Sejong (constituency)

Sejong (Korean: 세종특별자치시) is a constituency of the National Assembly of South Korea. The constituency consists of Sejong City (citywide). As of 2016, 167,748 eligible voters were registered in the constituency.

Sejong
Single-member constituency
for the National Assembly
Location of the constituency
District(s)Sejong City (citywide)
RegionSejong City
Electorate167,748 (2016)
Current constituency
Created2012
Seats1
PartyDemocratic Party
MemberLee Hae-chan
Council
constituency
Sejong 1st–16th district
Created fromGongju–Yeongi

List of members of the National Assembly

Election Member Party Dates Notes
2012 Lee Hae-chan[1] Democratic United 2012–present Minister of Education (1998–1999);
Prime Minister of South Korea (2004–2006);
Chairman of the Democratic United Party (2012);
Leader of the Democratic Party (2018–present)
2016 Independent

Election results

2016

Legislative Election 2016: Sejong[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Lee Hae-chan 46,187 43.7 -4.2
Saenuri Park Jong-joon 38,076 36.0 +22.1
Democratic Moon Heung-soo 11,191 10.6 -37.3
People's Koo Sung-mo 8,748 8.3 new
People's United Yeo Mi-jeon 1,432 1.4 new
Rejected ballots 933
Turnout 106,567 63.5 +4.8
Registered electors 167,748
Independent hold Swing

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Sejong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic United Lee Hae-chan 22,192 47.9 new
Liberty Forward Sim Dae-pyung 15,679 33.8 new
Saenuri Shin Jin 6,455 13.9 new
Independent Park Hee-bu 1,071 2.3 new
Independent Koh Jin-chun 616 1.3 new
Independent Park Jae-sung 336 0.7 new
Rejected ballots 1,039
Turnout 47,388 59.2
Registered electors 80,028
Democratic United win (new seat)

References

  1. "[당선자]이해찬 "더민주 복당해 내년 정권교체 하겠다"". News 1 (뉴스1). 14 April 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  2. "한솔·도담·아름동 표심, 세종 이해찬 당선 '일등공신'". Good Morning Chungcheong (굿모닝충청). 14 April 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
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