The 1st Local Elections were held in South Korea on 27 June 1995. It was the first election of provincial and municipal officials since the May 16 coup of 1961.
Regional head elections
Summary CityHeadElectedPartySeoulMayorCho SoonDemocraticBusanMayorMoon Jung-sooDemocratic LiberalDaeguMayorMoon Hee-gapIndependentIncheonMayorChoi Ki-sunDemocratic LiberalGwangjuMayorSong Un-jongDemocraticDaejeonMayorHong Sun-kiULDGyeonggiGovernorLee In-jeDemocratic LiberalGangwonGovernorChoi Guk-gyuULDNorth ChungcheongGovernorJu Byeong-dokULDSouth ChungcheongGovernorSim Dae-pyungULDNorth JeollaGovernorYu Jong-geunDemocraticSouth JeollaGovernorHeo Kyeong-manDemocraticNorth GyeongsangGovernorLee Eui-geunDemocratic LiberalSouth GyeongsangGovernorKim Hyuk-kuDemocratic LiberalJejuGovernorShin Koo-bumIndependent
Seoul
Busan
Daegu
Incheon
Gwangju
Daejon
Gyeonggi
Gangwon
North Chungcheong
South Chungcheong
North Jeolla
South Jeolla
North Gyeongsang
South Gyeongsang
Jeju
Regional council elections
Results by province and city Province/CitySeatsDPDLPULDINDSeoul14713017Busan612545Daegu41110822Incheon3519151Gwangju26251Daejeon26125Gyeonggi136635914Gangwon58831118North Chungcheong401114510South Chungcheong6125531North Jeolla585323South Jeolla756645North Gyeongsang92356231South Gyeongsang9435833Jeju20398Total97039033594151Source: NEC, CLAIR
Constituency seats Province/CitySeatsDPDLPULDINDSeoul13312211Busan55505Daegu378722Incheon3218131Gwangju2323Daejeon2323Gyeonggi123575214Gangwon52627118North Chungcheong361012410South Chungcheong5523491North Jeolla52493South Jeolla686215North Gyeongsang84150231South Gyeongsang855233Jeju17278Total87535228686151Source: NEC, CLAIR
Proportional representation seats Province/CitySeatsDLPDPULDSeoul1468Busan642Daegu4211Incheon321Gwangju312Daejeon312Gyeonggi1376Gangwon642North Chungcheong4211South Chungcheong624North Jeolla624South Jeolla734North Gyeongsang862South Gyeongsang963Jeju321Total9549388Source: NEC, CLAIR
Municipal mayoral elections
Results by province and city Province/CityMayorsDPDLPULDINDSeoul25232Busan16142Daegu8215Incheon1055Gwangju55Daejeon514Gyeonggi3111137Gangwon181917North Chungcheong112423South Chungcheong1515North Jeolla14131South Jeolla24222North Gyeongsang231814South Gyeongsang211011Jeju431Total23084702353Source: NEC, CLAIR Municipal council elections 4,541 seats in municipal councils were contested by candidates who were all running as independents.
Seats by province or city Province/City SeatsSeoul806Busan320Daegu203Incheon206Gwangju125Daejeon107Gyeonggi599Gangwon245North Chungcheong180South Chungcheong223North Jeolla283South Jeolla343North Gyeongsang399South Gyeongsang451Jeju51Total4,541Source: National Election Commission
Aftermath President Kim Young-sam's Democratic Liberal Party (DLP) won only five of the top fifteen posts.
The main opposition, the liberal Democratic Party led by Kim Dae-jung, took control of Seoul by winning the mayoral office and 23 of the city's 25 wards. The newly founded right-wing United Liberal Democrats, formed after Kim Jong-pil quit as leader of the DLP, won three governorships.
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