Proportional Representation Seats Reversed by Jamsil Ballot Count... People Power Party Increases from 7 to 8 (Comprehensive)

One Proportional Representation Seat Shifts from Democrats to People Power Party
Democratic Party Members-Elect Decrease from 81 to 80
People Power Party Wins 44% of Votes... Margin of 0.14 Percentage Points

The results for proportional representation council members of the Seoul Metropolitan Council were overturned after the ballot box from Jamsil 7-dong in Songpa-gu, Seoul was counted. The number of proportional representation members-elect from the Democratic Party of Korea decreased by one, while that of the People Power Party increased by one.

Seoul Metropolitan Council

On June 5, the Seoul Metropolitan Council announced that of the 118 members-elect for the 12th Council elected in the June 3 local elections, 80 were from the Democratic Party (73 from local constituencies, 7 from proportional representation) and 38 were from the People Power Party (30 from local constituencies, 8 from proportional representation).

Previously, before the Jamsil 7-dong ballot box was counted, on June 4 the Seoul Metropolitan Council had announced that the Democratic Party and People Power Party had eight and seven proportional representation council members-elect, respectively. [Related article = Seoul Metropolitan Council: 81 Democrats and 37 People Power Party members elected... Term begins July 1]

However, the following day, changes occurred in the number of members-elect according to the final ballot count for proportional representation metropolitan council members in Seoul by the National Election Commission. Once the count of the Jamsil 7-dong ballot box was completed, one proportional representation seat shifted from the Democratic Party to the People Power Party.

According to the National Election Commission's count, in the Seoul metropolitan council proportional representation election, the People Power Party received 2,295,093 votes, and the Democratic Party received 2,287,569 votes. The vote shares were 44.00% for the People Power Party and 43.86% for the Democratic Party, showing a narrow margin of 0.14 percentage points.

The age distribution of the 12th Seoul Metropolitan Council members-elect is: 22 in their 30s, 33 in their 40s, 32 in their 50s, 29 in their 60s, and 2 in their 70s.

The youngest members-elect are Lee Inae (Democratic Party, proportional representation), born in June 1996, and Lee Gwanghee (Democratic Party, Yangcheon 3), a local constituency member, born in December 1995.

The oldest are Kim Gideok (Democratic Party, Mapo 4), born in December 1954, and Yang Pyeongho (Minjung Party, Gangdong 4), born in July 1954.

By occupation, there are 33 incumbent Seoul Metropolitan Council members, 52 party officials (including district council members), 13 professionals, 8 entrepreneurs, 3 educators, and 9 others (as of the time of candidate registration with the National Election Commission).

Including this election, there is one fifth-term member, one fourth-term member, 12 third-term members, 30 second-term members, and 74 first-term members.

The member with the most terms is Kim Gideok, who is serving his fifth term. The fourth-term member is Kim Inje (Democratic Party, Guro 2). There are 18 second-term members from the Democratic Party and 12 from the People Power Party; among first-term members, including those elected by proportional representation, there are 51 from the Democratic Party and 23 from the People Power Party.

The 12th Seoul Metropolitan Council's term begins on July 1 next month and runs through June 30, 2030. The first provisional session will be held next month to elect the speaker and standing committee chairs, after which legislative activities will begin in earnest.

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