2019 South Korean by-elections
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The 2019 South Korean by-elections was held in South Korea on 3 April 2019. 2 seats to the National Assembly of South Korea were contested.[1][2]
Reasons for by-elections
[edit]The following Members of National Assembly lost or resigned from their seats:
- South Gyeongsang Changwon Seongsan District: Roh Hoe-chan (Justice), due to Roh's death.
- South Gyeongsang Tongyeong-Goseong District: Lee Gun-hyeon (Liberty Korea), due to Lee's violation of the Political Funds Act.[3]
Results
[edit]Seat control
[edit]Seat | Previous member | Party | Elected member | Party | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Changwon Seongsan | Roh Hoe-chan | Justice | Yeo Yeong-gug | Justice | ||
Tongyeong-Goseong | Lee Gun-hyeon | Liberty Korea | Jeong Jeom-sik | Liberty Korea |
Changwon Seongsan
[edit]Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yeo Yeong-gug | Justice Party | 42,663 | 45.76 | –3.75 | |
Kang Gi-yun | Liberty Korea Party | 42,159 | 45.22 | +5.00 | |
Son Seok-hyung | Minjung Party | 3,540 | 3.80 | New | |
Lee Jae-hwan | Bareunmirae Party | 3,334 | 3.58 | –4.71 | |
Jin Soon-jung | Korean Patriots' Party | 838 | 0.90 | New | |
Kim Jong-seo | Independent | 706 | 0.76 | New | |
Total | 93,240 | 100.00 | – | ||
Valid votes | 93,240 | 99.07 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 873 | 0.93 | |||
Total votes | 94,113 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 183,934 | 51.17 | –14.64 | ||
Justice Party hold |
Tongyeong-Goseong
[edit]Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jeong Jeom-sik | Liberty Korea Party | 47,082 | 59.48 | –40.53 | |
Yang Moon-seok | Democratic Party of Korea | 28,490 | 35.99 | +35.99 | |
Park Chung-jung | Korean Patriots' Party | 3,588 | 4.53 | New | |
Total | 79,160 | 100.00 | – | ||
Valid votes | 79,160 | 99.31 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 551 | 0.69 | |||
Total votes | 79,711 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 155,741 | 51.18 | |||
Liberty Korea Party hold |
References
[edit]- ^ "[6·13 선거] 다음 승부는 내년 4·3 재보선…최다 10석 예상". Naver. Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ "보선 D-1…지지층 결집 사활건 창원성산 후보들 "한표라도 더"". Yonhap (in Korean). 2 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "'불법 정치자금' 한국당 이군현 집유 확정···의원직 상실". Kyunghyang Shinmun. Retrieved 27 December 2018.