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Incheon Metropolitan Council

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Incheon Metropolitan Council

인천광역시의회
8th Incheon Metropolitan Council
Type
Type
History
Founded8 July 1991 (1991-07-08)
Leadership
Chairman
Heo Shik, People Power
Vice Chairman
Lee bong-rak, People Power
Vice Chairman
Park Jong-hyeok, Democratic
Structure
Seats40
Political groups
  People Power (26)
  Democratic (14)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
Parallel voting
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 RomanizationIncheon Gwang-yeoksi Uihoe
McCune–ReischauerInchŏn Kwang-yŏksi Ŭihoe

The Incheon Metropolitan Council (Korean인천광역시의회; Hanja仁川廣域市議會) is the local council of Incheon.[1]

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

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Political party Seats
People Power 26
Democratic 14
Total 40

The Incheon Metropolitan Council has no regulations on the negotiation group.

Organization

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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

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2018

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Summary of the 13 June 2018 Incheon Metropolitan Council election results[3]
Party Constituency Party list Total seats
Votes % Seats ± Votes % Seats ± Seats ±
Democratic Party of Korea 847,939 64.64 32 Increase22 733,691 55.27 2 Steady0 34 Increase22
Liberty Korea Party 413,517 31.52 1 Decrease20 350,909 26.43 1 Decrease1 2 Decrease21
Justice Party 15,330 1.17 0 Steady0 122,539 9.23 1 Increase1 1 Increase1
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 Steady0 0 Steady0
Minjung Party 5,645 0.42 0 new 0 new
Labor Party 2,534 0.19 0 Steady0 4,979 0.37 0 Steady0 0 Steady0
Korean Patriots' Party 4,566 0.34 0 new 0 new
Independents 4,507 0.34 0 Steady0 0 Steady0
Total 1,311,820 100.00 33 1,327,231 100.00 4 37

References

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  1. ^ "민주당 92% 인천시의회 개원… '견제 역할' 최대 이슈". OhmyNews. 2018-07-02. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  2. ^ "Organizational Chart (English)". Official website of the Incheon Metropolitan Council.
  3. ^ "중앙선거관리위원회 선거통계시스템". National Election Commission.