1960 South Korean local elections

Local elections were held in South Korea in December 1960. Elections for special city and provincial councilors were held on 12 December, city, town and township councilors on 19 December, city, town and township mayors on 26 December and special city mayor and provincial governors on 29 December. One special city mayor, nine provincial governors, 26 city mayors, 82 town mayors, 1,359 township mayors, 54 special city councilors, 433 provincial councilors, 420 city councilors, 1,055 town councilors and 15,376 township councilors were elected.[1]

Special city and provincial elections

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Councilors

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Elections for special city and provincial councilors were held on 12 December 1960.[1]

Party Seats
Votes % Special city Provinces Total +/–
Democratic Party 19 176 195 +97
New Democratic Party 17 53 70 New
Socialist Mass Party 0 2 2 New
Other parties 1 3 4 +4
Independents 17 199 216 +133
Invalid/blank votes – – – – –
Total 100 54 433 487 +50
Registered voters/turnout 11,263,445 67.4 – – – –
Source: National Election Commission[1]

Special city mayor and provincial governors

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Elections for special city mayor and provincial governors were held on 29 December 1960.

Special city/
province 		Voter
turnout 		Elected mayor/
governor 		Party
Seoul 36.4% Kim Sang-don Democratic Party
Gyeonggi 32.8% Shin Kwang-kyun Democratic Party
Gangwon 47.8% Park Yeong-rok Democratic Party
North Chungcheong 44.5% Jo Dae-yeon Democratic Party
South Chungcheong 39.8% Lee Gi-se New Democratic Party
North Jeolla 42.7% Kim Sang-sul Democratic Party
South Jeolla 44.2% Min Young-nam New Democratic Party
North Gyeongsang 35.8% Lee Ho-geun Democratic Party
South Gyeongsang 33.2% Lee Gi-ju New Democratic Party
Jeju 62.2% Kang Seong-ik Independent

City, town and township elections

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Councilors

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Elections for city, town and township councilors were held on 19 December 1960.[1]

Party City Town Township
Votes % Seats +/– Votes % Seats +/– Votes % Seats +/–
Democratic Party 129 +75 142 +85 2,510 +2,279
New Democratic Party 45 New 39 New 241 New
Socialist Mass Party 0 New 0 New 3 New
Other parties 8 –2 2 +1 44 +11
Independents 238 +61 872 +481 12,578 +8,294
Invalid/blank votes – – – – – – – –
Total 100 420 +4 100 1,055 +65 100 15,376 –172
Registered voters/turnout 1,995,994 67.45 – – 989,574 77.5 – – 7,128,216 83.7 – –
Source: National Election Commission[1]

Mayors

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Elections for city, town and township mayors were held on 26 December 1960.[1]

Party City Town Township
Votes % Mayors +/– Votes % Mayors +/– Votes % Mayors +/–
Democratic Party 12 +12 23 +22 297 +288
New Democratic Party 5 New 3 New 13 New
Other parties 0 – 0 – 4 +3
Independents 9 +5 56 +36 1,045 +802
Invalid/blank votes – – – – – – – – –
Total 100 26 +20 100 82 +52 100 1,359 +815
Registered voters/turnout 2,035,429 54.6 – – 1,021,388 72.7 – – 7,228,937 81.6 – –
Source: National Election Commission[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "대한민국선거사 제1집". National Election Commission. Archived from the original on 29 November 2016.
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