Busan Metropolitan Council

The Busan Metropolitan Council (Korean: 부산광역시의회; Hanja: 釜山廣域市議會) is the local council of Busan, South Korea.

Busan Metropolitan Council 부산광역시의회
8th Busan Metropolitan Council
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	8 July 1991
Leadership
Chairman	Park In-young, Democratic
Vice Chairman	Lee Sung-sook, Democratic
Vice Chairman	Kim Jin-hong, People Power
Structure
Seats	47
Political groups	Democratic (41)   People Power (5)   Independent (1)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	Parallel voting First-past-the-post (42 seats) Party-list proportional representation (5 seats)
Last election	13 June 2018
Website
Busan Metropolitan Council (Korean) Busan Metropolitan Council (English)

Busan Metropolitan Council
Hangul	부산광역시의회
Hanja	釜山廣域市議會
Revised Romanization	Busan Gwang-yeoksi Uihoe
McCune–Reischauer	Pusan Kwang-yŏksi Ŭihoe

There is a total of 47 members, with 42 members elected in the First-past-the-post voting system and 5 members elected in Party-list proportional representation.

Current composition

Political party		Seats
Democratic		41
People Power		5
Independent		1
Total		47

Negotiation groups can be formed by five or more members. There are currently two negotiation groups in the Council, formed by the Democratic Party of Korea and the Liberty Korea Party.

Organization

The structure of Council consists of:[1]

• Chairman
• Two Vice Chairmans
• Standing Committees
  • Steering Committee
  • Plannung and Administration Committee
  • Economy and Culture Committee
  • Welfare and Environmental Committee
  • Maritime Affairs and Transportation Committee
  • Urban Safety Committee
  • Education Committee
• Special Committee
  • Special Committee on Buddet & Accounts
  • Special Committee on Ethics
  • Special Committee on Decentralization
  • Special Committee on Local Economy
• Council Secretariat
  • Secretary General
    • General Affairs Division
      • General Affairs
      • Management
    • Proceedings Division
      • Proceedings
      • Bill Records
    • Public Relations Division
      • Public Relations
      • News
    • Legislative Policy Division
      • Legislations
      • Policy Research
    • Expert Commissioners
      • Steering Committee
      • Plannung and Administration Committee
      • Economy and Culture Committee
      • Welfare and Environmental Committee
      • Maritime Affairs and Transportation Committee
      • Urban Safety Committee
      • Education Committee

Recent election results

2018

 Summary of the 13 June 2018 Busan Metropolitan Council election results[2]

Party			Constituency				Party list				Total seats
			Votes	%	Seats	±	Votes	%	Seats	±	Seats	±
	Democratic Party of Korea		889,481	53.02	38	38	825,832	48.81	3	1	41	39
	Liberty Korea Party		690,812	41.17	4	38	621,446	36.73	2	1	6	39
	Bareunmirae Party		54,744	3.26	0	new	113,881	6.73	0	new	0	new
	Justice Party		2,085	0.12	0	0	92,157	5.44	0	0	0	0
	Green Party Korea		N/A				11,915	0.70	0	0	0	0
	Minjung Party		8,831	0.53	0	new	11,833	0.69	0	new	0	new
	Korean Patriots' Party		N/A				7,523	0.44	0	new	0	new
	Party for Democracy and Peace		N/A				7,289	0.43	0	new	0	new
	Other parties		612	0.04	0	0	N/A				0	0
	Independents		31,224	1.86	0	0	N/A				0	0
Total			1,677,789	100.00	42	–	1,691,876	100.00	5	–	47	–

References

1. "Organization (English)". Official website of the Busan Metropolitan Council.
2. "중앙선거관리위원회 선거통계시스템". National Election Commission.