Seoul Metropolitan Council

Seoul Metropolitan Council 서울특별시의회
10th Seoul Metropolitan Council
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	5 September 1956 (1956-09-05)
Leadership
Chairman	Kim Hyeon-gi, People Power
Vice Chairman	Nam Chang-jin, People Power
Vice Chairman	Woo Hyeong-chan, Democratic
Structure
Seats	112
Political groups	People Power (76)   Democratic (36)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	Parallel voting First-past-the-post (101 seats) Party-list proportional representation (11 seats)
Last election	1 June 2022
Meeting place
Bumingwan
Website
Seoul Metropolitan Council (Korean) Seoul Metropolitan Council (English)

The Seoul Metropolitan Council (Korean: 서울특별시의회) is the local council of Seoul.

There are a total of 112 members, with 101 members elected in the First-past-the-post voting system and 11 members elected in Party-list proportional representation.

The council uses the historic building Bumingwan in Jung District.^[1]

Negotiation groups can be formed by 10 or more members.

The structure of Council consists of:^[2]

• Chairman
• Two Vice Chairmen
• Standing Committees
  • Council Steering Committee
  • Administration & Autonomy Committee
  • Planning & Economy Committee
  • Environment & Water Resources Committee
  • Culture, Sports & Tourism Committee
  • Health & Social Affairs Committee
  • Public Safety & Construction Committee
  • City Planning & Management Committee
  • Transportation Committee
  • Education Committee
• Special Committees
  • Special Committees on Budget & Accounts
  • Special Committees on Ethics

Summary of the 13 June 2018 Seoul Metropolitan Council election results^[3]

Party			Constituency				Party list				Total seats
			Votes	%	Seats	±	Votes	%	Seats	±	Seats	±
	Democratic Party of Korea		3,022,905	61.89	97	25	2,523,110	50.92	5	0	102	25
	Liberty Korea Party		1,400,927	28.68	3	21	1,250,856	25.24	3	2	6	23
	Bareunmirae Party		419,635	8.59	0	new	569,224	11.48	1	new	1	new
	Justice Party		—				480,371	9.69	1	1	1	1
	Party for Democracy and Peace		10,668	0.22	0	new	43,839	0.88	0	new	0	new
	Green Party Korea		—				37,974	0.76	0	0	0	0
	Minjung Party		12,989	0.27	0	new	17,249	0.34	0	new	0	new
	Korean Patriots' Party		789	0.02	0	new	15,726	0.31	0	new	0	new
	Other parties		1,537	0.03	0	0	—				0	0
	Independents		14,560	0.30	0	0	—				0	0
Total			4,884,010	100.00	100	–	4,954,933	100.00	10	–	110	–

• Seoul Metropolitan Government
• Seoul City Hall