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.
1995 South Korean local elections Turnout 68.4% First party Second party Third party Leader Kim Young-sam Lee Ki-taek Kim Jong-pil Party Democratic Liberal Democratic United Liberal Democrats Metropolitan Mayors and Governors 5 4 4 Provincial Councillors 70 84 23 Municipal Leaders 335 (229 390 (204 94 (94
Gubernatorial & metropolitan mayoral elections: overall results and turnouts
Gubernatorial & metropolitan mayoral elections: municipal-level breakdown
Metropolitan city mayoral elections
Seoul Candidate Party Votes % Cho Soon Democratic 2,051,441 42.36 Park Chan-jong Independent 1,623,356 33.52 Chung Won-shik Democratic Liberal 1,001,446 20.68 Hwang San-sung Independent 97,709 2.02 Park Hong-rae People First 25,054 0.52 Kim Ok-sun Independent 17,728 0.37 Goh Soon-bok Korea 10,488 0.22 Kim Myung-ho Independent 9,992 0.21 Chung Ki-yong Independent 6,156 0.13 Total 4,843,370 100.00 Valid votes 4,843,370 98.40 Invalid/blank votes 78,840 1.60 Total votes 4,922,210 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 7,438,025 66.18 Democratic gain from Democratic Liberal
Busan Candidate Party Votes % Moon Jung-soo Democratic Liberal 885,433 51.41 Roh Moo-hyun Democratic 647,297 37.58 Kim Hyun-ok Independent 169,652 9.85 Bae Sang-han Independent 20,008 1.16 Total 1,722,390 100.00 Valid votes 1,722,390 97.84 Invalid/blank votes 38,014 2.16 Total votes 1,760,404 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 2,658,224 66.22 Democratic Liberal gain
Daegu Candidate Party Votes % Moon Hee-gap Independent 383,272 36.79 Lee Eui-ik United Liberal Democrats 230,668 22.14 Lee Hae-bong Independent 222,409 21.35 Cho Hae-nyung Democratic Liberal 175,749 16.87 Ahn Yu-ho Independent 29,617 2.84 Total 1,041,715 100.00 Valid votes 1,041,715 97.88 Invalid/blank votes 22,538 2.12 Total votes 1,064,253 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,663,614 63.97 Independent gain
Incheon Candidate Party Votes % Choi Ki-sun Democratic Liberal 383,965 40.82 Shin Yong-seok Democratic 298,544 31.74 Kang Woo-hyuk United Liberal Democrats 258,175 27.45 Total 940,684 100.00 Valid votes 940,684 97.73 Invalid/blank votes 21,868 2.27 Total votes 962,552 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,551,925 62.02 Democratic Liberal gain
Gwangju Candidate Party Votes % Song Un-jong Democratic 469,570 89.72 Kim Dong-hwan Democratic Liberal 53,817 10.28 Total 523,387 100.00 Valid votes 523,387 98.12 Invalid/blank votes 10,006 1.88 Total votes 533,393 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 822,880 64.82 Democratic gain
Daejon Candidate Party Votes % Hong Sun-ki United Liberal Democrats 342,959 63.76 Yeom Hong-cheol Democratic Liberal 112,607 20.94 Pyon Pyung-sup Democratic 58,346 10.85 Lee Dae-hyung Independent 23,953 4.45 Total 537,865 100.00 Valid votes 537,865 98.06 Invalid/blank votes 10,664 1.94 Total votes 548,529 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 819,604 66.93 United Liberal Democrats gain
Gubernatorial elections
Gyeonggi Candidate Party Votes % Lee In-je Democratic Liberal 1,264,914 40.56 Chang Kyoung-woo Democratic 923,069 29.60 Im Sa-bin Independent 613,624 19.68 Kim Moon-won United Liberal Democrats 316,637 10.15 Total 3,118,244 100.00 Valid votes 3,118,244 97.79 Invalid/blank votes 70,627 2.21 Total votes 3,188,871 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 5,043,054 63.23 Democratic Liberal gain
Gangwon Candidate Party Votes % Choi Gak-gyu United Liberal Democrats 500,894 65.83 Lee Sang-ryong Democratic Liberal 260,004 34.17 Total 760,898 100.00 Valid votes 760,898 97.05 Invalid/blank votes 23,101 2.95 Total votes 783,999 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,048,490 74.77 United Liberal Democrats gain
North Chungcheong Candidate Party Votes % Ju Byeong-deok United Liberal Democrats 250,105 36.43 Lee Yong-hee Democratic 168,209 24.50 Kim Deok-young Democratic Liberal 159,911 23.30 Cho Nam-sung Independent 54,748 7.98 Yoon Suk-jo Independent 27,880 4.06 Yang Sung-youn Independent 25,603 3.73 Total 686,456 100.00 Valid votes 686,456 97.17 Invalid/blank votes 20,024 2.83 Total votes 706,480 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 972,170 72.67 United Liberal Democrats gain
South Chungcheong Candidate Party Votes % Sim Dae-pyung United Liberal Democrats 616,006 67.89 Park Joong-bae Democratic Liberal 174,117 19.19 Cho Joong-youn Democratic 117,300 12.93 Total 907,423 100.00 Valid votes 907,423 96.84 Invalid/blank votes 29,586 3.16 Total votes 937,009 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,270,138 73.77 United Liberal Democrats gain
North Jeolla Candidate Party Votes % Yu Jong-geun Democratic 653,295 67.16 Kang Hyun-wook Democratic Liberal 319,452 32.84 Total 972,747 100.00 Valid votes 972,747 97.08 Invalid/blank votes 29,212 2.92 Total votes 1,001,959 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,360,350 73.65 Democratic gain
South Jeolla Candidate Party Votes % Heo Kyeong-man Democratic 769,538 73.50 Chun Suk-hong Democratic Liberal 277,386 26.50 Total 1,046,924 100.00 Valid votes 1,046,924 91.48 Invalid/blank votes 97,523 8.52 Total votes 1,144,447 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,504,598 76.06 Democratic gain
North Gyeongsang Candidate Party Votes % Lee Eui-geun Democratic Liberal 541,535 37.95 Lee Pan-suk Independent 489,999 34.34 Park Jun-hong United Liberal Democrats 395,496 27.71 Total 1,427,030 100.00 Valid votes 1,427,030 96.53 Invalid/blank votes 51,343 3.47 Total votes 1,478,373 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,926,274 76.75 Democratic Liberal gain
South Gyeongsang Candidate Party Votes % Kim Hyuk-kyu Democratic Liberal 1,177,397 63.84 Kim Yong-kyun United Liberal Democrats 666,756 36.16 Total 1,844,153 100.00 Valid votes 1,844,153 96.31 Invalid/blank votes 70,620 3.69 Total votes 1,914,773 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 2,621,029 73.05 Democratic Liberal gain
Jeju Candidate Party Votes % Shin Koo-bum Independent 111,205 40.65 Woo Geun-min Democratic Liberal 89,000 32.53 Kang Bo-sung Democratic 66,406 24.27 Shin Doo-wan Independent 6,961 2.54 Total 273,572 100.00 Valid votes 273,572 97.64 Invalid/blank votes 6,625 2.36 Total votes 280,197 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 348,191 80.47 Independent gain
Provincial-level council elections
Summary Party Seats Constituency Proportional Total +/– Democratic Party 352 38 390 +204 Democratic Liberal Party 286 49 335 –174 United Liberal Democrats 86 8 94 New Independent 151 – 151 +36 Total 875 95 970 +104
Constituency seats Region Seats DP DLP ULD Ind. Seoul 133 122 11 Busan 55 50 5 Daegu 37 8 7 22 Incheon 32 18 13 1 Gwangju 23 23 Daejeon 23 23 Gyeonggi 123 57 52 14 Gangwon 52 6 27 1 18 North Chungcheong 36 10 12 4 10 South Chungcheong 55 2 3 49 1 North Jeolla 52 49 3 South Jeolla 68 62 1 5 North Gyeongsang 84 1 50 2 31 South Gyeongsang 85 52 33 Jeju 17 2 7 8 Total 875 352 286 86 151 Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations
Proportional representation seats Region Seats DLP DP ULD Seoul 14 6 8 Busan 6 4 2 Daegu 4 2 1 1 Incheon 3 2 1 Gwangju 3 1 2 Daejeon 3 1 2 Gyeonggi 13 7 6 Gangwon 6 4 2 North Chungcheong 4 2 1 1 South Chungcheong 6 2 4 North Jeolla 6 2 4 South Jeolla 7 3 4 North Gyeongsang 8 6 2 South Gyeongsang 9 6 3 Jeju 3 2 1 Total 95 49 38 8 Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations
Municipal-level mayoral elections
Summary Party Seats Democratic Party 84 Democratic Liberal Party 70 United Liberal Democrats 23 Independent 53 Total 230
By region Region Mayors DP DLP ULD Ind. Seoul 25 23 2 Busan 16 14 2 Daegu 8 2 1 5 Incheon 10 5 5 Gwangju 5 5 Daejeon 5 1 4 Gyeonggi 31 11 13 7 Gangwon 18 1 9 1 7 North Chungcheong 11 2 4 2 3 South Chungcheong 15 15 North Jeolla 14 13 1 South Jeolla 24 22 2 North Gyeongsang 23 1 8 14 South Gyeongsang 21 10 11 Jeju 4 3 1 Total 230 84 70 23 53 Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations
Municipal-level council elections 4,541 seats in municipal-level councils were contested by candidates who were all running as independents.
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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