Sejong City Council

The Sejong City Council (Korean: 세종특별자치시의회; Hanja: 世宗特別自治市議會) is the local council of Sejong City, South Korea.[1]

Sejong City Council

세종특별자치시의회
3rd Sejong City Council
Type
Type
History
Founded1 July 2012 (2012-07-01)
Leadership
Chairman
Seo Gum-taic, Democratic
Vice Chairman
Ahn Chang-young, Democratic
Vice Chairman
Lee Young-se, Democratic
Structure
Seats18
Political groups
  Democratic (17)
  People Power (1)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
Parallel voting
Last election
13 June 2018
Website
Sejong City Council (Korean)
Sejong City Council (English)
Sejong City Council
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSejong Teukbyeol Jachisi Uihoe
McCune–ReischauerSechong T’ŭkpyŏl Chach’isi Ŭihoe

There are a total of 18 members, with 16 members elected in the First-past-the-post voting system and 2 members elected in Party-list proportional representation.

Current composition

Political partySeats
Democratic17
People Power1
Total18

Negotiation groups can be formed by 3 or more members. There are currently a negotiation group in the Council, formed by the Democratic Party of Korea only.

Organization

The structure of Council consists of:

  • Chairman
  • Two Vice Chairmans
  • Standing Committees
    • Steering Committee of Council
    • Administration and Welfare Committee
    • Industry and Construction Committee
    • Education Committee
  • Special Committees
    • Special Committees on Budget and Accounts
    • Special Committees on Ethics

Recent election results

2018

 Summary of the 13 June 2018 Sejong City Council election results[2]
Party Constituency Party list Total seats
Votes % Seats ± Votes % Seats ± Seats ±
Democratic Party of Korea 85,29962.97168 79,75259.0110 178
Liberty Korea Party 22,51316.6204 23,56717.4310 14
Justice Party N/A 17,36912.850new 0new
Bareunmirae Party 18,22413.450new 14,45510.690new 0new
Independents 9,4336.9601 N/A 01
Total 135,469100.0016 135,143100.002 18

References

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