Division | Grand National |
Oth./Ind. |
Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | ||
| Seoul | 25 | 25 | ||||
| Incheon | 9 | 1 | 10 | |||
| Gyeonggi | 27 | 1 | 3 | 31 | ||
| Gangwon | 18 | 18 | ||||
| Daejeon | 5 | 5 | ||||
| South Chungcheong | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | ||
| North Chungcheong | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | ||
| Gwangju | 5 | 5 | ||||
| South Jeolla | 10 | 5 | 7 | 22 | ||
| North Jeolla | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | ||
| Daegu | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Busan | 15 | 1 | 16 | |||
| Ulsan | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
| South Gyeongsang | 14 | 2 | 4 | 20 | ||
| North Gyeongsang | 19 | 1 | 4 | 23 | ||
| Grand Total | 155 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 29 | 230 |
Municipal Council Elections
| Parties | Constituencies | Proportional Representation | Total Number of Councillors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand National | 1401 | 220 | 1621 |
| Democratic | 233 | 43 | 276 |
| Uri | 543 | 87 | 630 |
| PFP | 56 | 11 | 67 |
| DLP | 52 | 14 | 66 |
| Oth./Ind. | 228 | 228 | |
| Grand Total | 2513 | 375 | 2888 |
| Presidential elections | |
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| Legislative elections | |
| Local elections | |
| By-elections | |
| Referendums | |
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