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 the following year.

2006 South Korean local elections

← 2002 31 May 2006 2010 →
All 16 Metropolitan Mayors and Governors, 733 Provincial Councillors, 230 Municipal Leaders, 2888 Municipal Councillors
Turnout	51.6%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Park Geun-hye Han Hwa-gap Chung Dong-young Party Grand National Democratic Uri Metropolitan Mayors and Governors 12 (0 ) 2 (2 ) 1 (new) Provincial Councillors 557 (57 ) 80 (63 ) 52 (new) Municipal Leaders 155 (3 ) 20 (22 ) 19 (new) Municipal Councillors 1621 (new) 276 (new) 630 (new)   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Shim Dae-pyung Shin Gook-hwan Moon Sung-hyeon Party People First Party Democratic Labor Metropolitan Mayors and Governors 0 (new) 0 (new) Provincial Councillors 15 (new) 15 (new) Municipal Leaders 7 (new) 0 (new) Municipal Councillors 67 (new) 66 (new)
Gubernatorial & metropolitan mayoral elections: overall results and turnouts Gubernatorial & metropolitan mayoral elections: municipal-level breakdown
Municipal mayors ■ Grand National Party ■ Democratic Party ■ Yeollin Uri Party ■ People First Party ■ Independent

Metropolitan city mayoral elections

Seoul

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Oh Se-hoon	Grand National	2,409,760	61.06
	Kang Kum-sil	Uri	1,077,890	27.31
	Park Joo-sun	Democratic	304,565	7.72
	Kim Jong-chul	Democratic Labor	117,421	2.98
	Lim Woong-kyun	People First	14,111	0.36
	Baek Seung-won	Independent	13,808	0.35
	Lee Gwi-sun	Citizens	4,790	0.12
	Lee Tae-hee	Hanmijun	4,481	0.11
Total			3,946,826	100.00
Valid votes			3,946,826	99.22
Invalid/blank votes			31,016	0.78
Total votes			3,977,842	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			7,983,648	49.82
	Grand National hold[1]

Incheon

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Ahn Sang-soo	Grand National	526,932	61.93
	Choi Ki-sun	Uri	200,650	23.58
	Kim Sung-jin	Democratic Labor	78,898	9.27
	Shin Kyung-cheol	Democratic	44,339	5.21
Total			850,819	100.00
Valid votes			850,819	98.99
Invalid/blank votes			8,687	1.01
Total votes			859,506	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,940,403	44.30
	Grand National hold[1]

Daejeon

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Park Sung-hyo	Grand National	231,489	43.84
	Yeom Hong-cheol	Uri	217,273	41.15
	Nam Choong-hee	People First	55,231	10.46
	Park Choon-ho	Democratic Labor	14,899	2.82
	Choi Ki-bok	Democratic	6,442	1.22
	Koh Nak-jung	Hanmijun	2,707	0.51
Total			528,041	100.00
Valid votes			528,041	99.15
Invalid/blank votes			4,527	0.85
Total votes			532,568	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,077,468	49.43
	Grand National hold[1]

Gwangju

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Park Gwang-tae	Democratic	239,884	51.62
	Cho Young-taek	Uri	157,756	33.95
	Oh Byung-yoon	Democratic Labor	48,617	10.46
	Han Young	Grand National	18,461	3.97
Total			464,718	100.00
Valid votes			464,718	99.02
Invalid/blank votes			4,598	0.98
Total votes			469,316	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,014,620	46.26
	Democratic hold[1]

Daegu

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Kim Bum-il	Grand National	636,057	70.15
	Lee Jae-yong	Uri	191,131	21.08
	Lee Youn-jae	Democratic Labor	35,497	3.92
	Paik Seung-hong	Independent	35,232	3.89
	Park Seung-gook	People First	8,764	0.97
Total			906,681	100.00
Valid votes			906,681	99.08
Invalid/blank votes			8,379	0.92
Total votes			915,060	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,885,043	48.54
	Grand National hold[1]

Busan

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Hur Nam-sik	Grand National	895,214	65.55
	Oh Keo-don	Uri	329,470	24.12
	Kim Seok-joon	Democratic Labor	141,061	10.33
Total			1,365,745	100.00
Valid votes			1,365,745	99.07
Invalid/blank votes			12,873	0.93
Total votes			1,378,618	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			2,845,104	48.46
	Grand National hold[1]

Ulsan

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Park Maeng-woo	Grand National	261,361	63.23
	Noh Ok-hee	Democratic Labor	104,384	25.25
	Sim Kyu-myung	Uri	47,579	11.51
Total			413,324	100.00
Valid votes			413,324	99.07
Invalid/blank votes			3,876	0.93
Total votes			417,200	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			790,289	52.79
	Grand National hold[1]

Gubernatorial elections

Gyeonggi

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Kim Moon-soo	Grand National	2,181,677	59.68
	Jin Dae-je	Uri	1,124,317	30.76
	Kim Yong-han	Democratic Labor	201,106	5.50
	Park Jung-il	Democratic	148,409	4.06
Total			3,655,509	100.00
Valid votes			3,655,509	98.92
Invalid/blank votes			40,043	1.08
Total votes			3,695,552	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			7,918,828	46.67
	Grand National hold[1]

Gangwon

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Kim Jin-sun	Grand National	471,613	70.57
	Lee Chang-bok	Uri	148,302	22.19
	Yoo Jae-gyu	Democratic	29,028	4.34
	Yoo Seung-gyu	People First	19,383	2.90
Total			668,326	100.00
Valid votes			668,326	98.05
Invalid/blank votes			13,307	1.95
Total votes			681,633	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,160,977	58.71
	Grand National hold[1]

North Chungcheong

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Chung Woo-taik	Grand National	361,157	59.66
	Han Beom-deok	Uri	185,426	30.63
	Bae Chang-ho	Democratic Labor	39,095	6.46
	Cho Byung-se	People First	19,646	3.25
Total			605,324	100.00
Valid votes			605,324	98.26
Invalid/blank votes			10,729	1.74
Total votes			616,053	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,126,282	54.70
	Grand National hold[1]

South Chungcheong

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Lee Wan-koo	Grand National	379,420	46.31
	Lee Myung-soo	People First	209,254	25.54
	Oh Young-kyo	Uri	178,169	21.75
	Lee Yong-gil	Democratic Labor	52,417	6.40
Total			819,260	100.00
Valid votes			819,260	97.71
Invalid/blank votes			19,202	2.29
Total votes			838,462	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,126,282	74.45
	Grand National gain from People First[1]

North Jeolla

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Kim Wan-ju	Uri	389,436	48.08
	Chung Kyun-hwan	Democratic	295,891	36.53
	Moon Yong-ju	Grand National	62,922	7.77
	Yeom Kyung-suk	Democratic Labor	61,672	7.61
Total			809,921	100.00
Valid votes			809,921	97.89
Invalid/blank votes			17,466	2.11
Total votes			827,387	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,429,632	57.87
	Uri gain from Democratic[1]

South Jeolla

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Park Jun-young	Democratic	640,894	67.69
	Seo Beom-seok	Uri	181,756	19.20
	Park Woong-doo	Democratic Labor	68,702	7.26
	Park Jae-soon	Grand National	55,444	5.86
Total			946,796	100.00
Valid votes			946,796	97.22
Invalid/blank votes			27,024	2.78
Total votes			973,820	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,513,912	64.32
	Democratic hold[1]

North Gyeongsang

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Kim Kwan-yong	Grand National	961,363	76.80
	Park Myung-jae	Uri	290,358	23.20
Total			1,251,721	100.00
Valid votes			1,251,721	97.46
Invalid/blank votes			32,591	2.54
Total votes			1,284,312	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			2,087,709	61.52
	Grand National hold[1]

South Gyeongsang

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Kim Tae-ho	Grand National	852,377	63.13
	Kim Doo-kwan	Uri	343,137	25.41
	Moon Sung-hyun	Democratic Labor	135,823	10.06
	Kim Jae-ju	People First	18,906	1.40
Total			1,350,243	100.00
Valid votes			1,350,243	98.28
Invalid/blank votes			23,572	1.72
Total votes			1,373,815	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			2,375,265	57.84
	Grand National hold[1]

Jeju

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Kim Tae-hwan	Independent	117,244	42.73
	Hyun Myung-gwan	Grand National	112,774	41.11
	Jin Chul-hoon	Uri	44,334	16.16
Total			274,352	100.00
Valid votes			274,352	99.04
Invalid/blank votes			2,651	0.96
Total votes			277,003	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			411,862	67.26
	Independent gain from Democratic[1]

Provincial-level council elections

Summary

Party		Constituency			Proportional			Total seats	+/–
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	Grand National Party	9,291,686	50.81	519	10,086,354	53.76	39	557	+90
	Democratic Party	1,602,034	8.76	71	1,863,239	9.93	9	80	–63
	Uri Party	4,329,794	23.67	33	4,056,367	21.62	19	52	New
	Democratic Labor Party	507,157	2.77	5	2,263,051	12.06	10	15	+4
	People First Party	408,610	2.23	13	436,774	2.33	2	15	New
	Hope Socialist Party	6,039	0.03	0	44,598	0.24	0	0	New
	Citizens' Party				7,583	0.04	0	0	New
	Hanmijun				5,112	0.03	0	0	New
	Independents	2,143,480	11.72	14				14	–12
Total		18,288,800	100.00	655	18,763,078	100.00	79	733	+51
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations[2]

Constituency seats

Region	Seats	GNP	DP	Uri	PFP	DLP	Ind.
Seoul	96	96
Busan	42	42
Daegu	26	26
Incheon	30	30
Gwangju	16		16
Daejeon	16	16
Ulsan	16	13				3
Gyeonggi	108	108
Gangwon	36	34		1			1
North Chungcheong	28	25		1			2
South Chungcheong	34	19		2	13
North Jeolla	34		12	20			2
South Jeolla	46		43	2			1
North Gyeongsang	50	47					3
South Gyeongsang	48	44				1	3
Jeju	29	19		7		1	2
Total	655	519	71	33	13	5	14
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations[2]

Proportional representation seats

Region	Seats	GNP	Uri	DLP	DP	PFP
Seoul	10	6	2	1	1
Busan	5	3	1	1
Daegu	3	2	1
Incheon	3	2	1
Gwangju	3		1		2
Daejeon	4	2	1			1
Ulsan	3	2		1
Gyeonggi	11	7	2	1	1
Gangwon	4	2	1	1
North Chungcheong	3	2	1
South Chungcheong	4	2	1			1
North Jeolla	4		2	1	1
South Jeolla	5		1	1	3
North Gyeongsang	5	3	1	1
South Gyeongsang	5	3	1	1
Jeju	7	3	2	1	1
Total	79	39	19	10	9	2
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations[2]

Municipal-level mayoral elections

Summary

Party		Seats	+/–
	Grand National Party	155	+15
	Democratic Party	20	–24
	Uri Party	19	New
	People First Party	7	New
	Independent	29	–1
Total		230	–2

By region

Region	Seats	GNP	DP	Uri	PFP	Ind.
Seoul	25	25
Busan	16	15				1
Daegu	8	8
Incheon	10	9				1
Gwangju	5		5
Daejeon	5	5
Ulsan	5	4				1
Gyeonggi	31	27		1		3
Gangwon	18	18
North Chungcheong	12	5		4		3
South Chungcheong	16	6		3	7
North Jeolla	14		5	4		5
South Jeolla	22		10	5		7
North Gyeongsang	23	19				4
South Gyeongsang	20	14		2		4
Total	230	155	20	19	7	29
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations[2]

Municipal-level council elections

Summary

Party		Seats
		Constituency	Proportional	Total	+/–
	Grand National Party	1401	221	1622	New
	Uri Party	543	86	629	New
	Democratic Party	233	43	276	New
	People First Party	56	11	67	New
	Democratic Labor Party	52	14	66	New
	Independent	228	–	228	–3231
Total		2513	375	2888	–571

Constituency seats

Region	Seats	GNP	Uri	DP	PFP	DLP	Ind.
Seoul	366	233	119	10		2	2
Busan	158	137	19				2
Daegu	102	99	2				1
Incheon	97	61	31	1		2	2
Gwangju	59		16	34		8	1
Daejeon	55	30	21		4
Ulsan	43	25	2			11	5
Gyeonggi	364	245	103	1		7	8
Gangwon	146	92	32				22
North Chungcheong	114	61	39			1	13
South Chungcheong	152	66	22		52	1	11
North Jeolla	173		85	52		6	30
South Jeolla	211		34	135		3	39
North Gyeongsang	247	183	5			2	57
South Gyeongsang	226	169	13			9	35
Total	2,513	1,401	543	233	56	52	228
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations[2]

Proportional representation seats

Region	Seats	GNP	Uri	DP	DLP	PFP
Seoul	53	29	22	2
Busan	24	17	7
Daegu	14	13	1
Incheon	15	10	5
Gwangju	9		4	5
Daejeon	8	5	3
Ulsan	7	5			2
Gyeonggi	53	38	13		2
Gangwon	23	21	2
North Chungcheong	17	13	4
South Chungcheong	26	13	2			11
North Jeolla	24		11	10	3
South Jeolla	32		6	26
North Gyeongsang	37	34	2		1
South Gyeongsang	33	23	4		6
Total	375	221	86	43	14	11
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations[2]