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.대한민국선거사 제1집 http://elecinfo.nec.go.kr/neweps/ezpdfwebviewer/ezpdf/customLayout.jsp?contentId=2F6570646174612F455030362F4D4F4E323030362F30312F4D4F4E303132303036303138322F4D4F4E303132303036303138325F30303031532E706466 National Election Commission https://web.archive.org/web/20161129021214/http://elecinfo.nec.go.kr/neweps/ezpdfwebviewer/ezpdf/customLayout.jsp?contentId=2F6570646174612F455030362F4D4F4E323030362F30312F4D4F4E303132303036303138322F4D4F4E303132303036303138325F30303031532E706466 29 November 2016 dead Special city and provincial elections Councilors Elections for special city and provincial councilors were held on 12 December 1960. PartySeatsVotes%Special cityProvincesTotal+/–Democratic Party19176195 +97New Democratic Party175370NewSocialist Mass Party022NewOther parties134 +4Independents17199216 +133Invalid/blank votes–––––Total10054433487+50Registered voters/turnout11,263,44567.4––––Source: National Election Commission Special city mayor and provincial governors Elections for special city mayor and provincial governors were held on 29 December 1960. Special city/provinceVoterturnoutElected mayor/governorPartySeoul36.4%Kim Sang-donDemocratic PartyGyeonggi32.8%Shin Kwang-kyunDemocratic PartyGangwon47.8%Park Yeong-rokDemocratic PartyNorth Chungcheong44.5%Jo Dae-yeonDemocratic PartySouth Chungcheong39.8%Lee Gi-seNew Democratic PartyNorth Jeolla42.7%Kim Sang-sulDemocratic PartySouth Jeolla44.2%Min Young-namNew Democratic PartyNorth Gyeongsang35.8%Lee Ho-geunDemocratic PartySouth Gyeongsang33.2%Lee Gi-juNew Democratic PartyJeju62.2%Kang Seong-ikIndependent City, town and township elections Councilors Elections for city, town and township councilors were held on 19 December 1960. PartyCityTownTownshipVotes%Seats+/–Votes%Seats+/–Votes%Seats+/–Democratic Party129 +75142 +852,510 +2,279New Democratic Party45New39New241NewSocialist Mass Party0New0New3NewOther parties8–22 +144 +11Independents238 +61872 +48112,578 +8,294Invalid/blank votes––––––––Total100420+41001,055+6510015,376–172Registered voters/turnout1,995,99467.45––989,57477.5––7,128,21683.7––Source: National Election Commission Mayors Elections for city, town and township mayors were held on 26 December 1960. PartyCityTownTownshipVotes%Mayors+/–Votes%Mayors+/–Votes%Mayors+/–Democratic Party12 +1223 +22297 +288New Democratic Party5New3New13NewOther parties0–0 –4 +3Independents9 +556 +361,045 +802Invalid/blank votes–––––––––Total10026+2010082+521001,359+815Registered voters/turnout2,035,42954.6––1,021,38872.7––7,228,93781.6––Source: National Election Commission References Category:1960 elections in South Korea 1960