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The 3rd Local Elections were held in South Korea on 13 June 2002. The ruling Millennium Democratic Party was defeated by the opposition Grand National Party, only controlled Gwangju, Jeolla and Jeju.

Quick Facts All 16 Metropolitan Mayors and Governors, 682 Provincial Councillors, 232 Municipal Leaders, 3,485 Municipal Councillors, Turnout ...

2002 South Korean local elections

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13 June 2002

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All 16 Metropolitan Mayors and Governors, 682 Provincial Councillors,
232 Municipal Leaders, 3,485 Municipal Councillors

Turnout

48.9%

	First party	Second party	Third party

Leader	Suh Chung-won	Han Hwa-gap	Kim Jong-pil
Party	Grand National	Millennium Democratic	United Liberal Democrats
Metropolitan Mayors and Governors	11 (5 )	4 (2 )	1 (3 )
Provincial Councillors	467 (243 )	143 (128 )	16 (13 )
Municipal Leaders	140 (66 )	44 (40 )	16 (66 )

	Fourth party	Fifth party

Leader	Kwon Young-ghil	Park Geun-hye
Party	Democratic Labor	The Party of Korea Future Union
Metropolitan Mayors and Governors	0 (New party)	0 (New party)
Provincial Councillors	11 (New party)	2 (New party)
Municipal Leaders	2 (New party)	0 (New party)

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Municipal Leaders
■ Grand National Party ■ Millennium Democratic Party
■ United Liberal Democrats ■ Independent
■ Democratic Labor Party

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Seoul

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Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Lee Myung-bak	Grand National	1,819,057	52.29
	Kim Min-seok	Millennium Democratic	1,496,754	43.02
	Lee Moon-ok	Democratic Labor	87,965	2.53
	Lee Kyung-hee	Independent	34,313	0.99
	Lim Sam-jin	Green Peace	28,034	0.81
	Won Yong-soo	Socialist	12,982	0.37
Total			3,479,105	100.00

Valid votes			3,479,105	99.09
Invalid/blank votes			31,793	0.91
Total votes			3,510,898	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			7,665,343	45.80
	Grand National gain from Millennium Democratic^[1]

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Incheon

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Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Ahn Sang-soo	Grand National	393,932	56.18
	Park Sang-eun	Millennium Democratic	225,210	32.12
	Kim Chang-han	Democratic Labor	35,234	5.02
	Shin Maeng-soon	Green Peace	29,473	4.20
	Kim Young-kyu	Socialist	17,404	2.48
Total			701,253	100.00

Valid votes			701,253	98.55
Invalid/blank votes			10,349	1.45
Total votes			711,602	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,809,907	39.32
	Grand National gain from United Liberal Democrats^[1]

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Daejeon

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Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Yeom Hong-cheol	Grand National	191,832	46.62
	Hong Sun-ki	United Liberal Democrats	165,426	40.20
	Chung Ha-yong	Independent	38,445	9.34
	Kim Heon-tae	Independent	15,780	3.83
Total			411,483	100.00

Valid votes			411,483	98.49
Invalid/blank votes			6,326	1.51
Total votes			417,809	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			987,180	42.32
	Grand National gain from United Liberal Democrats^[1]

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Gwangju

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Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Park Gwang-tae	Millennium Democratic	185,938	46.82
	Chung Dong-nyun	Independent	107,415	27.05
	Lee Hwan-eui	Grand National	43,695	11.00
	Park Jong-hyun	Democratic Labor	29,427	7.41
	Chung Ho-sun	Independent	20,796	5.24
	Chung Koo-sun	Independent	9,877	2.49
Total			397,148	100.00

Valid votes			397,148	98.35
Invalid/blank votes			6,673	1.65
Total votes			403,821	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			954,481	42.31
	Millennium Democratic hold^[1]

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Daegu

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Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Cho Hae-nyung	Grand National	452,943	61.18
	Lee Jae-yong	Independent	287,396	38.82
Total			740,339	100.00

Valid votes			740,339	98.45
Invalid/blank votes			11,655	1.55
Total votes			751,994	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,814,278	41.45
	Grand National hold^[1]

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Busan

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Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Ahn Sang-yeong	Grand National	729,589	63.77
	Han Ih-heon	Millennium Democratic	221,938	19.40
	Kim Seok-joon	Democratic Labor	192,594	16.83
Total			1,144,121	100.00

Valid votes			1,144,121	98.37
Invalid/blank votes			18,919	1.63
Total votes			1,163,040	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			2,784,721	41.77
	Grand National gain from United Liberal Democrats^[1]

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Ulsan

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Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Park Maeng-woo	Grand National	197,772	53.07
	Song Cheol-ho	Democratic Labor	162,546	43.62
	Ahn Seung-chun	Socialist	12,329	3.31
Total			372,647	100.00

Valid votes			372,647	98.55
Invalid/blank votes			5,474	1.45
Total votes			378,121	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			722,806	52.31
	Grand National gain from Millennium Democratic^[1]

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Gyeonggi

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Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Sohn Hak-kyu	Grand National	1,744,291	58.38
	Jin Nyum	Millennium Democratic	1,075,243	35.99
	Kim Joon-ki	Democratic Labor	168,357	5.63
Total			2,987,891	100.00

Valid votes			2,987,891	98.78
Invalid/blank votes			36,953	1.22
Total votes			3,024,844	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			6,777,575	44.63
	Grand National gain from Millennium Democratic^[1]

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Gangwon

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Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Kim Jin-sun	Grand National	468,987	71.12
	Nam Dong-woo	Millennium Democratic	190,451	28.88
Total			659,438	100.00

Valid votes			659,438	98.24
Invalid/blank votes			11,804	1.76
Total votes			671,242	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,129,859	59.41
	Grand National hold^[1]

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North Chungcheong

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Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Lee Won-jong	Grand National	343,546	58.60
	Koo Chun-suh	United Liberal Democrats	196,253	33.48
	Chang Han-ryang	Independent	46,459	7.92
Total			586,258	100.00

Valid votes			586,258	97.62
Invalid/blank votes			14,292	2.38
Total votes			600,550	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,076,451	55.79
	Grand National hold^[1]

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South Chungcheong

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Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Sim Dae-pyung	United Liberal Democrats	508,796	66.96
	Park Tae-kwon	Grand National	251,005	33.04
Total			759,801	100.00

Valid votes			759,801	96.70
Invalid/blank votes			25,941	3.30
Total votes			785,742	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,397,105	56.24
	United Liberal Democrats hold^[1]

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North Jeolla

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Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Kang Hyun-wook	Millennium Democratic	571,650	74.57
	Son Ju-hang	Independent	131,320	17.13
	Ra Kyung-kyun	Grand National	63,661	8.30
Total			766,631	100.00

Valid votes			766,631	97.40
Invalid/blank votes			20,504	2.60
Total votes			787,135	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,431,722	54.98
	Millennium Democratic hold^[1]

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South Jeolla

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Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Park Tae-young	Millennium Democratic	563,545	57.77
	Song Jae-gu	Independent	236,558	24.25
	Song Ha-sung	Independent	89,487	9.17
	Hwang Soo-youn	Grand National	51,504	5.28
	Ahn Su-won	Independent	34,439	3.53
Total			975,533	100.00

Valid votes			975,533	96.96
Invalid/blank votes			30,615	3.04
Total votes			1,006,148	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,533,059	65.63
	Millennium Democratic hold^[1]

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North Gyeongsang

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Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Lee Eui-geun	Grand National	1,028,080	85.49
	Cho Young-gun	Independent	174,472	14.51
Total			1,202,552	100.00

Valid votes			1,202,552	97.44
Invalid/blank votes			31,543	2.56
Total votes			1,234,095	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			2,044,215	60.37
	Grand National hold^[1]

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South Gyeongsang

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Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Kim Hyuk-kyu	Grand National	920,706	74.51
	Kim Doo-kwan	Millennium Democratic	208,641	16.88
	Lim Su-tae	Democratic Labor	106,367	8.61
Total			1,235,714	100.00

Valid votes			1,235,714	98.14
Invalid/blank votes			23,428	1.86
Total votes			1,259,142	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			2,227,548	56.53
	Grand National hold^[1]

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Jeju

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Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Woo Geun-min	Millennium Democratic	135,283	51.41
	Shin Koo-bum	Grand National	119,502	45.41
	Shin Doo-wan	Democratic People	8,373	3.18
Total			263,158	100.00

Valid votes			263,158	98.38
Invalid/blank votes			4,321	1.62
Total votes			267,479	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			387,982	68.94
	Millennium Democratic hold^[1]

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Summary

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Party		Constituency			Proportional			Total seats	+/–
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats	+/–
	Grand National Party	7,361,170	47.58	431	8,595,174	52.15	36	467	+214
	Millennium Democratic Party	4,695,425	30.35	121	4,796,391	29.10	22	143	–160
	United Liberal Democrats	393,188	2.54	29	1,340,376	8.13	4	33	–62
	Democratic Labor Party	563,877	3.64	2	1,072,782	6.51	9	11	New
	Korea Coalition for the Future	46,491	0.30	0	184,261	1.12	2	2	New
	Other parties	38,399	0.25	0	493,575	2.99	0	0	–
	Independents	2,372,965	15.34	26				26	–13
Total		15,471,515	100.00	609	16,482,559	100.00	73	682	–8

Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations^[2]

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Constituency seats

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Region	Seats	GNP	MDP	ULD	DLP	Ind.
Region	Seats
Seoul	92	82	10
Busan	40	40
Daegu	24	24
Incheon	26	23	2			1
Gwangju	16		16
Daejeon	16	8		8
Ulsan	16	13			2	1
Gyeonggi	94	84	7			3
Gangwon	39	31	6			2
North Chungcheong	24	19	1	2		2
South Chungcheong	32	7	3	19		3
North Jeolla	32		27			5
South Jeolla	46		44			2
North Gyeongsang	51	47				4
South Gyeongsang	45	44				1
Jeju	16	9	5			2
Total	609	431	121	29	2	26
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations^[2]

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Proportional representation seats

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Summary

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Party		Seats	+/–
	Grand National Party	84	+66
	Millennium Democratic Party	74	–40
	United Liberal Democrats	29	–13
	Democratic Labor Party	1	New
	Independent	44	–14
Total		232	–

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By region

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Region	Mayors	GNP	MDP	ULD	DLP	Ind.
Region	Mayors
Seoul	25	22	3
Busan	16	13				3
Daegu	8	8
Incheon	10	8	2
Gwangju	5		4			1
Daejeon	5			5
Ulsan	5	3			2
Gyeonggi	31	24	4	1		2
Gangwon	18	15	2			1
North Chungcheong	11	5	1	3		2
South Chungcheong	15	4	2	7		2
North Jeolla	14		9			5
South Jeolla	22		16			6
North Gyeongsang	23	21				2
South Gyeongsang	20	16				4
Jeju	4	1	1			2
Total	232	140	44	16	2	30
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations^[2]

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3,459 seats in municipal-level councils were contested by candidates running as independents.

[1]
"Election Information System". National Election Commission.
[2]
CLAIR Report No. 236 "2002 Unified Local Elections of the Republic of Korea". Council of Local Authorities for International Relations.

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