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1956 South Korean local elections

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Elections were held in South Korea on 8 August 1956 for city, town and township mayors and councilors and on 13 August 1956 for special city and provincial councilors. A total of six city mayors, 30 town mayors, 544 township mayors, 416 city councilors, 990 town councilors, 15,548 township councilors, 47 special city councilors, and 390 provincial councilors were elected.

City, town and township elections

Elections for city, town and township mayors and councilors were held on 8 August 1956.

Mayoral elections

Summary

Party City Town Township
Votes % Mayors Votes % Mayors Votes % Mayors
Liberal Party 2 8 282
Democratic Party 0 1 9
National Association 0 1 6
Farmers' Association 0 0 3
Other parties 0 0 1
Independents 4 20 243
Invalid/blank votes – – – – – –
Total 181,863 100 6 30 544
Registered voters/turnout 209,815 86.68 – – –
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations

City mayoral elections by region

Region Mayors Liberal Ind.
Gangwon 1 1
North Chungcheong 2 1 1
North Jeolla 2 2
South Jeolla 1 1
Total 6 2 4

Town mayoral elections by region

Region Mayors Liberal Democratic National Association Ind.
Gyeonggi 4 4
Gangwon 3 3
North Chungcheong 3 3
South Chungcheong 5 1 4
North Jeolla 2 1 1
South Jeolla 4 2 2
North Gyeongsang 5 1 1 3
South Gyeongsang 3 1 2
Jeju 1 1
Total 30 8 1 1 20

Township mayoral elections by region

Region Mayors Liberal Democratic National Association Farmers' Association Others Ind.
Gyeonggi 106 46 1 1 58
Gangwon 59 47 1 11
North Chungcheong 42 42
South Chungcheong 81 16 2 1 62
North Jeolla 43 30 1 12
South Jeolla 42 26 1 15
North Gyeongsang 98 46 4 2 1 45
South Gyeongsang 68 24 3 1 40
Jeju 5 5
Total 544 282 9 6 3 1 243

Council elections

Party City Town Township
Votes % Seats +/– Votes % Seats +/– Votes % Seats +/–
Liberal Party 157 +43 510 +236 10,823 +6,767
Democratic Party 54 New 57 New 231 New
National Association 17 –12 28 –127 161 –2,276
Farmers' Association 1 New 3 New 16 New
Other parties 10 +1 1 –13 33 –35
Independents 177 +5 391 –39 4,284 –2,583
Invalid/blank votes – – – – – – – – –
Total 891,728 100 416 +38 649,544 100 990 –25 5,295,462 100 15,548 –503
Registered voters/turnout 1,111,489 80.23 – – 734,538 88.43 – – 5,689,917 93.07 – –
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations

Special city and provincial elections

Elections for special city and provincial councilors were held on 13 August 1956.

Summary

Party Votes % Seats
Special
city 		Province Total +/–
Liberal Party 1 248 249 +236
Democratic Party 40 58 98 New
National Association 0 6 6 –127
Farmers' Association 1 0 1 New
Independents 5 78 83 –39
Invalid/blank votes – – – –
Total 7,223,605 100 47 390 437 +131
Registered voters/turnout 8,421,772 85.77 – – –
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations

By region

Region Seats Liberal Democratic National Association Farmers' Association Independent
Seoul 47 1 40 1 5
Gyeonggi 45 14 22 1 8
Gangwon 25 23 1 1
North Chungcheong 30 29 1
South Chungcheong 45 37 6 2
North Jeolla 44 22 6 16
South Jeolla 58 47 10 1
North Gyeongsang 61 40 7 1 13
South Gyeongsang 67 21 6 4 36
Jeju 15 15
Total 437 249 98 6 1 83

References

  1. "[지방선거 알리미]지방선거의 역사". National Election Commission. Archived from the original on 2020-11-15.
  2. ^ "CLAIR REPORT NUMBER 103" (PDF). Council of Local Authorities for International Relations. 20 June 1995. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2003-08-30.
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