2010 South Korean local elections

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The 5th Local Elections were held in South Korea on 2 June 2010. It was the first local elections in South Korea to have political parties nominating candidates for municipal councilors.

Registered38,851,159
Turnout21,162,998
54.5% (Increase 2.9pp)
Quick facts 16 regional heads761 regional councilors228 municipal mayors 2,888 municipal councilors, Registered ...
2010 South Korean local elections
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16 regional heads
761 regional councilors
228 municipal mayors
2,888 municipal councilors
Registered38,851,159
Turnout21,162,998
54.5% (Increase 2.9pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Chung Sye-kyun Chung Mong-joon Lee Hoi-chang
Party Democratic Grand National Liberty Forward
Regional seats
last election		 3 heads
132 councilors		 12 heads
557 councilors		 Did not exist
Municipal seats
last election		 39 mayors
906 councilors		 155 mayors
1,621 councilors		 Did not exist
Regional seats won 7 heads
360 councilors		 6 heads
288 councilors		 1 head
41 councilors
Regional seat change Increase 4 heads
Increase 228 councilors		 Decrease 6 heads
Decrease 269 councilors		 New
Municipal seats won 92 mayors
1,025 councilors		 82 mayors
1,247 councilors		 13 mayors
117 councilors
Municipal seat change Increase 53 mayors
Increase 119 councilors		 Decrease 73 mayors
Decrease 374 councilors		 New
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The ruling Grand National Party was able to win four out of seven mayoral seats but suffer by massive landslide on the gubernatorial election winning only two out of nine seats. On the other hand, the Democratic Party was able to capture two mayoral seats and swept five out of nine gubernatorial seats. The Liberty Forward Party won Daejeon while two independent candidates won gubernatorial seats in South Gyeongsang Province and in Jeju Province.

Left top: Results of metropolitan mayoral and gubernatorial elections
Right top: Results of municipal mayoral elections
Left bottom: Results of provincial legislative elections
Right top: Results of municipal legislative elections
   GNP    DP    LFP    DLP    CKP
   NPP    PFU    PPP    FU    PPU    Ind. The 5th local elections were held in South Korea on 2 June 2010.[1] The voter turnout reached 54.4%, the highest in 15 years.[2]

Voter turnout by province and city

More information Province/City, Electorate ...
Province/City Electorate Turnout %
Seoul 8,211,461 4,421,491 53.8
Busan 2,849,895 1,410,809 49.5
Daegu 1,928,835 886,317 45.9
Incheon 2,096,853 1,068,735 50.9
Gwangju 1,064,913 530,688 49.8
Daejeon 1,127,547 595,718 52.9
Ulsan 838,805 462,339 55.1
Gyeonggi Province 8,761,840 4,538,591 51.8
Gangwon Province 1,190,509 742,105 62.3
North Chungcheong Province 1,183,811 695,977 58.8
South Chungcheong Province 1,595,587 902,299 56.5
North Jeolla Province 1,442,805 856,846 59.3
South Jeolla Province 1,504,902 967,573 64.3
North Gyeongsang Province 2,122,905 1,260,726 59.4
South Gyeongsang 2,506,393 1,550,538 61.8
Jeju 424,098 276,134 65.1
Total 38,851,159 21,166,886 54.5
Source：National Election Commission[3]
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Regional head elections

More information Party, Votes ...
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Grand National Party9,441,70145.726–6
Democratic Party6,314,53530.587+4
Participation Party2,243,06810.860New
Liberty Forward Party713,4193.451New
Democratic Labor Party393,8191.9100
New Progressive Party389,9181.890New
Party for Peace and Democracy106,3390.510New
Party of Future Union18,3390.090New
Independents1,031,2834.992+1
Total20,652,421100.00160
Valid votes20,652,42197.59
Invalid/blank votes510,5772.41
Total votes21,162,998100.00
Registered voters/turnout38,851,15954.47
Source: National Election Commission[4][5]
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More information Province/City, Head ...
Province/City Head Incumbent Party Elected Party
Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon Grand National Oh Se-hoon Grand National
Busan Mayor Hur Nam-sik Grand National Hur Nam-sik Grand National
Daegu Mayor Kim Bum-il Grand National Kim Bum-il Grand National
Incheon Mayor Ahn Sang-soo Grand National Song Young-gil Democratic
Gwangju Mayor Park Gwang-tae Democratic Kang Woon-tae Democratic
Daejeon Mayor Park Sung-hyo Grand National Yeom Hong-cheol Liberty Forward
Ulsan Mayor Park Maeng-woo Grand National Park Maeng-woo Grand National
Gyeonggi Governor Kim Moon-soo Grand National Kim Moon-soo Grand National
Gangwon Governor Kim Jin-sun Grand National Lee Kwang-jae Democratic
North Chungcheong Governor Chung Woo-taik Grand National Lee Si-jong Democratic
South Chungcheong Governor Lee In-hwa (acting) Independent Ahn Hee-jung Democratic
North Jeolla Governor Kim Wan-ju Democratic Kim Wan-ju Democratic
South Jeolla Governor Park Jun-young Democratic Park Jun-young Democratic
North Gyeongsang Governor Kim Kwan-yong Grand National Kim Kwan-yong Grand National
South Gyeongsang Governor Kim Tae-ho Grand National Kim Doo-kwan Independent
Jeju Governor Kim Tae-hwan Independent Woo Geun-min Independent
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Seoul

More information Candidate, Party ...
CandidatePartyVotes%
Oh Se-hoon (incumbent)Grand National Party2,086,12747.44
Han Myung-sookDemocratic Party2,059,71546.84
Roh Hoe-chanNew Progressive Party143,4593.26
Ji Sang-wookLiberty Forward Party90,0322.05
Seok Jong-hyunParty of Future Union18,3390.42
Total4,397,672100.00
Valid votes4,397,67299.36
Invalid/blank votes28,5100.64
Total votes4,426,182100.00
Registered voters/turnout8,211,46153.90
Grand National hold
Source: National Election Commission[6]
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Busan

More information Candidate, Party ...
CandidatePartyVotes%
Hur Nam-sik (incumbent)Grand National Party770,50755.43
Kim Jeong-gilDemocratic Party619,56544.57
Total1,390,072100.00
Valid votes1,390,07298.58
Invalid/blank votes20,0541.42
Total votes1,410,126100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,849,89549.48
Grand National hold
Source: National Election Commission[6]
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Daegu

More information Candidate, Party ...
CandidatePartyVotes%
Kim Bum-il (incumbent)Grand National Party633,11872.93
Lee Seung-cheonDemocratic Party146,45816.87
Cho Myung-raeNew Progressive Party88,59910.21
Total868,175100.00
Valid votes868,17597.98
Invalid/blank votes17,8602.02
Total votes886,035100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,928,83545.94
Grand National hold
Source: National Election Commission[6]
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Incheon

More information Candidate, Party ...
CandidatePartyVotes%
Song Young-gilDemocratic Party556,90252.70
Ahn Sang-soo (incumbent)Grand National Party469,04044.38
Kim Sang-haNew Progressive Party19,5801.85
Paik Seok-dooParty for Peace and Democracy11,2581.07
Total1,056,780100.00
Valid votes1,056,78099.00
Invalid/blank votes10,6511.00
Total votes1,067,431100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,096,85350.91
Democratic gain from Grand National
Source: National Election Commission[6]
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Gwangju

More information Candidate, Party ...
CandidatePartyVotes%
Kang Woon-taeDemocratic Party297,00356.74
Chung Chan-yongParticipation Party75,83014.49
Chung Yong-hwaGrand National Party74,49014.23
Chang Won-seopDemocratic Labor Party39,4557.54
Yoon Nan-silNew Progressive Party30,8345.89
Cho Hong-kyuParty for Peace and Democracy5,8711.12
Total523,483100.00
Valid votes523,48398.79
Invalid/blank votes6,4181.21
Total votes529,901100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,064,91349.76
Democratic hold
Source: National Election Commission[6]
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Daejeon

More information Candidate, Party ...
CandidatePartyVotes%
Yeom Hong-cheolLiberty Forward Party276,12246.68
Park Sung-hyo (incumbent)Grand National Party168,61628.50
Kim Won-woongDemocratic Party137,75123.29
Kim Yoon-kiNew Progressive Party9,0741.53
Total591,563100.00
Valid votes591,56399.14
Invalid/blank votes5,1200.86
Total votes596,683100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,127,54752.92
Liberty Forward gain from Grand National
Source: National Election Commission[6]
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Ulsan

More information Candidate, Party ...
CandidatePartyVotes%
Park Maeng-woo (incumbent)Grand National Party279,42161.26
Kim Chang-hyunDemocratic Labor Party133,43729.26
Noh Ok-heeNew Progressive Party43,2569.48
Total456,114100.00
Valid votes456,11498.70
Invalid/blank votes5,9891.30
Total votes462,103100.00
Registered voters/turnout838,80555.09
Grand National hold
Source: National Election Commission[6]
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Gyeonggi

More information Candidate, Party ...
CandidatePartyVotes%
Kim Moon-soo (incumbent)Grand National Party2,271,49252.20
Rhyu Si-minParticipation Party2,079,89247.80
Total4,351,384100.00
Valid votes4,351,38495.96
Invalid/blank votes183,3874.04
Total votes4,534,771100.00
Registered voters/turnout8,761,84051.76
Grand National hold
Source: National Election Commission[6]
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Gangwon

More information Candidate, Party ...
CandidatePartyVotes%
Lee Kwang-jaeDemocratic Party388,44354.36
Lee Chang-bokGrand National Party326,11145.64
Total714,554100.00
Valid votes714,55496.34
Invalid/blank votes27,1703.66
Total votes741,724100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,190,50962.30
Democratic gain from Grand National
Source: National Election Commission[6]
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North Chungcheong

More information Candidate, Party ...
CandidatePartyVotes%
Lee Si-jongDemocratic Party349,91351.22
Chung Woo-taik (incumbent)Grand National Party313,64645.91
Kim Baek-kyuNew Progressive Party19,5512.86
Total683,110100.00
Valid votes683,11098.09
Invalid/blank votes13,2831.91
Total votes696,393100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,183,81158.83
Democratic gain from Grand National
Source: National Election Commission[6]
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South Chungcheong

More information Candidate, Party ...
CandidatePartyVotes%
Ahn Hee-jungDemocratic Party367,28842.25
Park Sang-donLiberty Forward Party347,26539.95
Park Hae-chunGrand National Party154,72317.80
Total869,276100.00
Valid votes869,27696.39
Invalid/blank votes32,5873.61
Total votes901,863100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,595,58756.52
Democratic gain
Source: National Election Commission[6]
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North Jeolla

More information Candidate, Party ...
CandidatePartyVotes%
Kim Wan-ju (incumbent)Democratic Party569,98068.68
Jeong Woon-chunGrand National Party151,06418.20
Ha Yeon-hoDemocratic Labor Party52,3316.31
Yeom Kyung-sukNew Progressive Party35,5654.29
Kim Dae-sikParty for Peace and Democracy20,9902.53
Total829,930100.00
Valid votes829,93096.94
Invalid/blank votes26,1813.06
Total votes856,111100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,442,80559.34
Democratic hold
Source: National Election Commission[6]
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South Jeolla

More information Candidate, Party ...
CandidatePartyVotes%
Park Jun-young (incumbent)Democratic Party629,98468.30
Kim Dae-sikGrand National Party123,54813.40
Park Woong-dooDemocratic Labor Party100,58110.91
Kim Kyung-jaeParty for Peace and Democracy68,2207.40
Total922,333100.00
Valid votes922,33395.35
Invalid/blank votes45,0054.65
Total votes967,338100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,504,90264.28
Democratic hold
Source: National Election Commission[6]
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North Gyeongsang

More information Candidate, Party ...
CandidatePartyVotes%
Kim Kwan-yong (incumbent)Grand National Party913,81275.36
Hong Eui-rakDemocratic Party143,34711.82
Yoo Sung-chanParticipation Party87,3467.20
Yoon Byung-taeDemocratic Labor Party68,0155.61
Total1,212,520100.00
Valid votes1,212,52096.19
Invalid/blank votes48,0713.81
Total votes1,260,591100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,122,90559.38
Grand National hold
Source: National Election Commission[6]
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South Gyeongsang

More information Candidate, Party ...
CandidatePartyVotes%
Kim Doo-kwanIndependent812,33653.50
Lee Dal-gonGrand National Party705,98646.50
Total1,518,322100.00
Valid votes1,518,32297.98
Invalid/blank votes31,3682.02
Total votes1,549,690100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,506,39361.83
Independent gain from Grand National
Source: National Election Commission[6]
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Jeju

More information Candidate, Party ...
CandidatePartyVotes%
Woo Geun-minIndependent110,60341.40
Hyun Myung-gwanIndependent108,34440.56
Goh Hee-bumDemocratic Party48,18618.04
Total267,133100.00
Valid votes267,13396.77
Invalid/blank votes8,9233.23
Total votes276,056100.00
Registered voters/turnout424,09865.09
Independent gain from Independent
Source: National Election Commission[6]
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Regional council elections

More information Party, Proportional ...
PartyProportionalConstituencyTotal
seats		+/–
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Grand National Party8,229,97139.83367,755,54739.72252288–269
Democratic Party7,252,19035.10326,849,71735.08328360+228
Democratic Labor Party1,519,3647.356653,7153.351824+9
Participation Party1,374,9516.652364,0931.8635New
Liberty Forward Party936,9574.533681,0243.493841New
New Progressive Party647,3463.130185,3800.9533New
Pro-Park Alliance379,7371.842123,3790.6313New
Party of Future Union159,5030.770183,3850.9411New
Party for Peace and Democracy83,0920.40027,9040.1400New
Socialist Party81,2570.39000
People's First Union36,8570.1900New
Creative Korea Party21,3910.1100New
International Green Party4430.0000New
National Foundation Party2400.0000New
Independents2,644,10213.543636+22
Total20,664,368100.008119,527,177100.00680761+28
Valid votes20,664,36897.6319,527,17797.27
Invalid/blank votes500,8322.37548,1252.73
Total votes21,165,200100.0020,075,302100.00
Registered voters/turnout38,851,15954.4836,812,16954.53
Source: National Election Commission[4][5]
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Results by province or city

More information Province/City, Seats ...
Province/City Seats DP GNP LFP DLP PPP NPP PPA FU IND
Seoul 106 79 27
Busan 47 2 40 5
Daegu 29 27 1 1
Incheon 33 23 6 1 1 2
Gwangju 22 20 2
Daejeon 22 5 1 16
Ulsan 22 13 7 2
Gyeonggi 124 76 42 1 2 1 2
Gangwon 42 14 22 6
North Chungcheong 31 22 4 4 1
South Chungcheong 40 13 6 21
North Jeolla 38 35 1 2
South Jeolla 57 49 1 3 4
North Gyeongsang 58 1 48 2 1 6
South Gyeongsang 54 3 38 5 1 2 5
Jeju 36 18 12 2 1 3
Total 761 360 288 41 24 5 3 3 1 36
Source: National Election Commission[5]
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Constituency seats

More information Province/City, Seats ...
Province/City Seats DP GNP LFP DLP PPP NPP PPA FU IND
Seoul 96 74 22
Busan 42 37 5
Daegu 26 25 1
Incheon 30 21 5 1 1 2
Gwangju 19 18 1
Daejeon 19 4 15
Ulsan 19 11 6 2
Gyeonggi 112 71 36 1 1 1 2
Gangwon 38 12 20 6
North Chungcheong 28 20 3 4 1
South Chungcheong 36 12 5 19
North Jeolla 34 33 1
South Jeolla 51 45 2 4
North Gyeongsang 52 44 1 1 6
South Gyeongsang 49 2 35 4 1 2 5
Jeju 29 16 9 1 3
Total 680 328 252 38 18 3 3 1 1 36
Source: National Election Commission[5]
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Proportional representation seats

More information Province/City, Seats ...
Province/City Seats GNP DP DLP LFP PPP PPA
Seoul 10 5 5
Busan 5 3 2
Daegu 3 2 1
Incheon 3 1 2
Gwangju 3 2 1
Daejeon 3 1 1 1
Ulsan 3 2 1
Gyeonggi 12 6 5 1
Gangwon 4 2 2
North Chungcheong 3 1 2
South Chungcheong 4 1 1 2
North Jeolla 4 1 2 1
South Jeolla 6 1 4 1
North Gyeongsang 6 4 1 1
South Gyeongsang 5 3 1 1
Jeju 7 3 2 1 1
Total 81 36 32 6 3 2 2
Source: National Election Commission[5]
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Municipal mayoral elections

Municipal Mayoral elections map by party
■ GNP ■ DEP ■ LFP ■ DLP ■ PFU ■ FU ■ Ind.
More information Party, Votes ...
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Grand National Party7,774,12238.6482–73
Democratic Party7,093,84835.2692+53
Liberty Forward Party638,4853.1713New
Democratic Labor Party627,8773.123+3
Participation Party293,2611.460New
Party of Future Union145,0610.721New
Pro-Park Alliance112,2320.560New
New Progressive Party66,3470.330New
People's First Union40,2550.201New
Party for Peace and Democracy30,1440.150New
Creative Korea Party23,1250.110New
Liberty Peace Party8170.0000
International Green Party2820.000New
Independents3,274,47916.2736+7
Total20,120,335100.00228–2
Valid votes20,120,33597.69
Invalid/blank votes475,9632.31
Total votes20,596,298100.00
Registered voters/turnout37,893,50954.35
Source: National Election Commission[4][5]
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Results by province or city

More information Province/City, Mayors ...
Province/City Mayors DP GNP LFP DLP PFU FU IND
Seoul 25 21 4
Busan 16 13 3
Daegu 8 6 2
Incheon 10 6 1 2 1
Gwangju 5 4 1
Daejeon 5 1 1 3
Ulsan 5 3 1 1
Gyeonggi 31 19 10 2
Gangwon 18 4 10 4
North Chungcheong 12 5 3 3 1
South Chungcheong 16 3 4 7 1 1
North Jeolla 14 13 1
South Jeolla 22 15 7
North Gyeongsang 23 16 1 6
South Gyeongsang 18 1 11 6
Total 228 92 82 13 3 1 1 36
Source: National Election Commission[5]
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Municipal council elections

More information Party, Proportional ...
PartyProportionalConstituencyTotal
seats		+/–
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Grand National Party7,677,55441.041608,208,16640.751,0871,247–374
Democratic Party7,299,08639.021546,354,60331.558711,025+119
Democratic Labor Party1,495,9508.0025909,5894.5290115+49
Liberty Forward Party807,8374.3222604,4613.0095117New
Participation Party774,4504.147389,4771.931724New
Pro-Park Alliance304,7701.637122,6260.611219New
New Progressive Party213,9971.140310,5711.542222New
Party of Future Union90,9750.491151,8550.751011New
Party for Peace and Democracy29,8850.16019,0440.0900New
People's First Union8,3750.04038,8690.1922New
Creative Korea Party3,7250.02013,7980.0711New
Socialist Party5,2650.03000
Independents3,013,86914.96305305+77
Total18,706,604100.0037620,142,193100.002,5122,8880
Valid votes18,706,60497.3620,142,19396.87
Invalid/blank votes507,9842.64651,3763.13
Total votes19,214,588100.0020,793,569100.00
Registered voters/turnout35,829,24053.6338,228,83154.39
Source: National Election Commission[4][7][8]
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Results by province or city

More information Province/City, Seats ...
Province/City Seats GNP DP LFP DLP PPP NPP PPA FU PFU CKP IND
Seoul 419 208 201 3 2 4 1
Busan 182 109 36 9 2 3 2 1 20
Daegu 116 80 4 2 1 2 9 3 15
Incheon 112 53 50 5 2 2
Gwangju 68 49 14 2 3
Daejeon 63 11 25 27
Ulsan 50 28 17 1 2 2
Gyeonggi 417 202 188 9 7 2 1 1 7
Gangwon 169 104 45 20
North Chungcheong 131 48 55 15 2 11
South Chungcheong 178 54 41 75 2 6
North Jeolla 197 2 137 6 5 1 46
South Jeolla 243 172 20 2 49
North Gyeongsang 284 190 5 3 1 2 8 3 72
South Gyeongsang 259 158 17 25 1 4 3 51
Total 2,888 1,247 1,025 117 115 24 22 19 11 2 1 305
Source: National Election Commission[7][8]
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Constituency seats

More information Province/City, Seats ...
Province/City Seats GNP DP LFP DLP NPP PPP PPA FU PFU CKP IND
Seoul 366 183 173 3 4 2 1
Busan 158 93 28 9 3 2 2 1 20
Daegu 102 70 4 2 2 1 5 3 15
Incheon 97 46 43 4 2 2
Gwangju 59 44 10 2 3
Daejeon 55 11 21 23
Ulsan 43 25 13 2 1 2
Gyeonggi 363 177 165 8 2 2 1 1 7
Gangwon 146 90 36 20
North Chungcheong 114 44 45 12 2 11
South Chungcheong 152 50 34 60 2 6
North Jeolla 173 119 3 1 4 46
South Jeolla 211 146 14 2 49
North Gyeongsang 247 162 1 2 2 1 5 2 72
South Gyeongsang 226 136 12 20 4 3 51
Total 2,512 1,087 871 95 90 22 17 12 10 2 1 305
Source: National Election Commission[7]
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Proportional representation seats

More information Province/City, Seats ...
Province/City Seats GNP DP DLP LFP PPP PPA FU
Seoul 53 25 28
Busan 24 16 8
Daegu 14 10 4
Incheon 15 7 7 1
Gwangju 9 5 4
Daejeon 8 4 4
Ulsan 7 3 4
Gyeonggi 54 25 23 1 5
Gangwon 23 14 9
North Chungcheong 17 4 10 3
South Chungcheong 26 4 7 15
North Jeolla 24 2 18 3 1
South Jeolla 32 26 6
North Gyeongsang 37 28 4 1 3 1
South Gyeongsang 33 22 5 5 1
Total 376 160 154 25 22 7 7 1
Source: National Election Commission[8]
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