2006 South Korean local elections
# 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.

## Metropolitan city mayoral elections

### Seoul

| Candidate | 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 | Total | Total | 3,946,826 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 3,946,826 | 99.22 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 31,016 | 0.78 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,977,842 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 7,983,648 | 49.82 |
| | Grand National hold | Grand National hold | Grand National hold | Grand National hold |

### Incheon

| Candidate | 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 | Total | Total | 850,819 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 850,819 | 98.99 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 8,687 | 1.01 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 859,506 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,940,403 | 44.30 |
| | Grand National hold | Grand National hold | Grand National hold | Grand National hold |

### Daejeon

| Candidate | 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 | Total | Total | 528,041 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 528,041 | 99.15 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 4,527 | 0.85 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 532,568 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,077,468 | 49.43 |
| | Grand National hold | Grand National hold | Grand National hold | Grand National hold |

### Gwangju

| Candidate | 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 | Total | Total | 464,718 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 464,718 | 99.02 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 4,598 | 0.98 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 469,316 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,014,620 | 46.26 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### Daegu

| Candidate | 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 | Total | Total | 906,681 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 906,681 | 99.08 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 8,379 | 0.92 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 915,060 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,885,043 | 48.54 |
| | Grand National hold | Grand National hold | Grand National hold | Grand National hold |

### Busan

| Candidate | 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 | Total | Total | 1,365,745 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,365,745 | 99.07 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 12,873 | 0.93 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,378,618 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,845,104 | 48.46 |
| | Grand National hold | Grand National hold | Grand National hold | Grand National hold |

### Ulsan

| Candidate | 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 | Total | Total | 413,324 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 413,324 | 99.07 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 3,876 | 0.93 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 417,200 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 790,289 | 52.79 |
| | Grand National hold | Grand National hold | Grand National hold | Grand National hold |

## Gubernatorial elections

### Gyeonggi

| Candidate | 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 | Total | Total | 3,655,509 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 3,655,509 | 98.92 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 40,043 | 1.08 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,695,552 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 7,918,828 | 46.67 |
| | Grand National hold | Grand National hold | Grand National hold | Grand National hold |

### Gangwon

| Candidate | 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 | Total | Total | 668,326 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 668,326 | 98.05 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 13,307 | 1.95 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 681,633 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,160,977 | 58.71 |
| | Grand National hold | Grand National hold | Grand National hold | Grand National hold |

### North Chungcheong

| Candidate | 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 | Total | Total | 605,324 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 605,324 | 98.26 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 10,729 | 1.74 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 616,053 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,126,282 | 54.70 |
| | Grand National hold | Grand National hold | Grand National hold | Grand National hold |

### South Chungcheong

| Candidate | 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 | Total | Total | 819,260 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 819,260 | 97.71 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 19,202 | 2.29 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 838,462 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,126,282 | 74.45 |
| | Grand National gain from People First | Grand National gain from People First | Grand National gain from People First | Grand National gain from People First |

### North Jeolla

| Candidate | 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 | Total | Total | 809,921 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 809,921 | 97.89 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 17,466 | 2.11 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 827,387 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,429,632 | 57.87 |
| | Uri gain from Democratic | Uri gain from Democratic | Uri gain from Democratic | Uri gain from Democratic |

### South Jeolla

| Candidate | 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 | Total | Total | 946,796 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 946,796 | 97.22 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 27,024 | 2.78 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 973,820 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,513,912 | 64.32 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### North Gyeongsang

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

### South Gyeongsang

| Candidate | 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 | Total | Total | 1,350,243 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,350,243 | 98.28 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 23,572 | 1.72 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,373,815 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,375,265 | 57.84 |
| | Grand National hold | Grand National hold | Grand National hold | Grand National hold |

### Jeju

| Candidate | 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 | Total | Total | 274,352 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 274,352 | 99.04 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 2,651 | 0.96 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 277,003 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 411,862 | 67.26 |
| | Independent gain from Democratic | Independent gain from Democratic | Independent gain from Democratic | Independent gain from Democratic |

## Provincial-level council elections

### Summary

| Party | Party | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Proportional | Proportional | Proportional | Total seats | +/– |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total 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 | Total | 18,288,800 | 100.00 | 655 | 18,763,078 | 100.00 | 79 | 733 | +51 |
| Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations ||||||||||

### 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 ||||||||

### 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 |||||||

## Municipal-level mayoral elections

### Summary

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

## Municipal-level council elections

### Summary

| Party | Party | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | 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 | 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 ||||||||

### 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 |||||||
