Dongdaemun B

Dongdaemun B
Single-member constituency
for the National Assembly
Location of the constituency
District(s)Dongdaemun District (part)
RegionSeoul
Electorate148,013 (2016)
Current constituency
Created1988
Seats1
PartyDemocratic Party
MemberJang Kyung-tae
Council
constituency		Dongdaemun 3rd district
Dongdaemun 4th district
Created fromDongdaemun

Dongdaemun B (Korean: 동대문구 을) is a constituency of the National Assembly of South Korea. The constituency consists of part of Dongdaemun District, Seoul. As of 2016, 148,013 eligible voters were registered in the constituency.

List of members of the National Assembly

Election Member Party Dates Notes
1988 Kim Young-goo [ko] Democratic Justice 1988–2001 Floor leader of the Democratic Liberal Party (1993)
Minister of Home Affairs (1995)
1992 Democratic Liberal
1996 New Korea
2000 Grand National
2001 Hong Joon-pyo Grand National 2001–2012 Floor leader of the Grand National Party (2008–2009)
Chairman of the Grand National Party (2011)
Governor of South Gyeongsang Province (2012–2017)
Leader of the Liberty Korea Party (2017–2018)
Mayor of Daegu (2022–2025)
2004
2008
2012 Min Byung-doo Democratic United 2012–2020
2016 Democratic
2020 Jang Kyung-tae Democratic 2020-present
2024

Election results

2024

Legislative Election 2024: Dongdaemun B
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jang Kyung-tae 58,286 54.62 Increase0.08
People Power Kim Kyung-jin 48,408 45.37 Increase1.56
Rejected ballots 1,514 –
Turnout 108,208 70.01 Increase3.46
Registered electors 154,549
Democratic hold Swing

2020

Legislative Election 2020: Dongdaemun B
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jang Kyung-tae 55,230 54.5 −3.7
United Future Lee Hye-hoon 44,360 43.8 +5.6
Minjung Kim Jong-min 1,198 1.2 new
National Revolutionary Dividends Park Gyeong-hui 464 0.5 new
Independent Min Byung-doo Resignation – –
Rejected ballots 3,216 – –
Turnout 104,468 66.6 +7.6
Registered electors 156,971
Democratic hold Swing

2016

Legislative Election 2016: Dongdaemun B
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Min Byung-doo 49,942 58.2 +5.3
Saenuri Park Joon-sun 32,765 38.2 −6.3
People's United Yoon Mi-youn 3,161 3.7 new
Rejected ballots 1,438 – –
Turnout 87,306 59.0 +0.9
Registered electors 148,013
Democratic hold Swing

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Dongdaemun B
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic United Min Byung-doo 42,960 52.9 +11.8
Saenuri Hong Joon-pyo 36,182 44.5 −12.3
United Democratic Kim Jae-jeon 1,238 1.5 new
Real Democratic Jeong Byung-geol 852 1.1 new
Rejected ballots 468 – –
Turnout 81,700 58.1 +11.6
Registered electors 140,616
Democratic United gain from Saenuri Swing

2008

Legislative Election 2008: Dongdaemun B
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Grand National Hong Joon-pyo 37,618 56.8 +14.1
Democratic Min Byung-doo 27,187 41.1 new
Family Federation Park Yong-man 1,388 5.7 new
Rejected ballots – – –
Turnout 66,193 46.5 −17.1
Registered electors 144,162
Grand National hold Swing

2004

Legislative Election 2004: Dongdaemun B
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Grand National Hong Joon-pyo 37,058 42.7 −7.9
Uri Heo In-hoi 35,950 41.4 −3.3
Millennium Democratic Yoo Deok-yeol 9,981 11.5 −33.2
Democratic Labor Jeong Ju-yong 2,537 2.9 ±0
United Liberal Democrats Kwak Min-kyung 1,281 1.5 new
Rejected ballots 716 – –
Turnout 87,523 63.6 +4.6
Registered electors 137,569
Grand National hold Swing

2001 (by-election)

By-election 2001: Dongdaemun B
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Grand National Hong Joon-pyo 32,095 50.6 +5.5
Millennium Democratic Heo In-hoi 28,381 44.7 −0.4
Democratic Labor Chang Hwa-shik 1,850 2.9 new
Socialist Kim Sook-yi 1,152 1.8 new
Rejected ballots 521 – –
Turnout 63,999 45.6
Registered electors 140,280
Grand National hold Swing

2000

Legislative Election 2000: Dongdaemun B
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Grand National Kim Young-goo 34,796 45.1 +3.1
Millennium Democratic Heo In-hoi 34,785 45.1 +12.4
United Liberal Democrats Kwon Seung-wook 3,512 4.6 −4.5
Democratic People's Choi Jong-geun 2,608 3.4 new
Youth Progressive Nam Byung-hee 1,512 2.0 new
Rejected ballots 659 – –
Turnout 77,872 59.0 −3.2
Registered electors 131,916
Grand National hold Swing

1996

Legislative Election 1996: Dongdaemun B
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Korea Kim Young-goo 37,871 42.0 −2.0
National Congress Kim Chang-hwan 29,482 32.7 new
Democratic Kim Sung-shik 12,177 13.5 −28.1
United Liberal Democrats Kwon Seung-wook 8,202 9.1 new
Independent Kim Tae-woong 1,837 2.0 new
Nonpartisan People's Union Park Sang-il 716 0.8 new
Rejected ballots 1,258 – –
Turnout 91,543 62.2 −8.3
Registered electors 147,094
New Korea hold Swing

1992

Legislative Election 1992: Dongdaemun B
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Liberal Kim Young-goo 49,700 44.0 +13.6
Democratic Koh Kwang-jin 46,962 41.6 +13.7
Reunification National Yoon Keum-joong 13,069 11.6 new
New Political Reform Park Sang-il 3,188 2.8 new
Independent Koh Dal-joon 0 0.0 new
Rejected ballots 2,621 – –
Turnout 115,540 70.5 −1.1
Registered electors 164,004
Democratic Liberal hold Swing

1988

Legislative Election 1988: Dongdaemun B
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Justice Kim Young-goo 34,821 30.4 new
Peace Democratic Koh Kwang-jin 32,017 27.9 new
Reunification Democratic Song Won-young 23,364 20.4 new
New Democratic Republican Kim Tae-woong 15,352 13.4 new
Independent Koh Dal-hu 5,043 4.4 new
People's Jin Young-hyo 4,054 3.5 new
Rejected ballots 1,124 – –
Turnout 115,775 71.6 –
Registered electors 161,730
Democratic Justice win (new seat)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "<후보 득표현황> 서울(14일 1시30분 현재)" (in Korean). Yonhap. 14 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "역대 재보궐선거 결과 (1998~2012)" (in Korean). National Election Commission.