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 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 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 +/– 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]
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