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 (Korean: 인천광역시의회; 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

Political partySeats
People Power26
Democratic14
Total40

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

Organization

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

2018

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 847,93964.6432Increase22 733,69155.272Steady0 34Increase22
Liberty Korea Party 413,51731.521Decrease20 350,90926.431Decrease1 2Decrease21
Justice Party 15,3301.170Steady0 122,5399.231Increase1 1Increase1
Bareunmirae Party 27,9932.140new 88,0936.630new 0new
Party for Democracy and Peace 8,9090.670new 0new
Green Party Korea 7,9000.590Steady0 0Steady0
Minjung Party 5,6450.420new 0new
Labor Party 2,5340.190Steady0 4,9790.370Steady0 0Steady0
Korean Patriots' Party 4,5660.340new 0new
Independents 4,5070.340Steady0 0Steady0
Total 1,311,820100.0033 1,327,231100.004 37

References

  1. "민주당 92% 인천시의회 개원… '견제 역할' 최대 이슈". 오마이뉴스 (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.
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