The 8th local elections were held in
South Korea
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on 1 June 2022. These elections came after the
presidential election
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Elections by country
Albania
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Chile
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in March 2022, and coincided with the
by-elections
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for the vacant seats in the
National Assembly
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. It was the first nationwide election under President
Yoon Suk Yeol
Yoon Suk Yeol (; born 18 December 1960) is a South Korean politician and former prosecutor who served as the 13th president of South Korea from 2022 until Impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol, he was removed from office in 2025. The shortest-serving ...
after taking office on 10 May.
President
Yoon Suk-yeol
Yoon Suk Yeol (; born 18 December 1960) is a South Korean politician and former prosecutor who served as the 13th president of South Korea from 2022 until Impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol, he was removed from office in 2025. The shortest-serving ...
's party, the
People Power Party, decisively won the local elections.
The 50.9% turnout is the lowest since
2002
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.
Process
Citizens born before 2 June 2004 had the right to vote and the right to be elected.
Previous seat composition
Metropolitan city mayors
Seoul
Graphical summary
Results
Busan
Results
Daegu
Results
Incheon
Graphical summary
Results
Gwangju
Results
Daejeon
Graphical summary
Results
Ulsan
Results
Sejong
Graphical summary
Results
Provincial governors
Gyeonggi
Graphical summary
Polling average
Results
Gangwon
Graphical summary
Results
North Chungcheong
Graphical summary
Results
South Chungcheong
Graphical summary
Polling average
Results
North Jeolla
Results
South Jeolla
Results
North Gyeongsang
Results
South Gyeongsang
Results
Jeju
Results
District, city and county mayors
300px, Distribution of Elected Mayors by Party
Metropolitan city and provincial councilors
Constituency seats
Proportional representation seats
Total seats
District, city and county councilors
Notes
References
External links
2022 Local Government (Provincial) Election in South Korea ''The Financial News.''
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2022 elections in South Korea
Local elections in South Korea
June 2022 in South Korea