Mokpo (constituency)

Mokpo
Single-member constituency
for the National Assembly
Location of the constituency
District(s)Mokpo
RegionSouth Jeolla
Electorate189,615 (2020)
Current constituency
Created2000
Seats1
PartyDemocratic Party
Member(s)Kim Won-i
Created fromMokpo–Sinan A
Mokpo–Sinan B

Mokpo (Korean: 목포시) is a constituency of the National Assembly of South Korea. The constituency consists of the entirety of Mokpo city. As of 2020, 189,615 eligible voters were registered in the constituency. The constituency was created in 2000 from the Mokpo–Sinan A and Mokpo–Sinan B constituencies.

History

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Mokpo, like most other constituencies located in the Honam region, is considered a stronghold for the liberal Democratic Party.[1][2][3] The area has consistently voted for the Democratic Party, its predecessor parties, and affiliated independents; the only exception being the 2016 South Korean legislative election where influential politicians from Honam left the New Politics Alliance for Democracy and joined the People Party led by Ahn Cheol-soo.[4][5][6]

Kim Hong-il, the eldest son of President Kim Dae-jung, was the first member to represent the constituency as a member of the liberal Millennium Democratic Party. He won the election in a landslide against Bae Jong-deok of the conservative Grand National Party, securing 91.79% of the vote.[7] He was succeeded by Lee Sang-yul of the Millennium Democratic Party who won with 50.9% of the vote in the 2004 legislative election.[8] Lee planned to run as an independent in the 2008 election, but resigned as a candidate after declaring his support for Jeong Young-sik of the United Democratic Party.[9][10] In the general election, independent Park Jie-won, who served as the Chief of Staff to President Kim Dae-jung, won with 53.59% of the vote.[11] Park successfully won re-election in 2012 and 2016, winning 71.17% and 56.38% of the vote respectively.[12] However, he was defeated in the 2020 election by Kim Won-i of the Democratic Party.[13][14]

Boundaries

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The constituency encompasses the entire of Mokpo city. It is bordered by the constituency of Yeongam–Muan–Sinan to the north, east, and west and Haenam–Wando–Jindo to the south.

List of members of the National Assembly

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Election Member Party Dates Notes
2000 Kim Hong-il Millennium Democratic 2000–2004 Eldest son of President Kim Dae-jung
2004 Lee Sang-yul 2004–2008
2008 Park Jie-won Independent 2008–2020 Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism (1999–2000)

Chief of Staff to the President (2002–2003)

2012 Democratic United
2016 People
2020 Kim Won-i Democratic 2020–present
2024

Election results

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2024

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Legislative Election 2024: Mokpo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Kim Won-i 82,700 71.43 Increase22.67
Independent Lee Yoon-seok 15,811 13.65 new
People Power Yoon Seon-woong 6,393 5.52 Increase3.52
PTP Choi Dae-zip 4,647 4.01 new
Progressive Choi Kuk-jin 3,546 3.06 new
Green Justice Park Myung-ki 2,677 2.31 Decrease9.57
Rejected ballots 2,001 –
Turnout 117,775 64.91 Decrease2.96
Registered electors 181,418
Democratic hold Swing

2020

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Legislative Election 2020: Mokpo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Kim Won-i 62,065 48.76 Increase28.5
Minsaeng Park Jie-won 47,258 37.34 Decrease19.04
Justice Yun So-ha 15,122 11.88 Increase6.43
United Future Hwang Gyu-won 2,554 2.00 Decrease4.54
Rejected ballots 1,419 –
Turnout 128,688 67.87 Increase11.84
Registered electors 189,615
Democratic gain from Minsaeng Swing

2016

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Legislative Election 2016: Mokpo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
People Park Jie-won 58,630 56.38 new
Democratic Cho Sang-ki 21,078 20.26 Decrease50.91
Independent Yoo Seon-ho 8,655 8.32 new
Saenuri Park Seok-man 6,804 6.54 new
Justice Moon Bo-hyeon 5,670 5.45 new
People's United Kim Hwan-seok 1,760 1.69 new
Independent Kim Han-chang 721 0.69 new
Independent Song Tae-hwa 672 0.64 new
Rejected ballots 1,068 –
Turnout 105,058 56.03 Decrease1.47
Registered electors 187,494
People hold Swing

2012

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Legislative Election 2012: Mokpo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic United Park Jie-won 63,705 71.17 Increase17.58
Unified Progressive Yun So-ha 14,587 15.45 Increase9.91
Independent Bae Jong-ho 10,685 11.93 new
Democratic Reunification Chung Il-yong 524 0.58 new
Rejected ballots 915 –
Turnout 90,416 48.75 Decrease0.02
Registered electors 185,469
Democratic United hold Swing

2008

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Legislative Election 2008: Mokpo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Park Jie-won 45,415 53.59 new
United Democratic Jeong Young-sik 32,271 38.08 new
Democratic Labor Yun So-ha 4,695 5.54 Increase0.73
Grand National Chun Sung-bok 1,802 2.13 new
Family Party for Peace and Unity Choi Seung-kyu 565 0.67 new
Rejected ballots 2,706 –
Turnout 87,454 48.77 Decrease7.89
Registered electors 179,322
Independent gain from Independent Swing

2004

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Legislative Election 2004: Mokpo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Millennium Democratic Lee Sang-yul 48,745 50.90 Decrease40.89
Uri Kim Dae-jung 38,832 40.55 new
Democratic Labor Choi Song-chun 4,605 4.81 new
Independent Bae Jong-deok 3,593 3.75 Decrease4.46
Rejected ballots 1,179 –
Turnout 96,954 56.66 Decrease1.62
Registered electors 171,129
Millennium Democratic hold Swing

2000

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Legislative Election 2000: Mokpo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Millennium Democratic Kim Hong-il 87,354 91.79 –
Grand National Bae Jong-deok 7,828 8.21 –
Rejected ballots 1,543 –
Turnout 96,715 58.28 –
Registered electors 165,956
Millennium Democratic win (new seat)

See also

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References

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