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Yongsan
Single-member constituency
for the National Assembly
Location of the constituency
District(s)Yongsan District
RegionSeoul
Electorate203,233 (2020)
Current constituency
Created1988
Seats1
PartyPeople Power Party
Member(s)Kwon Young-se
Council
constituency		Yongsan 1st district
Yongsan 2nd district
Created fromMapo–Yongsan

Yongsan (Korean: 용산구) is a constituency of the National Assembly of South Korea. The constituency only consists of the Yongsan District, Seoul. As of 2020, 203,233 eligible voters were registered in the constituency.

History

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Since its creation in 1988, the constituency has been represented by a series of influential politicians due to Yongsan's geographical and political importance. The constituency was won by Suh Chung-hwa in the 1988, 1992, and 1996 legislative elections. Suh had previously served as the Governor of South Chungcheong Province and the Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Korea.

The constituency elected former Head of the Yongsan District Office Seol Song-woong of the Millennium Democratic Party in the 2000 South Korean legislative election, marking the first time the constituency was won by a member of a liberal political party. However, the constituency elected Chin Young of the conservative Grand National Party (later known as the Saenuri Party) in the 2004, 2008, and 2012 legislative elections. Chin served as the Minister of Health and Welfare under the Park Geun-hye administration. Although initially elected as conservative, Chin switched his party affiliation to the liberal Democratic Party ahead of the 2016 legislative election due to his anti-Park Geun-hye stances which had formed as a result of disagreements on senior pension legislation while serving as the Minister of Health and Welfare.[1] Despite this, Chin successfully won re-election proving Yongsan to be a competitive constituency for both liberal and conservative parties. Yongsan once again proved to be a competitive constituency when Kwon Young-se of the conservative United Future Party was elected by a difference of 890 votes from the Democratic Party candidate in the 2020 South Korean legislative election.[2]

Boundaries

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The constituency includes the neighborhoods of Huam-dong, Namyeong-dong, Cheongpa-dong, Hyochang-dong, Yongmun-dong, Hannam-dong, Bogwang-dong, Hangangno-dong, Seobinggo-dong, Ichon-dong, Wonhyoro-dong, Itaewon-dong, and parts of Yongsan-dong.

List of members of the National Assembly

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Election Member Party Dates Notes
1988 Suh Chung-hwa Democratic Justice 1988–2000 Minister of Home Affairs (1980–1982, 1997)
1992 Democratic Liberal
1996 New Korea
2000 Seol Song-woong Millennium Democratic 2000–2004 Head of the Yongsan District Office (1995–1998)
2004 Chin Young Grand National 2004–2020 Minister of Health and Welfare (2013);[3]
Minister of the Interior and Safety (2019–2020)
2008
2012 Saenuri
2016 Democratic[4]
2020 Kwon Young-se United Future 2020–present
2024 People Power

Election results

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2024

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Legislative Election 2024: Yongsan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
People Power Kwon Young-se 66,583 51.77 Increase3.97
Democratic Kang Tae-woong 60,473 47.02 Decrease0.12
Independent Kim Jeong-hyeon 1,536 1.19 new
Rejected ballots 1,651 –
Turnout 130,243 68.91 Increase2.46
Registered electors 188,998
People Power hold Swing

2020

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Legislative Election 2020: Yongsan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Future Kwon Young-se 63,891 47.8 +7.9
Democratic Kang Tae-woong 63,001 47.1 +4.3
Justice Jeong Youn-wook 4,251 3.1 +0.3
Minsaeng Kwon Hyeok-moon 1,311 1.0 new
Minjung Kim Eun-hee 648 0.5 −0.2
National Revolutionary Dividends Kim Hee-jeon 541 0.4 new
Rejected ballots 1,400 – –
Turnout 135,043 66.5 +8.8
Registered electors 203,233
United Future gain from Democratic Swing

2016

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Legislative Election 2016: Yongsan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Chin Young 48,965 42.8 −9.6
Saenuri Hwang Chun-ja 45,691 39.9 −12.5
People's Kwak Tae-won 15,805 13.8 new
Justice Jeong Youn-wook 3,161 2.8 new
People's United Lee So-young 838 0.7 new
Rejected ballots 1,120 – –
Turnout 115,580 57.7 +5.7
Registered electors 200,224
Democratic gain from Saenuri Swing

2012

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Legislative Election 2012: Yongsan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Saenuri Chin Young 56,067 52.4 −5.6
Democratic United Cho Soon-yong 49,083 45.9 +16.5
Nations’ Happiness Lee Hee-jung 1,776 1.7 new
Rejected ballots 1,141 – –
Turnout 107,681 52.0 +9.0
Registered electors 207,240
Saenuri hold Swing

2008

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Legislative Election 2008: Yongsan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Grand National Chin Young 47,533 58.0 +12.0
Democratic Sung Jang-hyun 24,077 29.4 new
Democratic Labor Kim Jong-min 4,567 5.6 +0.7
Liberty Forward Lee In-sook 3,984 4.9 new
Family Federation Kim Man-ho 1,737 2.1 new
Rejected ballots 700 – –
Turnout 82,598 43.0 −18.2
Registered electors 192,033
Grand National hold Swing

2004

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Legislative Election 2004: Yongsan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Grand National Chin Young 51,025 46.0 +1.4
Uri Kim Jin-ae 43,915 39.6 new
Millennium Democratic Sung Jang-hyun 9,570 8.6 −36.2
Democratic Labor Jeong Youn-wook 5,467 4.9 +2.8
United Liberal Democrats Lee Yong-ju 849 0.8 −4.4
Rejected ballots 770 – –
Turnout 111,596 61.2 +8.2
Registered electors 182,403
Grand National gain from Millennium Democratic Swing

2000

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Legislative Election 2000: Yongsan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Millennium Democratic Seol Song-woong 42,849 44.8 +12.2
Grand National Chin Young 42,736 44.6 +8.2
United Liberal Democrats Lee Gil-beom 4,937 5.2 −2.3
Senior Progressive Lee Kwang-hee 2,201 2.3 new
Democratic Labor Lee Ho-young 2,045 2.1 new
Democratic People's Song Jae-young 910 1.0 new
Rejected ballots 894 – –
Turnout 96,572 53.0 −7.1
Registered electors 182,095
Millennium Democratic gain from Grand National Swing

1996

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Legislative Election 1996: Yongsan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Korea Suh Chung-hwa 41,092 36.4 −0.3
National Congress Oh Yoo-bang 36,769 32.6 new
Democratic Kang Chang-sung 24,023 21.3 −6.9
United Liberal Democrats Kim Jae-young 8,496 7.5 new
Nonpartisan People's Union Jeong Han-sung 1,436 1.3 new
Independent Lee Chun-hyung 1,081 1.0 new
Rejected ballots 1,616 – –
Turnout 114,513 60.3 −8.9
Registered electors 189,773
New Korea hold Swing

1992

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Legislative Election 1992: Yongsan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Liberal Suh Chung-hwa 49,977 36.7 +3.8
Democratic Han Young-ae 39,556 28.2 new
Reunification National Party Bong Doo-wan 32,177 23.0 new
Independent Seol Song-woong 12,802 9.1 new
New Political Reform Kim Dong-ju 3,733 2.7 new
Independent Eom Geum-ja 996 0.7 new
Independent Jeong Han-sung 927 0.7 new
Rejected ballots 1,640 – –
Turnout 141,808 69.0 −1.5
Registered electors 205,488
Democratic Liberal hold Swing

1988

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Legislative Election 1988: Yongsan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Justice Suh Chung-hwa 48,103 32.9 new
Peace Democratic Han Young-ae 34,364 23.5 new
Reunification Democratic Kim Jae-young 33,691 23.0 new
New Democratic Republican Seol Song-woong 25,721 17.6 new
One National Democratic Jeong Moo-hyung 3,779 2.6 new
Our Justice Lee Bu-kyu 599 0.4 new
Rejected ballots 1,493 – –
Turnout 147,750 70.5 –
Registered electors 209,456
Democratic Justice win (new seat)

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ 조선일보 (2020-07-18). "[프로필]진영 행정안전부 장관 후보자...'원조 친박'에서 민주당으로 옮긴 4선 중진". 조선일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-02-24.
  2. ^ "윤상현 171표ㆍ권영세 890표차 '신승'… 전국 12곳 1,000표 안팎 '초접전'". 한국일보 (in Korean). 2020-04-16. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
  3. ^ "진영 "기초연금-국민연금 연계 죄송"". OhmyNews (in Korean). 30 September 2013.
  4. ^ "진영 바꾼 진영에 "배신" "소신" 팽팽…그 틈 파고든 황춘자". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). 5 April 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
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