호남지역주의의 연속성과 변화: 시·군별 제6~16대 대통령선거 결과를 중심으로

Abstract

Regionalism has long been considered one of the most significant factors of korean electoral politics. To understand its implications, this paper discusses continuity and change of the electoral regionalism in Honam-province, focused on the electoral outcomes of the 6th-16th presidential elections. According to the analysis of this study, electoral regionalism in Honam-province emerged for the first time in the 7th presidential election. But the regionalism at that time was restricted within the western part of the Honam-province. The regionalism in the 13th presidential election was slightly similar to the 7th election. But the regionalism in the 13th election was not only more stronger, but also spread around the whole of the province. Beyond that the regionalism of the southern part of the province varied in strength from that of the northern part. There was not a little change of electoral outcomes in the subsequent elections to the 16th election, that means the regionalism from the 13th bis 16th election in the Honam-province was highly consistent.