The June 2022 South Korean by-elections for seven constituencies of the National Assembly were held in South Korea simultaneously with local elections on June 1, 2022.
Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party[1] and Ahn Cheol-soo of the People Power Party,[2] former candidates in the 2022 South Korean presidential election, ran successfully in the by-election for one of the constituencies.
Reasons for by-elections
The following Members of National Assembly lost or resigned from their seats:
- Daegu Suseong District B: Hong Joon-pyo (People Power Party), resigned to run as a candidate in the 2022 South Korean presidential election, but he lost the party's primaries to Yoon Suk-yeol. Later, Hong launched his candidacy for the 2022 Daegu mayoral election.
- Incheon Gyeyang District B: Song Young-gil (Democratic Party), as the Democratic Party's chairman, resigned after Lee Jae-myung was defeated in the presidential election. Song later launched his candidacy for the 2022 Seoul mayoral election.
- Seongnam Bundang-gu A: Kim Eun-hye (People Power Party), resigned to run as a candidate for the governor of the Gyeonggi Province in the 2022 South Korean local elections.
- Jeju B: Oh Young-hun (Democratic Party), resigned to run as a candidate for the governor of the Jeju Province in the local elections.
- Seocheon Boryeong: Kim Tae-heum (People Power Party), resigned to run as a candidate for the governor of the South Chungcheong Province in the local elections.
- Changwon Uichang-gu: Park Wan-su (People Power Party), resigned to run as a candidate for the governor of the South Gyeongsang Province in the local elections.
- Gangwon Wonju 1st: Lee Kwang-jae (Democratic Party), as member of Lee Nak-yeon presidential campaign committee, resigned after Lee Nak-yeon lost the party's primaries to Lee Jae-myung. Later, Lee launched his candidacy for the governor of the Gangwon Province in the local elections.
List of constituencies and candidates
Results
Daegu Suseong
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Lee Yin-Seon | People Power | 49,434 | 79.78 |
| Kim Yong-rak | Democratic | 12,527 | 20.22 |
Total | 61,961 | 100.00 |
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Valid votes | 61,961 | 94.55 |
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Invalid/blank votes | 3,572 | 5.45 |
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Total votes | 65,533 | 100.00 |
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Registered voters/turnout | 145,721 | 44.97 |
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| People Power hold |
Incheon Gyeyang
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Lee Jae-myung | Democratic | 44,289 | 55.24 |
| Yoon Hyung-sun | People Power | 35,886 | 44.76 |
Total | 80,175 | 100.00 |
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Valid votes | 80,175 | 97.26 |
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Invalid/blank votes | 2,259 | 2.74 |
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Total votes | 82,434 | 100.00 |
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Registered voters/turnout | 137,090 | 60.13 |
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| Democratic hold |
Seongnam Bundang-gu
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Ahn Cheol-soo | People Power | 82,064 | 62.42 |
| Kim Byoung-gwan | Democratic | 49,414 | 37.58 |
Total | 131,478 | 100.00 |
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Valid votes | 131,478 | 98.17 |
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Invalid/blank votes | 2,445 | 1.83 |
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Total votes | 133,923 | 100.00 |
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Registered voters/turnout | 210,119 | 63.74 |
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| People Power hold |
Jeju
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Kim Han-kyu | Democratic | 51,029 | 49.39 |
| Boo Sang-il | People Power | 46,668 | 45.17 |
| Kim Woo-nam | Independent | 5,630 | 5.45 |
Total | 103,327 | 100.00 |
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Valid votes | 103,327 | 98.54 |
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Invalid/blank votes | 1,534 | 1.46 |
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Total votes | 104,861 | 100.00 |
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Registered voters/turnout | 191,736 | 54.69 |
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| Democratic hold |
Seocheon Boryeong
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Jang Dong-hyuk | People Power | 39,960 | 51.01 |
| Na So-yeol | Democratic | 38,377 | 48.99 |
Total | 78,337 | 100.00 |
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Valid votes | 78,337 | 95.82 |
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Invalid/blank votes | 3,421 | 4.18 |
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Total votes | 81,758 | 100.00 |
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Registered voters/turnout | 131,968 | 61.95 |
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| People Power hold |
Changwon Uichang-gu
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Kim Young-sun | People Power | 66,828 | 62.79 |
| Kim Ji-soo | Democratic | 39,595 | 37.21 |
Total | 106,423 | 100.00 |
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Valid votes | 106,423 | 96.52 |
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Invalid/blank votes | 3,841 | 3.48 |
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Total votes | 110,264 | 100.00 |
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Registered voters/turnout | 216,705 | 50.88 |
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| People Power hold |
Gangwon Wonju
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Park Jeong-ha | People Power | 44,611 | 57.74 |
| Won Chang-mook | Democratic | 32,652 | 42.26 |
Total | 77,263 | 100.00 |
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Valid votes | 77,263 | 97.12 |
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Invalid/blank votes | 2,291 | 2.88 |
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Total votes | 79,554 | 100.00 |
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Registered voters/turnout | 155,174 | 51.27 |
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| People Power gain from Democratic |
References
- ^ "Lee Jae-myung declares candidacy for parliamentary by-election". Yonhap News Agency. 2022-05-07. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
- ^ "Ahn declares bid for parliamentary seat in Seongnam". Yonhap News Agency. 2022-05-08. Retrieved 2022-05-08.