Seoul City Council proportional seat flips to People Power Party after Jamsil vote count

A pivotal shift in the Seoul City Council's proportional representation has occurred, with one seat flipping from the Democratic Party to the People Power Party. This unexpected change was triggered by the final vote count from a ballot box in Jamsil 7-dong, Songpa-gu.

As of the latest tally, with 99.99% of votes counted for the Seoul Metropolitan Council's proportional representation election, the People Power Party secured 2,295,093 votes (44.00%), narrowly ahead of the Democratic Party's 2,287,569 votes (43.86%). The margin was just 7,525 votes, or 0.14 percentage points.

Before the Jamsil 7-dong results were factored in, the distribution of the council's 15 proportional seats was anticipated to be 8 for the Democratic Party and 7 for the People Power Party. However, the inclusion of votes from the Jamsil 7-dong polling station reversed this expectation. Consequently, the People Power Party's 8th-ranked proportional candidate, Wi Sung-chan, will enter the council instead of the Democratic Party's 8th-ranked candidate, Han Ki-seong. This single seat transfer means the Democratic Party loses a proportional seat, reducing their total to 7, while the People Power Party gains one, bringing their total to 8.