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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] Ahn Cheol-soo of the People Power Party ,[ 2] 2022 South Korean presidential election , ran successfully in the by-election for one of the constituencies.
Reasons for by-elections [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Candidate Party Votes % Lee Yin-Seon People Power 49,434 79.78 Kim Yong-rak Democratic 12,527 20.22 Total 61,961 100.00 Valid votes 61,961 94.55 Invalid/blank votes 3,572 5.45 Total votes 65,533 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 145,721 44.97 People Power hold
Candidate Party Votes % Lee Jae-myung Democratic 44,289 55.24 Yoon Hyung-sun People Power 35,886 44.76 Total 80,175 100.00 Valid votes 80,175 97.26 Invalid/blank votes 2,259 2.74 Total votes 82,434 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 137,090 60.13 Democratic hold
Seongnam Bundang-gu [ edit ] Candidate Party Votes % Ahn Cheol-soo People Power 82,064 62.42 Kim Byoung-gwan Democratic 49,414 37.58 Total 131,478 100.00 Valid votes 131,478 98.17 Invalid/blank votes 2,445 1.83 Total votes 133,923 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 210,119 63.74 People Power hold
Candidate Party Votes % 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 Valid votes 103,327 98.54 Invalid/blank votes 1,534 1.46 Total votes 104,861 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 191,736 54.69 Democratic hold
Candidate Party Votes % Jang Dong-hyuk People Power 39,960 51.01 Na So-yeol Democratic 38,377 48.99 Total 78,337 100.00 Valid votes 78,337 95.82 Invalid/blank votes 3,421 4.18 Total votes 81,758 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 131,968 61.95 People Power hold
Changwon Uichang-gu [ edit ] Candidate Party Votes % Kim Young-sun People Power 66,828 62.79 Kim Ji-soo Democratic 39,595 37.21 Total 106,423 100.00 Valid votes 106,423 96.52 Invalid/blank votes 3,841 3.48 Total votes 110,264 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 216,705 50.88 People Power hold
Candidate Party Votes % Park Jeong-ha People Power 44,611 57.74 Won Chang-mook Democratic 32,652 42.26 Total 77,263 100.00 Valid votes 77,263 97.12 Invalid/blank votes 2,291 2.88 Total votes 79,554 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 155,174 51.27 People Power gain from Democratic
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