Gangbuk B

Gangbuk B
Single-member constituency
for the National Assembly
Location of the constituency
District(s)Gangbuk District (part)
RegionSeoul
Electorate128,295 (2024)
Current constituency
Created1996
Seats1
PartyDemocratic Party
Member(s)Han Min-su
Created fromDobong B, Dobong C

Gangbuk B (Korean: 강북구 을) is a constituency of the National Assembly of South Korea. The constituency consists of parts of Gangbuk District, Seoul. As of 2024, 128,295 eligible voters were registered in the constituency. The constituency was created in 1996 after being reorganized from the Dobong B and Dobong C constituency.

History

Since its establishment, Gangbuk B has always voted for members of centre-left, liberal parties to represent the constituency and is thus considered a stronghold for the Democratic Party. Cho Soon-hyung of the centrist-liberal National Congress for New Politics was the first member to represent the constituency.[1] Cho was re-elected as a member of the liberal Millennium Democratic Party in 2000.[2] He was succeeded by Choi Kyu-sik liberal Uri Party.[3] Choi won re-election in the following election, securing 43.5% of the vote.[4] Choi did not stand for re-election after he was found guilty of receiving political funds illegally.[5][6] The Democratic United Party nominated Yoo Dae-woon for the constituency in the 2012 election, who went on to win the general election.[7] Park Yong-jin was nominated as the Democratic Party's nominee for Gangbuk B in the 2016 election after defeating Yoo Dae-woon in the party's primary.[8] Park won the general election with 51.08% of the vote.[9][10] Park won re-election in 2020, widening his margin of victory by receiving 64.45% of the vote.[11][12]

Ahead of the 2024 South Korean legislative election, incumbent Park Yong-jin was informed by the Democratic Party leadership that his performance in the National Assembly was evaluated as "among the bottom 10 percent" by the party.[13] Park had been considered a member of the party's anti-Lee Jae-myung faction and the evaluation caused speculation that Park would be "cut off" from being re-nominated as the party's candidate for Gangbuk B.[14][15] The Democratic Party's primary held days later saw pro-Lee Jae-myung candidate Chung Bong-ju defeat incumbent Park Yong-jin to win the party's nomination for the constituency.[16] However Chung's nomination was cancelled after it was discovered that he had made disparaging comments about injured South Korean soldiers who had been victims of North Korean land mines in the DMZ.[17][18] As a result of the nomination's cancellation, the Democratic Party held another primary between pro-Lee Jae-myung candidate Cho Su-jin and anti-Lee Jae-myung incumbent Park Yong-jin. Cho Su-jin won in a landslide against Park, receiving 69.93 of the raw vote and 80.6% of the adjusted vote.[19] However Cho resigned as the party's nominee on March 22 after it was discovered that she had defended a sex offender that allegedly sexually assaulted a minor.[20] The party nominated spokesperson Han Min-su on March 22 without another primary.[21] Han Min-su won in the general election with 52.94% of the vote.[22]

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses the neighborhoods of Beon 3-dong, Mia-dong, Samyang-dong, Songjung-dong, Songcheon-dong, and Samgaksan-dong.

List of members of the National Assembly

Election Member Party Dates Notes
1996 Cho Soon-hyung National Congress 1996–2004 Secretary General of the National Congress
2000 Millennium Democratic
2004 Choi Kyu-sik Uri 2004–2012
2008 United Democratic
2012 Yoo Dae-woon Democratic United 2012–2016
2016 Park Yong-jin Democratic 2016–2024
2020
2024 Han Min-su 2024–present

Election results

2024

Legislative Election 2024: Gangbuk B
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Han Min-su 44,623 52.94 11.51
People Power Park Jin-woong 34,989 41.51 6.8
New Future Lee Seok-hyun 4,672 5.54 new
Rejected ballots 1,303 –
Turnout 84,284 65.69 0.5
Registered electors 128,295
Democratic hold Swing

2020

Legislative Election 2020: Gangbuk B
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Park Yong-jin 57,013 64.45 13.37
United Future Ahn Hong-ryul 30,708 34.71 0.47
National Revolutionary Jwa Tae-hong 737 0.83 new
Rejected ballots 1,181 –
Turnout 89,639 65.19 8.52
Registered electors 137,495
Democratic hold Swing

2016

Legislative Election 2016: Gangbuk B
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Park Yong-jin 40,373 51.08 3.11
Saenuri Ahn Hong-ryul 30,098 35.18 7.38
People Cho Koo-sung 10,849 13.72 new
Rejected ballots 1,064 –
Turnout 80,095 56.67 4.82
Registered electors 141,334
Democratic hold Swing

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Gangbuk B
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic United Yoo Dae-woon 40,755 54.19 10.69
Saenuri Ahn Hong-ryul 32,009 42.56 4.73
Korea Vision Hong Sung-nam 2,441 3.24 new
Rejected ballots 671 –
Turnout 75,876 51.85 8.2
Registered electors 146,336
Democratic United hold Swing

2008

Legislative Election 2008: Gangbuk B
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Democratic Choi Kyu-sik 26,391 43.50 new
Grand National Lee Soo-hee 22,949 37.83 5.19
New Progressive Park Yong-jin 7,088 11.68 new
Democratic Labor Kim Hye-shin 1,741 2.86 5.40
Liberty Forward Lim Kang-sin 2,096 3.45 new
Family Party for Peace and Unity Cho Han-bok 398 0.65 new
Rejected ballots 444 –
Turnout 61,107 43.65 16.26
Registered electors 139,997
United Democratic hold Swing

2004

Legislative Election 2004: Gangbuk B
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Uri Choi Kyu-sik 36,206 42.46 new
Grand National Ahn Hong-ryul 27,838 32.64 6.32
Millennium Democratic Kim Gyung-jae 13,403 15.71 30.74
Democratic Labor Ahn Gil-soo 7,046 8.26 5.0
United Liberal Democrats Ahn Jong-mo 771 0.90 3.02
Rejected ballots 726 –
Turnout 85,990 59.91 9.73
Registered electors 143,522
Uri gain from Millennium Democratic Swing

2000

Legislative Election 2000: Gangbuk B
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Millennium Democratic Cho Soon-hyung 29,351 46.45 new
Grand National Jeon Dae-yeol 16,636 26.32 new
Democratic Labor Park Yong-jin 8,381 13.26 new
Independent Kim Tae-hwan 4,716 7.46 new
United Liberal Democrats Ko Byung-ryeol 2,480 3.92 11.01
Democratic People's Lee Byung-seok 929 1.47 new
Youth Progressive Chang Myung-chul 695 1.09 new
Rejected ballots 674 –
Turnout 63,862 50.18 6.55
Registered electors 127,261
Millennium Democratic hold Swing

1996

Legislative Election 1996: Gangbuk B
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Congress Cho Soon-hyung 36,405 45.28 –
New Korea Lee Chul-yong 22,923 28.51 –
United Liberal Democrats Kim Tae-hwan 12,006 14.93 –
Democratic Lee Ki-taek 7,066 8.78 –
Independent Cho Ku-sung 1,344 1.67 –
Independent Ko Chung-seok 649 0.80 –
Rejected ballots 1,401 –
Turnout 81,794 56.73 –
Registered electors 144,185
National Congress win (new seat)

See also

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