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Mayor of Seoul

{{Short description|Chief executive of South Korea's capital}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}}

{{Infobox Political post

| post = Mayor

| body = Seoul

| insignia = Logo of Seoul, South Korea.svg

| insigniasize = 100px

| insigniacaption = Logo of the Seoul Metropolitan Government

| image = Oh Se-hoon 2023.jpg

| incumbent = Oh Se-hoon

| acting =

| incumbentsince = 8 April 2021

| style =

| residence = Mayor's residence, Hannam-dong

| member_of = {{ubl|State Council}}

| termlength = Four years, renewable thrice

| formation = {{start date and age|df=y|1946|9|28}}

| succession =

| salary = ₩102 million annually

| inaugural = Kim Hyongmin

| website = {{Official website|http://english.seoul.go.kr/get-to-know-us/mayors-office/}}

| footnotes =

| native_name = {{nobold|서울특별시장}}

| native_name_lang = ko

}}

{{Infobox Korean name/auto

| hangul = ^서울특별시장

| hanja = 서울特別市長

}}

The mayor of Seoul ({{Korean|서울특별시장}}) is the chief executive of Seoul Metropolitan Government, Seoul being the capital and largest city of South Korea.

The position is historically one of the most powerful in the country, charged with managing an annual budget of 23 trillion won.{{cite web|url=http://finance.seoul.go.kr/archives/12909|script-title=ko:2013년도 서울시 예산안 발표(2012.11.1)|website=finance.seoul.go.kr|access-date=April 6, 2013|archive-date=November 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105225203/http://finance.seoul.go.kr/archives/12909|url-status=dead}} Many Seoul mayors have gone on to hold higher office. Yun Bo-seon and Lee Myung-bak both went on to become President of the Republic of Korea.

The mayor of Seoul, although being the head of a local autonomous region in South Korea and not directly related to the central executive branch, has been allowed to attend State Council meetings considering the special status of Seoul as a Special City and its mayor as the only cabinet-level mayor in Korea.

The incumbent mayor is Oh Se-hoon, who assumed office for the third time on 8 April 2021 after a by-election. He won 57.5 percent of the vote.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:[최종득표율] 서울 오세훈 57.5%, 부산 박형준 62.67%|url=https://www.chosun.com/politics/politics_general/2021/04/08/FXI2YD66EFHIRN6LGTMH45QHII/|access-date=2021-04-17|website=The Chosun Ilbo|date=April 7, 2021 |language=ko}} Oh previously served as mayor between 2006 and 2011, having been elected in 2006 and 2010.

History

The modern office of mayor succeeds the historic offices of Hansong-bu P'anyun (Lord Mayor of Seoul).

List of mayors

= Mayors of Gyeongseong =

Right after independence from Japan, Seoul was temporarily still called Gyeongseong (the Korean reading for Japanese name keijo) and was a part of Gyeonggi Province before being separated from the province and being designated as a Special City.

class="wikitable"

! Mayor

! Took office

! Left office

Kim Jangyeong

| August 15, 1945

| September 11, 1945

James S. KilloughAppointed as Military Mayor by the United States Army Military Government in Korea.

| September 12, 1945

| October 24, 1945

Lee Beomsung

| October 25, 1945

| May 9, 1946

Kim Hyongmin

| May 10, 1946

| September 27, 1946

= Appointed mayors of Seoul =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! rowspan="2" | Portrait

! rowspan="2" width="160" | Name
{{small|(Birth–Death)}}

! colspan="3" | Term of office{{cite web|url=http://english.seoul.go.kr/gover/office/office_06suc.htm|title=Successive Mayors|access-date=May 21, 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060525173303/http://english.seoul.go.kr/gover/office/office_06suc.htm|archive-date=May 25, 2006}} With the exception of Kim Sangdon in 1960, the position was an appointed post until 1995. Since then, mayors are elected by popular vote. Some names have been adapted in accordance with Wikipedia conventions.

! rowspan="2" | Political party

Took office

! Left office

! Time in office

100px

| {{ill|Kim Hyongmin|ko|김형민 (1909년)}}
{{lang|ko|김형민}}
{{small|(1907–1998)}}Officially the first mayor of Seoul, he was the last mayor of Gyeongseong.

| September 28, 1946

| December 15, 1948

| {{ayd|duration=yes|1946|9|28|1948|12|15}}

|

100px

| Yun Posun
{{lang|ko|윤보선}}
{{small|(1897–1990)}}

| December 15, 1948

| June 6, 1949

| {{ayd|duration=yes|1948|12|15|1949|6|6}}

|

100px

| Lee Ki-poong
{{lang|ko|이기붕}}
{{small|(1896–1960)}}

| June 6, 1949

| May 8, 1951

| {{ayd|duration=yes|1949|6|6|1951|5|8}}

|

File:김태선.png

| {{ill|Kim Tai Sun|ko|김태선}}
{{lang|ko|김태선}}
{{small|(1903–1977)}}

| June 27, 1951

| July 6, 1956

| {{ayd|duration=yes|1951|5|8|1956|7|6}}

|

100px

| Goh Chaebong
{{lang|ko|고재봉}}

| July 6, 1956

| December 14, 1957

| {{ayd|duration=yes|1956|7|6|1957|12|14}}

|

|-

| 100px

| Ho Chong
{{lang|ko|허정}}
{{small|(1896–1988)}}

| December 14, 1957

| June 12, 1959

| {{ayd|duration=yes|1957|12|14|1959|6|12}}

| Democratic

|-

| 100px

| {{ill|Yim Heung Soon|ko|임흥순}}
{{lang|ko|임흥순}}
{{small|(1895–1971)}}

| June 12, 1959

| April 30, 1960

| {{ayd|duration=yes|1959|6|12|1960|4|30}}

| Liberal

|-

| 100px

| {{ill|Chang Ki Young|ko|장기영 (1903년)}}
{{lang|ko|장기영}}
{{small|(1903–1981)}}

| May 2, 1960

| June 30, 1960

| {{ayd|duration=yes|1960|5|2|1960|6|30}}

| Liberal

|-

| 100px

| {{ill|Kim Sangdon|ko|김상돈}}
{{lang|ko|김상돈}}
{{small|(1901–1986)}}
Elected, under the Second Republic

| December 30, 1960

| May 16, 1961

| {{ayd|duration=yes|1960|12|30|1961|5|16}}

| Democratic

|-

| 100px

| {{ill|Yoon Taeil|ko|윤태일 (1918년)}}
{{lang|ko|윤태일}}
{{small|(1918–1982)}}

| May 21, 1961

| December 16, 1963

| {{ayd|duration=yes|1961|5|21|1963|12|16}}

| Military

|-

| 100px

| Yun Chi-young
{{lang|ko|윤치영}}
{{small|(1898–1996)}}

| December 17, 1963

| March 30, 1966

| {{ayd|duration=yes|1963|12|17|1966|5|30}}

| Democratic Republican

|-

| 100px

| {{ill|Kim Hyun-ok|ko|김현옥}}
{{lang|ko|김현옥}}
{{small|(1926–1997)}}

| March 31, 1966

| April 16, 1970

| {{ayd|duration=yes|1966|3|31|1970|4|16}}

| Democratic Republican

|-

| 100px

| {{ill|Yang Taek Shik|ko|양택식}}
{{lang|ko|양택식}}
{{small|(1924–2012)}}

| April 16, 1970

| September 2, 1974

| {{ayd|duration=yes|1970|4|16|1974|9|2}}

| Democratic Republican

|-

| 100px

| {{ill|Koo Cha Chun|ko|구자춘}}
{{lang|ko|구자춘}}
{{small|(1932–1996)}}

| September 2, 1974

| December 22, 1978

| {{ayd|duration=yes|1974|9|2|1978|12|22}}

| Democratic Republican

|-

| 100px

| {{ill|Chong Sangchon|ko|정상천}}
{{lang|ko|정상천}}
{{small|(1931–2015)}}

| December 22, 1978

| September 2, 1980

| {{ayd|duration=yes|1978|12|22|1980|9|2}}

| Democratic Republican

|-

| 100px

| {{ill|Park Young Su|ko|박영수 (1928년)}}
{{lang|ko|박영수}}
{{small|(1928–2003)}}

| September 2, 1980

| April 28, 1982

| {{ayd|duration=yes|1980|9|2|1982|4|28}}

| Democratic Justice

|-

| 100px

| {{ill|Kim Sung-bae (politician)|lt=Kim Sung-bae|ko|김성배}}
{{lang|ko|김성배}}

| April 28, 1982

| October 15, 1983

| {{ayd|duration=yes|1982|4|28|1983|10|15}}

| Democratic Justice

|-

| 100px

| {{ill|Yeom Bo-hyeon|ko|염보현}}
{{lang|ko|염보현}}
{{small|(1932–2021)}}

| October 15, 1983

| December 30, 1987

| {{ayd|duration=yes|1983|10|15|1987|12|30}}

| Democratic Justice

|-

| 100px

| {{ill|Kim Yong Nae|ko|김용래 (1934년)}}
{{lang|ko|김용래}}
{{small|(1934–2009)}}

| December 30, 1987

| December 5, 1988

| {{ayd|duration=yes|1987|12|30|1988|12|5}}

| Democratic Justice

|-

| 100px

| Goh Kun
{{lang|ko|고건}}
{{small|(born 1938)}}

| December 5, 1988

| December 27, 1990

| {{ayd|duration=yes|1988|12|5|1990|12|27}}

| Democratic Justice

|-

| 100px

| Park Seh-jik
{{lang|ko|박세직}}
{{small|(1933–2009)}}

| December 27, 1990

| February 18, 1991

| {{ayd|duration=yes|1990|12|27|1991|2|18}}

| Democratic Liberal

|-

| 100px

| {{ill|Lee Haewon (politician)|lt=Lee Haewon|ko|이해원 (1930년)}}
{{lang|ko|이해원}}
{{small|(1930–2014)}}

| February 19, 1991

| June 26, 1992

| {{ayd|duration=yes|1991|2|19|1992|6|26}}

| Democratic Liberal

|-

| 100px

| {{ill|Lee Sang-bae|ko|이상배 (1939년)}}
{{lang|ko|이상배}}
{{small|(born 1939)}}

| June 26, 1992

| February 26, 1993

| {{ayd|duration=yes|1992|6|26|1993|2|26}}

| Democratic Liberal

|-

| 100px

| {{ill|Kim Sang chul|ko|김상철 (1947년)}}
{{lang|ko|김상철}}
{{small|(1947–2012)}}

| February 26, 1993

| March 4, 1993

| {{ayd|duration=yes|1993|2|26|1993|3|4}}

| Democratic Liberal

|-

| 100px

| {{ill|Lee Won Jong|lt=|ko|이원종 (1942년)}}
{{lang|ko|이원종}}
{{small|(born 1942)}}

| March 8, 1993

| October 21, 1994

| {{ayd|duration=yes|1993|3|8|1994|10|21}}

| Democratic Liberal

|-

| 100px

| {{ill|Woo Myoung Kyu|ko|우명규}}
{{lang|ko|우명규}}
{{small|(born 1936)}}

| October 22, 1994

| November 3, 1994

| {{ayd|duration=yes|1994|10|22|1994|11|3}}

| Democratic Liberal

|-

| 100px

| Choi Byung-ryeol
{{lang|ko|최병렬}}
{{small|(1938–2022)}}

| November 3, 1994

| June 30, 1995

| {{ayd|duration=yes|1994|11|3|1995|6|30}}

| Democratic Liberal

|}

= Directly elected mayors =

Since 1995, under provisions of the revised Local Government Act, the mayor of Seoul is elected by direct election.

class="toccolours" style="font-size:90%" width="250"

! Political parties

{{div col}}

{{legend|{{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}}|Conservative|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend|{{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}}|Liberal|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend|{{party color|Independent (politician)}}|Independent|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{div col end}}

Status
{{legend|#E6E6AA|Denotes acting mayor|border=black}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! rowspan="2" | Term

! rowspan="2" | Portrait

! rowspan="2" width="160" | Name
{{small|(Birth–Death)}}

! colspan="3" | Term of office

! colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Political party

! rowspan="2" | Elected

Took office

! Left office

! Time in office

rowspan="2" | 1st

| 80px

| Cho Soon
{{lang|ko|조순
趙淳}}
{{small|(1928–2022)}}

| July 1, 1995

| September 9, 1997

| {{ayd|duration=yes|1995|7|1|1997|9|9}}

! style="background:{{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};" |

| Democratic

| 1995

style="background:#E6E6AA;"

| 60x80px

| Kang Deok-ki
{{lang|ko|강덕기
姜德基}}
{{small|(born 1936)
Acting}}

| September 10, 1997

| June 30, 1998

| {{ayd|duration=yes|1997|9|10|1998|6|30}}

! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};" |

| Independent

| —

2nd

| 80px

| Goh Kun
{{lang|ko|고건
高建}}
{{small|(born 1938)}}

| July 1, 1998

| June 30, 2002

| {{ayd|duration=yes|1998|7|1|2002|6|30}}

! style="background:{{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};" |

| National Congress →
Millennium Democratic

| 1998

3rd

| 80px

| Lee Myung-bak
{{lang|ko|이명박
李明博}}
{{small|(born 1941)}}

| July 1, 2002

| June 30, 2006

| {{ayd|duration=yes|2002|7|1|2006|6|30}}

! style="background:{{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};" |

| Grand National

| 2002

4th

| rowspan="2" | 80px

| rowspan="2" | Oh Se-hoon
{{lang|ko|오세훈
吳世勳}}
{{small|(born 1961)}}

| rowspan="2" | July 1, 2006

| rowspan="2" | August 26, 2011

| rowspan="2" | {{ayd|duration=yes|2006|7|1|2011|8|26}}

! rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};" |

| rowspan="2" | Grand National

| 2006

rowspan="3" | 5th

| 2010

style="background:#E6E6AA;"

| 60x80px

| {{ill|Kwon Young-kyu|ko|권영규}}
{{lang|ko|권영규
權寧奎}}
{{small|(born 1955)
Acting}}

| August 27, 2011

| October 26, 2011

| {{ayd|duration=yes|2011|8|27|2011|10|26}}

! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};" |

| Independent

| —

rowspan="3" | 80px

| rowspan="3" | Park Won-soon
{{lang|ko|박원순
朴元淳}}
{{small|(1955–2020)}}

| rowspan="3" | October 27, 2011

| rowspan="3" | July 9, 2020Died in office.

| rowspan="3" | {{ayd|duration=yes|2011|10|27|2020|7|9}}

! rowspan="3" style="background:{{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};" |

| rowspan="3" | Independent →
Democratic United →
Democratic ('11) →
NPAD →
Democratic ('14)

| #2011 (by-election)

6th

| 2014

rowspan="3" | 7th

| 2018

style="background:#E6E6AA;"

| 60x80px

| Seo Jung-hyup
{{lang|ko|서정협
徐正協}}
{{small|(born 1965)
Acting}}

| July 10, 2020

| April 7, 2021

| {{ayd|duration=yes|2020|7|9|2021|4|7}}

! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};" |

| Independent

| —

rowspan="2" |

| rowspan="2" | Oh Se-hoon
{{lang|ko|오세훈
吳世勳}}
{{small|(born 1961)}}

| rowspan="2" | April 8, 2021

| rowspan="2" | Incumbent

| rowspan="2" | {{ayd|duration=yes|2021|4|8}}

! rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};" |

| rowspan="2" | People Power

| #2021 (by-election)

8th

| 2022

Elections

= 1995 =

class="wikitable"
colspan="7" |1995 Seoul mayoral election
style="background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan=2| Party

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | #

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | Candidate

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | Votes

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan=2| Percentage

style="font-weight:bold"

|bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Party (South Korea, 1991)}}"|

|align=left| Democratic

|align=center| 2

|align=left| Cho Soon

|align=right| 2,051,441

|align=right| 42.35%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|42.35

c={{party color|Democratic Party (South Korea, 1991)}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}"|

|align=left| Independent

|align=center| 7

|align=left| Park Chan-jong

|align=right| 1,623,356

|align=right| 33.51%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|33.51

c=#9a9a9a}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Liberal Party (South Korea)}}"|

|align=left| Democratic Liberal

|align=center| 1

|align=left| Chung Won-shik

|align=right| 1,001,446

|align=right| 20.67%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|20.67

c={{party color|Democratic Liberal Party (South Korea)}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}"|

|align=left| Independent

|align=center| 9

|align=left| Hwang San-sung

|align=right| 97,709

|align=right| 2.01%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|2.01

c=#9a9a9a}}
|align=left| People First

|align=center| 3

|align=left| Park Hong-rae

|align=right| 25,054

|align=right| 0.51%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|2.01

}

|-

|bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}"|

|align=left| Independent

|align=center| 6

|align=left| Kim Ok-sun

|align=right| 17,728

|align=right| 0.36%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|0.36||c=#9a9a9a}}

|-

|

|align=left| Korea

|align=center| 4

|align=left| Goh Soon-bok

|align=right| 10,488

|align=right| 0.21%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|0.21|}}

|-

|bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}"|

|align=left| Independent

|align=center| 5

|align=left| Kim Myung-ho

|align=right| 9,992

|align=right| 0.20%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|0.20||c=#9a9a9a}}

|-

|bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}"|

|align=left| Independent

|align=center| 8

|align=left| Chung Ki-yong

|align=right| 6,156

|align=right| 0.12%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|0.12||c=#9a9a9a}}

|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="font-weight:bold"

|colspan="4" align=right |Total

|align=right| 4,843,370

|align=right colspan=2| 100.00%

|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"

| colspan="4" align="right" | Voter turnout

| colspan="3" align="right" |66.18%

|}

= 1998 =

class="wikitable"
colspan="7" |1998 Seoul mayoral election
style="background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan=2| Party

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | #

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | Candidate

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | Votes

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan=2| Percentage

style="font-weight:bold"

|bgcolor="{{party color|National Congress for New Politics}}"|

|align=left| National Congress

|align=center| 2

|align=left| Goh Kun

|align=right| 1,838,348

|align=right| 53.46%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|53.46

c={{party color|National Congress for New Politics}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Grand National Party (1997)}}"|

|align=left| Grand National

|align=center| 1

|align=left| Choi Byung-ryul

|align=right| 1,512,854

|align=right| 43.99%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|43.99

c={{party color|Grand National Party (1997)}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}"|

|align=left| Independent

|align=center| 3

|align=left| Lee Byung-ho

|align=right| 87,495

|align=right| 2.54%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|2.54

c=#9a9a9a}}
bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="font-weight:bold"

|colspan="4" align=right |Total

|align=right| 3,438,697

|align=right colspan=2| 100.00%

bgcolor="#EEEEEE"

| colspan="4" align="right" | Voter turnout

| colspan="3" align="right" |47.13%

= 2002 =

class="wikitable"
colspan="7" |2002 Seoul mayoral election
style="background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan=2| Party

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | #

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | Candidate

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | Votes

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan=2| Percentage

style="font-weight:bold"

|bgcolor="{{party color|Grand National Party (1997)}}"|

|align=left| Grand National

|align=center| 1

|align=left| Lee Myung-bak

|align=right| 1,819,057

|align=right| 52.28%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|52.28

c={{party color|Grand National Party (1997)}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Party (South Korea, 2000)}}"|

|align=left| Millennium Democratic

|align=center| 2

|align=left| Kim Min-seok

|align=right| 1,496,754

|align=right| 43.02%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|43.02

c={{party color|Democratic Party (South Korea, 2000)}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Labor Party (South Korea)}}"|

|align=left| Democratic Labor

|align=center| 4

|align=left| Lee Moon-ok

|align=right| 87,965

|align=right| 2.52%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|2.52

c={{party color|Democratic Labor Party (South Korea)}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}"|

|align=left| Independent

|align=center| 6

|align=left| Lee Kyung-hee

|align=right| 34,313

|align=right| 0.98%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|0.98

c=#9a9a9a}}
|align=left| Green Peace

|align=center| 3

|align=left| Lim Sam-jin

|align=right| 28,034

|align=right| 0.80%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|0.80

}

|-

|bgcolor="black"|

|align=left| Socialist

|align=center| 5

|align=left| Won Yong-soo

|align=right| 12,982

|align=right| 0.37%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|0.37||c=black}}

|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="font-weight:bold"

|colspan="4" align=right |Total

|align=right| 3,479,105

|align=right colspan=2| 100.00%

|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"

| colspan="4" align="right" | Voter turnout

| colspan="3" align="right" |45.80%

|}

= 2006 =

class="wikitable"
colspan="7" |2006 Seoul mayoral election
style="background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan=2| Party

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | #

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | Candidate

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | Votes

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan=2| Percentage

style="font-weight:bold"

|bgcolor="{{party color|Grand National Party}}"|

|align=left| Grand National

|align=center| 2

|align=left| Oh Se-hoon

|align=right| 2,409,760

|align=right| 61.05%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|61.05

c={{party color|Grand National Party}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Uri Party}}"|

|align=left| Uri

|align=center| 1

|align=left| Kang Kum-sil

|align=right| 1,077,890

|align=right| 27.31%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|27.31

c={{party color|Uri Party}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Party (South Korea, 2000)}}"|

|align=left| Democratic

|align=center| 3

|align=left| Park Joo-sun

|align=right| 304,565

|align=right| 7.71%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|7.71

c={{party color|Democratic Party (South Korea, 2000)}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Labor Party (South Korea)}}"|

|align=left| Democratic Labor

|align=center| 4

|align=left| Kim Jong-chul

|align=right| 117,421

|align=right| 2.97%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|2.97

c={{party color|Democratic Labor Party (South Korea)}}}}
bgcolor="#008000"|

|align=left| People First

|align=center| 5

|align=left| Lim Woong-kyun

|align=right| 14,111

|align=right| 0.35%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|0.35

c=#008000}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}"|

|align=left| Independent

|align=center| 8

|align=left| Baek Seung-won

|align=right| 13,808

|align=right| 0.34%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|0.34

c=#9a9a9a}}
|align=left| Citizens

|align=center| 6

|align=left| Lee Gwi-sun

|align=right| 4,790

|align=right| 0.12%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|0.12

}

|-

|

|align=left| Hanmijun

|align=center| 5

|align=left| Lee Tae-hee

|align=right| 4,481

|align=right| 0.11%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|0.11|}}

|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="font-weight:bold"

|colspan="4" align=right |Total

|align=right| 3,946,826

|align=right colspan=2| 100.00%

|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"

| colspan="4" align="right" | Voter turnout

| colspan="3" align="right" |49.83%

|}

= 2010 =

class="wikitable"
colspan="7" |2010 Seoul mayoral election
style="background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan=2| Party

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | #

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | Candidate

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | Votes

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan=2| Percentage

style="font-weight:bold"

|bgcolor="{{party color|Grand National Party}}"|

|align=left| Grand National

|align=center| 1

|align=left| Oh Se-hoon

|align=right| 2,086,127

|align=right| 47.43%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|47.43

c={{party color|Grand National Party}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Party (South Korea, 2008)}}"|

|align=left| Democratic

|align=center| 2

|align=left| Han Myeong-sook

|align=right| 2,059,715

|align=right| 46.83%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|46.83

c={{party color|Democratic Party (South Korea, 2008)}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|New Progressive Party (South Korea)}}"|

|align=left| New Progressive

|align=center| 4

|align=left| Roh Hoe-chan

|align=right| 143,459

|align=right| 3.26%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|3.26

c={{party color|New Progressive Party (South Korea)}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Liberty Forward Party}}"|

|align=left| Liberty Forward

|align=center| 3

|align=left| Ji Sang-wook

|align=right| 90,032

|align=right| 2.04%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|2.04

c={{party color|Liberty Forward Party}}}}
|align=left| Future Union

|align=center| 5

|align=left| Seok Jong-hyun

|align=right| 18,339

|align=right| 0.41%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|0.41

}

|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="font-weight:bold"

|colspan="4" align=right |Total

|align=right| 4,397,672

|align=right colspan=2| 100.00%

|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"

| colspan="4" align="right" | Voter turnout

| colspan="3" align="right" |53.90%

|}

= 2011 (by-election) =

class="wikitable"
colspan="7" |2011 Seoul mayoral by-election
style="background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan=2| Party

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | #

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | Candidate

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | Votes

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan=2| Percentage

style="font-weight:bold"

|bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}"|

|align=left| Independent

|align=center| 10

|align=left| Park Won-soon

|align=right| 2,158,476

|align=right| 53.41%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|53.41

c=#9a9a9a}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Grand National Party}}"|

|align=left| Grand National

|align=center| 1

|align=left| Na Kyung-won

|align=right| 1,867,880

|align=right| 46.21%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|46.21

c={{party color|Grand National Party}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}"|

|align=left| Independent

|align=center| 9

|align=left| Bae Il-do

|align=right| 15,408

|align=right| 0.38%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|0.38

c={{party color|Independent politician}}}}
bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="font-weight:bold"

|colspan="4" align=right |Total

|align=right| 4,041,764

|align=right colspan=2| 100.00%

bgcolor="#EEEEEE"

| colspan="4" align="right" | Voter turnout

| colspan="3" align="right" |48.56%

= 2014 =

class="wikitable"
colspan="7" |2014 Seoul mayoral election
style="background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan=2| Party

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | #

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | Candidate

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | Votes

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan=2| Percentage

style="font-weight:bold"

|bgcolor="{{party color|New Politics Alliance for Democracy}}"|

|align=left| NPAD

|align=center| 2

|align=left| Park Won-soon

|align=right| 2,752,171

|align=right| 56.12%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|56.12

c={{party color|New Politics Alliance for Democracy}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Saenuri Party}}"|

|align=left| Saenuri

|align=center| 1

|align=left| Chung Mong-joon

|align=right| 2,109,869

|align=right| 43.02%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|43.02

c={{party color|Saenuri Party}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Unified Progressive Party}}"|

|align=left| Unified Progressive

|align=center| 3

|align=left| Chung Tae-heung

|align=right| 23,638

|align=right| 0.48%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|0.48

c={{party color|Unified Progressive Party}}}}
|align=left| New Politics

|align=center| 5

|align=left| Hong Jung-shik

|align=right| 17,603

|align=right| 0.35%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|0.35

}

|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="font-weight:bold"

|colspan="4" align=right |Total

|align=right| 4,903,281

|align=right colspan=2| 100.00%

|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"

| colspan="4" align="right" | Voter turnout

| colspan="3" align="right" |58.63%

|}

= 2018 =

class="wikitable"
colspan="7" |2018 Seoul mayoral election
style="background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan=2| Party

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | #

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | Candidate

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | Votes

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan=2| Percentage

style="font-weight:bold"

|bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Party of Korea}}"|

|align=left| Democratic

|align=center| 1

|align=left| Park Won-soon

|align=right| 2,619,497

|align=right| 52.79%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|52.79

c={{party color|Democratic Party of Korea}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Liberty Korea Party}}"|

|align=left| Liberty Korea

|align=center| 2

|align=left| Kim Moon-soo

|align=right| 1,158,487

|align=right| 23.34%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|23.34

c={{party color|Liberty Korea Party}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Bareunmirae Party}}"|

|align=left| Bareunmirae

|align=center| 3

|align=left| Ahn Cheol-soo

|align=right| 970,374

|align=right| 19.55%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|19.55

c={{party color|Bareunmirae Party}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Green Party Korea}}"|

|align=left| Green

|align=center| 8

|align=left| Sin Jie-ye

|align=right| 82,874

|align=right| 1.67%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|1.67

c={{party color|Green Party Korea}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Justice Party (South Korea)}}"|

|align=left| Justice

|align=center| 5

|align=left| Kim Jong-min

|align=right| 81,664

|align=right| 1.64%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|1.64

c={{party color|Justice Party (South Korea)}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Minjung Party}}"|

|align=left| Minjung

|align=center| 6

|align=left| Kim Jin-sook

|align=right| 22,134

|align=right| 0.44%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|0.44

c={{party color|Minjung Party}}}}
bgcolor="#DB005B"|

|align=left| Our Future

|align=center| 9

|align=left| Woo In-cheol

|align=right| 11,599

|align=right| 0.23%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|0.23

c=#DB005B}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Korean Patriots' Party}}"|

|align=left| Korean Patriots'

|align=center| 7

|align=left| Ihn Ji-yeon

|align=right| 11,222

|align=right| 0.22%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|0.22

c={{party color|Korean Patriots' Party}}}}
bgcolor="#0A50A1"|

|align=left| Chinbak Yeondae

|align=center| 10

|align=left| Choi Tae-hyeon

|align=right| 4,021

|align=right| 0.08%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|0.08

c=#0A50A1}}
bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="font-weight:bold"

|colspan="4" align=right |Total

|align=right| 4,961,872

|align=right colspan=2| 100.00%

bgcolor="#EEEEEE"

| colspan="4" align="right" | Voter turnout

| colspan="3" align="right" |59.89%

= 2021 (by-election) =

class="wikitable"
colspan="7" |2021 Seoul mayoral by-election
style="background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan=2| Party

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | #

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | Candidate

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | Votes

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan=2| Percentage

style="font-weight:bold"

|bgcolor="{{party color|People Power Party (South Korea)}}"|

|align=left| People Power

|align=center| 2

|align=left| Oh Se-hoon

|align=right| 2,798,788

|align=right| 57.50%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|57.50

c={{party color|People Power Party (South Korea)}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Party of Korea}}"|

|align=left| Democratic

|align=center| 1

|align=left| Park Young-sun

|align=right| 1,907,336

|align=right| 39.18%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|39.18

c={{party color|Democratic Party of Korea}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|National Revolutionary Dividends Party}}"|

|align=left| National Revolutionary

|align=center| 7

|align=left| Huh Kyung-young

|align=right| 52,107

|align=right| 1.07%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|1.07

c={{party color|National Revolutionary Dividends Party}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Women's Party (South Korea)}}"|

|align=left| Women's

|align=center| 11

|align=left| Kim Jin-ah

|align=right| 33,421

|align=right| 0.68%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|0.68

c={{party color|Women's Party (South Korea)}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Basic Income Party}}"|

|align=left| Basic Income

|align=center| 6

|align=left| Shin Ji-hye

|align=right| 23,628

|align=right| 0.48%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|0.48

c={{party color|Basic Income Party}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}"|

|align=left| Independent

|align=center| 15

|align=left| Shin Ji-ye

|align=right| 18,039

|align=right| 0.37%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|0.37

c=#9a9a9a}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Progressive Party (South Korea, 2017)}}"|

|align=left| Progressive

|align=center| 12

|align=left| Song Myeong-suk

|align=right| 12,272

|align=right| 0.25%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|0.25

c={{party color|Progressive Party (South Korea, 2017)}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Minsaeng Party}}"|

|align=left| Minsaeng

|align=center| 9

|align=left| Lee Su-bong

|align=right| 11,196

|align=right| 0.23%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|0.23

c={{party color|Minsaeng Party}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Mirae Party}}"|

|align=left| Mirae

|align=center| 8

|align=left| Oh Tae-yang

|align=right| 6,483

|align=right| 0.13%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|0.13

c={{party color|Mirae Party}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}"|

|align=left| Independent

|align=center| 13

|align=left| Chung Dong-hui

|align=right| 1,874

|align=right| 0.03%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|0.03

c=#9a9a9a}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}"|

|align=left| Independent

|align=center| 14

|align=left| Lee Do-yeop

|align=right| 1,664

|align=right| 0.03%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|0.03

c=#9a9a9a}}
bgcolor="#AD469F"|

|align=left| New United Liberal Democrats

|align=center| 10

|align=left| Bae Yeong-gyu

|align=right| 634

|align=right| 0.01%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|0.01

c=#AD469F}}
bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="font-weight:bold"

|colspan="4" align=right |Total

|align=right| 4,867,442

|align=right colspan=2| 100.00%

bgcolor="#EEEEEE"

| colspan="4" align="right" | Voter turnout

| colspan="3" align="right" |58.19%

= 2022 =

class="wikitable"
colspan="7" |2022 Seoul mayoral election
style="background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan=2| Party

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | #

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | Candidate

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | Votes

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan=2| Percentage

style="font-weight:bold"

|bgcolor="{{party color|People Power Party (South Korea)}}"|

|align=left| People Power

|align=center| 2

|align=left| Oh Se-hoon

|align=right| 2,608,277

|align=right| 59.05%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|59.05

c={{party color|People Power Party (South Korea)}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Party of Korea}}"|

|align=left| Democratic

|align=center| 1

|align=left| Song Young-gil

|align=right| 1,733,183

|align=right| 39.23%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|39.23

c={{party color|Democratic Party of Korea}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Justice Party (South Korea)}}"|

|align=left| Justice

|align=center| 3

|align=left| Kwon Soo-joung

|align=right| 53,840

|align=right| 1.21%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|1.21

c={{party color|Justice Party (South Korea)}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Basic Income Party}}"|

|align=left| Basic Income

|align=center| 4

|align=left| Shin ji-hye

|align=right| 12,619

|align=right| 0.28%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|0.28

c={{party color|Basic Income Party}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}"|

|align=left| Independent

|align=center| 5

|align=left| Kim Gwang-jong

|align=right| 9,000

|align=right| 0.20%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|0.20

c=#9a9a9a}}
bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="font-weight:bold"

|colspan="4" align=right |Total

|align=right| 4,416,919

|align=right colspan=2| 100.00%

bgcolor="#EEEEEE"

| colspan="4" align="right" | Voter turnout

| colspan="3" align="right" |53.17%

See also

Notes

{{Reflist|group=n}}

References

External links

  • [http://english.seoul.go.kr/get-to-know-us/mayors-office/ Mayor's Office]

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