2002 South Korean local elections

The 3rd Local Elections were held in South Korea on 13 June 2002. The ruling Millennium Democratic Party was defeated by the opposition Grand National Party, only controlled Gwangju, Jeolla and Jeju.

2002 South Korean local elections

← 1998 13 June 2002 2006 →

All 16 Metropolitan Mayors and Governors, 682 Provincial Councillors,
232 Municipal Leaders, 3,485 Municipal Councillors
Turnout48.9%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Suh Chung-won Han Hwa-gap Kim Jong-pil
Party Grand National Millennium Democratic United Liberal Democrats
Metropolitan Mayors and Governors 11 (5 Increase) 4 (2 Decrease) 1 (3 Decrease)
Provincial Councillors 467 (243 Increase) 143 (128 Decrease) 16 (13 Decrease)
Municipal Leaders 140 (66 Increase) 44 (40 Decrease) 16 (66 Decrease)

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Kwon Young-ghil Park Geun-hye
Party Democratic Labor The Party of Korea Future Union
Metropolitan Mayors and Governors 0 (New party) 0 (New party)
Provincial Councillors 11 (New party) 2 (New party)
Municipal Leaders 2 (New party) 0 (New party)

Metropolitan Mayors and Governors

Metropolitan city mayoral elections

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Seoul

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Lee Myung-bakGrand National1,819,05752.29
Kim Min-seokMillennium Democratic1,496,75443.02
Lee Moon-okDemocratic Labor87,9652.53
Lee Kyung-heeIndependent34,3130.99
Lim Sam-jinGreen Peace28,0340.81
Won Yong-sooSocialist12,9820.37
Total3,479,105100.00
Valid votes3,479,10599.09
Invalid/blank votes31,7930.91
Total votes3,510,898100.00
Registered voters/turnout7,665,34345.80
Grand National gain from Millennium Democratic[1]

Incheon

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Ahn Sang-sooGrand National393,93256.18
Park Sang-eunMillennium Democratic225,21032.12
Kim Chang-hanDemocratic Labor35,2345.02
Shin Maeng-soonGreen Peace29,4734.20
Kim Young-kyuSocialist17,4042.48
Total701,253100.00
Valid votes701,25398.55
Invalid/blank votes10,3491.45
Total votes711,602100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,809,90739.32
Grand National gain from United Liberal Democrats[1]

Daejeon

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Yeom Hong-cheolGrand National191,83246.62
Hong Sun-kiUnited Liberal Democrats165,42640.20
Chung Ha-yongIndependent38,4459.34
Kim Heon-taeIndependent15,7803.83
Total411,483100.00
Valid votes411,48398.49
Invalid/blank votes6,3261.51
Total votes417,809100.00
Registered voters/turnout987,18042.32
Grand National gain from United Liberal Democrats[1]

Gwangju

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Park Gwang-taeMillennium Democratic185,93846.82
Chung Dong-nyunIndependent107,41527.05
Lee Hwan-euiGrand National43,69511.00
Park Jong-hyunDemocratic Labor29,4277.41
Chung Ho-sunIndependent20,7965.24
Chung Koo-sunIndependent9,8772.49
Total397,148100.00
Valid votes397,14898.35
Invalid/blank votes6,6731.65
Total votes403,821100.00
Registered voters/turnout954,48142.31
Millennium Democratic hold[1]

Daegu

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Cho Hae-nyungGrand National452,94361.18
Lee Jae-yongIndependent287,39638.82
Total740,339100.00
Valid votes740,33998.45
Invalid/blank votes11,6551.55
Total votes751,994100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,814,27841.45
Grand National hold[1]

Busan

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Ahn Sang-yeongGrand National729,58963.77
Han Ih-heonMillennium Democratic221,93819.40
Kim Seok-joonDemocratic Labor192,59416.83
Total1,144,121100.00
Valid votes1,144,12198.37
Invalid/blank votes18,9191.63
Total votes1,163,040100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,784,72141.77
Grand National gain from United Liberal Democrats[1]

Ulsan

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Park Maeng-wooGrand National197,77253.07
Song Cheol-hoDemocratic Labor162,54643.62
Ahn Seung-chunSocialist12,3293.31
Total372,647100.00
Valid votes372,64798.55
Invalid/blank votes5,4741.45
Total votes378,121100.00
Registered voters/turnout722,80652.31
Grand National gain from Millennium Democratic[1]

Gubernatorial elections

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Gyeonggi

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Sohn Hak-kyuGrand National1,744,29158.38
Jin NyumMillennium Democratic1,075,24335.99
Kim Joon-kiDemocratic Labor168,3575.63
Total2,987,891100.00
Valid votes2,987,89198.78
Invalid/blank votes36,9531.22
Total votes3,024,844100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,777,57544.63
Grand National gain from Millennium Democratic[1]

Gangwon

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Kim Jin-sunGrand National468,98771.12
Nam Dong-wooMillennium Democratic190,45128.88
Total659,438100.00
Valid votes659,43898.24
Invalid/blank votes11,8041.76
Total votes671,242100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,129,85959.41
Grand National hold[1]

North Chungcheong

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Lee Won-jongGrand National343,54658.60
Koo Chun-suhUnited Liberal Democrats196,25333.48
Chang Han-ryangIndependent46,4597.92
Total586,258100.00
Valid votes586,25897.62
Invalid/blank votes14,2922.38
Total votes600,550100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,076,45155.79
Grand National hold[1]

South Chungcheong

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Sim Dae-pyungUnited Liberal Democrats508,79666.96
Park Tae-kwonGrand National251,00533.04
Total759,801100.00
Valid votes759,80196.70
Invalid/blank votes25,9413.30
Total votes785,742100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,397,10556.24
United Liberal Democrats hold[1]

North Jeolla

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Kang Hyun-wookMillennium Democratic571,65074.57
Son Ju-hangIndependent131,32017.13
Ra Kyung-kyunGrand National63,6618.30
Total766,631100.00
Valid votes766,63197.40
Invalid/blank votes20,5042.60
Total votes787,135100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,431,72254.98
Millennium Democratic hold[1]

South Jeolla

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Park Tae-youngMillennium Democratic563,54557.77
Song Jae-guIndependent236,55824.25
Song Ha-sungIndependent89,4879.17
Hwang Soo-younGrand National51,5045.28
Ahn Su-wonIndependent34,4393.53
Total975,533100.00
Valid votes975,53396.96
Invalid/blank votes30,6153.04
Total votes1,006,148100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,533,05965.63
Millennium Democratic hold[1]

North Gyeongsang

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Lee Eui-geunGrand National1,028,08085.49
Cho Young-gunIndependent174,47214.51
Total1,202,552100.00
Valid votes1,202,55297.44
Invalid/blank votes31,5432.56
Total votes1,234,095100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,044,21560.37
Grand National hold[1]

South Gyeongsang

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Kim Hyuk-kyuGrand National920,70674.51
Kim Doo-kwanMillennium Democratic208,64116.88
Lim Su-taeDemocratic Labor106,3678.61
Total1,235,714100.00
Valid votes1,235,71498.14
Invalid/blank votes23,4281.86
Total votes1,259,142100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,227,54856.53
Grand National hold[1]

Jeju

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Woo Geun-minMillennium Democratic135,28351.41
Shin Koo-bumGrand National119,50245.41
Shin Doo-wanDemocratic People8,3733.18
Total263,158100.00
Valid votes263,15898.38
Invalid/blank votes4,3211.62
Total votes267,479100.00
Registered voters/turnout387,98268.94
Millennium Democratic hold[1]

Provincial-level council elections

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Summary

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PartyConstituencyProportionalTotal
seats
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Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Grand National Party7,361,17047.584318,595,17452.1536467+214
Millennium Democratic Party4,695,42530.351214,796,39129.1022143–160
United Liberal Democrats393,1882.54291,340,3768.13433–62
Democratic Labor Party563,8773.6421,072,7826.51911New
Korea Coalition for the Future46,4910.300184,2611.1222New
Other parties38,3990.250493,5752.9900
Independents2,372,96515.342626–13
Total15,471,515100.0060916,482,559100.0073682–8
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations[2]

Constituency seats

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Region Seats GNP MDP ULD DLP Ind.
Seoul 92 82 10
Busan 40 40
Daegu 24 24
Incheon 26 23 2 1
Gwangju 16 16
Daejeon 16 8 8
Ulsan 16 13 2 1
Gyeonggi 94 84 7 3
Gangwon 39 31 6 2
North Chungcheong 24 19 1 2 2
South Chungcheong 32 7 3 19 3
North Jeolla 32 27 5
South Jeolla 46 44 2
North Gyeongsang 51 47 4
South Gyeongsang 45 44 1
Jeju 16 9 5 2
Total 609 431 121 29 2 26
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations[2]

Proportional representation seats

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Region Seats GNP MDP DLP ULD KCF
Seoul 10 5 4 1
Busan 4 2 1 1
Daegu 3 2 1
Incheon 3 2 1
Gwangju 3 2 1
Daejeon 3 1 1 1
Ulsan 3 2 1
Gyeonggi 10 6 3 1
Gangwon 4 2 1 1
North Chungcheong 3 2 1
South Chungcheong 4 1 1 2
North Jeolla 4 1 2 1
South Jeolla 5 1 3 1
North Gyeongsang 6 4 1 1
South Gyeongsang 5 3 1 1
Jeju 3 2 1
Total 73 36 22 9 4 2
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations[2]

Municipal-level mayoral elections

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Summary

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PartySeats+/–
Grand National Party84+66
Millennium Democratic Party74–40
United Liberal Democrats29–13
Democratic Labor Party1New
Independent44–14
Total232

By region

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Region Mayors GNP MDP ULD DLP Ind.
Seoul 25 22 3
Busan 16 13 3
Daegu 8 8
Incheon 10 8 2
Gwangju 5 4 1
Daejeon 5 5
Ulsan 5 3 2
Gyeonggi 31 24 4 1 2
Gangwon 18 15 2 1
North Chungcheong 11 5 1 3 2
South Chungcheong 15 4 2 7 2
North Jeolla 14 9 5
South Jeolla 22 16 6
North Gyeongsang 23 21 2
South Gyeongsang 20 16 4
Jeju 4 1 1 2
Total 232 140 44 16 2 30
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations[2]

Municipal-level council elections

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3,459 seats in municipal-level councils were contested by candidates running as independents.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Election Information System". National Election Commission.
  2. ^ a b c d CLAIR Report No. 236 "2002 Unified Local Elections of the Republic of Korea". Council of Local Authorities for International Relations.