2011 Seoul mayoral by-election

June 2019 2011 Seoul mayoral by-election Seoul presidential no 2010 Seoul mayoral election 2010 26 October 2011 2014 Seoul mayoral election 2014 4,066,566 (48.56%) File:Park Won-soon (2014).jpg Park Won-soon Independent politician 2,158,476 53.40% File:Na Kyung-won (2013).jpg Na Kyung-won Grand National Party 1,867,880 46.21% Mayor Oh Se-hoon Grand National Party Park Won-soon Independent politician The 2011 Seoul mayoral by-election was held on 26 October 2011 after Oh Se-hoon resigned due to his failure in the Seoul Free Lunch Referendum. It was part of the by-elections in 2011. Background As the controversy over the free school lunch program has not subsided, Mayor of Seoul Oh Se-hoon proposed a local referendum to the Seoul Metropolitan Council to directly ask the citizens' opinions regarding the free school lunch program.http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=102&oid=005&aid=0000455842 서울시의회 "무상급식, 학부모 투표하자" vs 市는 반대… 갈등 다시 가열 Kukmin Ilbo 15 April 2011 But the Metropolitan Council rejected his proposal, finally under the leadership of Mayor Oh, it decided to hold a local referendum on the scope of free school lunch, and the vote was scheduled to take place on 24 August 2011. On 21 August, Mayor Oh announced three days before the referendum that he would step down if he lost because of unachievable voter turnout not achieved or low approval ratings after counting. In the referendum held on 24 August, it was not able to count the votes because it was less than the minimum turnout rate of 33.3%. This has raised interest in the timing of Oh's resignation, because the by-election date will vary depending on his resignation date.http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=100&oid=277&aid=0002657764 오세훈 사퇴 불가피...서울시장 보선 10월 or 4월 The Asia Business Daily 24 August 2011 If he resigns after 30 September 2011, the mayoral by-election will take with the legislative election on 11 April 2012. So the Grand National Party called for him to resign in October 2011. However, Mayor Oh announced his resignation on 26 August.http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=100&oid=117&aid=0002166826 오세훈, 서울시장직 전격 사퇴 "주민투표 결과에 책임" MyDaily 26 August 2011 Selection of candidates Grand National Party Na Kyung-won was the only candidate in the Grand National Party to run alone. Other candidates initially ran, but withdrew. Pan-opposition The candidate who received the highest support in pan-opposition was Ahn Cheol-soo. However, he was on 6 September 2011, expressed its endorsement of Park Won-soon, a lawyer.http://media.daum.net/politics/others/view.html?cateid=1002&newsid=20110907084056110&p=hani ko:아무 조건 없습니다" 안철수 깨끗한 양보 The Hankyoreh 7 September 2011http://www.mediatoday.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=97230 ko:안철수-박원순 '아름다운 합의' 17분 Media Today 6 September 2011 On 3 October 2011, pan-opposition primary were held to claimed unification of opposition candidates. In this primary, Park Won-soon was elected as the single candidate for the pan-opposition bloc by defeating Park Young-sun of the Democratic Party and Choi Kyu-youp of the Democratic Labor Party.http://www.pressian.com/article/article.asp?article_num=60111003211426 ko:"변화 바라는 시민의 승리"…박원순, 野 서울시장 후보 확정 Pressian 3 October 2011 Final candidates Na Kyung-won, member of the National Assembly. (Grand National Party) Bae Il-do, former member of the National Assembly. (Independent) Park Won-soon, a lawyer. (Independent) Results Park Won-soon Independent (DP, DLP) 2158476 Independent politician Na Kyung-won Grand National Party 1867880 Grand National Party Bae Il-do Independent 15408 24793 8374067 By district Districts Na Kyung-wonGNP Bae Il-doInd. Park Won-soonInd. Totalvotes Votes % Votes % Votes % Jongno District 31,926 45.63 277 0.40 37,770 53.98 69,973 Jung District 26,564 47.66 210 0.38 28,965 51.97 55,739 Yongsan District50,847 51.83 338 0.35 46,923 47.83 98,108 Seongdong District 54,059 45.33 435 0.37 64,766 54.31 119,260 Gwangjin District 63,128 43.81 514 0.36 80,449 55.83 144,091 Dongdaemun District 65,140 45.24 614 0.43 78,221 54.33 143,975 Jungnang District 68,501 44.76 676 0.44 83,870 54.80 153,047 Seongbuk District 81,902 42.74 743 0.39 108,976 56.87 191,621 Gangbuk District 54,531 42.57 555 0.43 72,981 56.97 128,097 Dobong District 64,110 44.88 567 0.40 78,179 54.73 142,856 Nowon District 104,251 44.08 955 0.40 131,293 55.52 236,499 Eunpyeong District 78,252 42.65 712 0.39 104,533 56.97 183,497 Seodaemun District 55,181 43.04 495 0.39 72,542 56.58 128,218 Mapo District 67,297 42.01 511 0.32 92,375 57.67 160,183 Yangcheon District 89,227 45.98 1,052 0.54 103,780 53.48 194,059 Gangseo District 95,934 44.14 874 0.40 120,537 55.46 217,345 Guro District 71,850 43.15 646 0.39 94,015 56.46 166,511 Geumcheon District 36,194 41.12 402 0.46 51,418 58.42 88,014 Yeongdeungpo District 73,833 46.01 567 0.35 86,069 53.64 160,469 Dongjak District 73,341 43.60 583 0.35 94,283 56.05 168,207 Gwanak District 78,473 36.86 857 0.40 133,587 62.74 212,917 Seocho District111,014 60.12 488 0.26 73,139 39.61 184,641 Gangnam District140,109 61.33 672 0.29 87,657 38.37 228,438 Songpa District140,183 51.12 947 0.35 133,087 48.53 274,217 Gangdong District 92,033 47.98 718 0.37 99,061 51.65 191,812 Total 1,867,880 46.21 15,408 0.38 2,158,476 53.41 4,041,764 References Category:Seoul mayoral elections Category:October 2011 in South Korea Category:2011 in South Korea Category:By-elections in South Korea Category:By-elections on executive offices