Daegu Metropolitan Council

The Daegu Metropolitan Council (Korean대구광역시의회; Hanja大邱廣域市議會) is the local council of Daegu.[1]

Daegu Metropolitan Council

대구광역시의회
9th Daegu Metropolitan Council
Type
Type
History
Founded8 July 1991 (1991-07-08)
Leadership
Chairman
Lee Man-gyu, People Power
Vice Chairman
Lee Yeong-ae, People Power
Vice Chairman
Ha Byeong-mun, People Power
Structure
Seats32
Political groups
  People Power (31)
  Democratic (1)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
Parallel voting
Last election
1 June 2022
Website
Daegu Metropolitan Council
Daegu Metropolitan Council
Hangul
대구광역시의회
Hanja
大邱廣域市議會
Revised RomanizationDaegu Gwang-yeoksi Uihoe
McCune–ReischauerTaegu Kwang-yŏksi Ŭihoe

There are a total of 30 members, with 27 members elected in the First-past-the-post voting system and 3 members elected in Party-list proportional representation.

Current composition

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Political party Seats
People Power 31
Democratic 1
Total 32

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

Organization

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The structure of Council consists of:

  • Chairman
  • Two Vice-chairmen
  • Standing Committees
    • Steering Committee
    • Strategy and Administration Committee
    • Culture and Welfare Committee
    • Economy and Environment Committee
    • Construction and Transport Committee
    • Education Committee
  • Special Committees
    • Special Committees on Budget and Accounts
    • Special Committees on Ethics

Recent election results

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2018

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Summary of the 13 June 2018 Daegu Metropolitan Council election results[2]
Party Constituency Party list Total seats
Votes % Seats ± Votes % Seats ± Seats ±
Liberty Korea Party 520,730 47.62 23  4 528,806 46.14 2  0 25  4
Democratic Party of Korea 394,277 36.05 4  4 410,081 35.78 1  0 5  4
Bareunmirae Party 61,602 5.64 0 new 123,592 10.78 0 new 0 new
Justice Party 14,202 1.31 0  0 49,736 4.34 0  0 0  0
Korean Patriots' Party 7,057 0.66 0 new 15,211 1.32 0 new 0 new
Green Party Korea 7,535 0.65 0  0 0  0
Minjung Party 9,791 0.91 0 new 5,559 0.48 0 new 0 new
Labor Party 5,380 0.46 0 new 0 new
Independents 85,354 7.81 0  0 0  0
Total 1,094,013 100.00 27 1,145,900 100.00 3 30

References

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  1. ^ "대구시의회, 8대 의회 슬로건 제정". Newsis. 2018-07-31. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  2. ^ "중앙선거관리위원회 선거통계시스템". National Election Commission.