1920~30년대 대구부협의회·부회 선거와 조선인 당선자

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the participation of Koreans in local councils through the Daegu Pu-Council[府協議會]·Daegu Pu-hoi[府會]. The Japanese government-general of Joseon appointed a council member in 1914 as a advisory board of Pu[府]. Since 1920, the members of the council have been elected, and in 1930, the council was reorganized into Pu-hoi[府會], and it was turned into a legislative organ. From 1920 to 1939, a total of seven elections were held. Voters were limited to adult men with more than a certain amount of assets. The voters accounted for 1-2% of Koreans and 4-9% of Japanese in Daegu population. In Daegu's population, Koreans accounted for more than 70%, but the number of voters stayed at 30~40%. It showed the difference of economic power among the nations. As a result, the proportion of Koreans in the local council accounted for 38% of the total, from a minimum of 30% to a maximum of 47%. In the case of the 1920s election, the proportion of the freshmen in the local council was very high. It was indicating that the replacement of the member was active. And the average age of the Korean elected was generally in the thirties. In 1926, all four of the freshmen were twenties. In the elections of the 1930s, more than two-thirds of the member were filled with the freshmen except for the 1939 election. The average age was higher than that of the 1920s, from the late 30s to 40 years. In the 1910s, the council was composed mainly of local celebrities when it was made up of appointed members. However, after the transition to election after 1920, it was confirmed that young generation who had actively participated in the community had made a lot of progress in the Local council.