Gwangjin A

Gwangjin A
Single-member constituency for the National Assembly
Location of the constituency
District(s)	Gwangjin District (part)
Region	Seoul
Electorate	152,431 (2016)
Current constituency
Created	1996
Seats	1
Party	Democratic Party
Member	Jeon Hye-sook
Council constituency	Gwangjin 1st district Gwangjin 2nd district
Created from	Seongdong C

Gwangjin A (Template:Lang-ko) is a constituency of the National Assembly of South Korea. The constituency consists of part of Gwangjin District, Seoul. As of 2016, 152,431 eligible voters were registered in the constituency.

List of members of the National Assembly

Election		Member	Party	Dates	Notes
bgcolor=Template:National Congress for New Politics/meta/color|	1996	Kim Sang-woo	National Congress	1996–2000
bgcolor=Template:Grand National Party/meta/color|	2000	Kim Young-chun	Grand National	2000–2008	Minister of Oceans and Fisheries (2017–2019)
bgcolor=Template:Uri Party/meta/color|	2004		Uri
bgcolor=Template:Grand National Party/meta/color|	2008	Kwon Taek-gi	Grand National	2008–2012
bgcolor=Template:Democratic United Party/meta/color|	2012	Kim Han-gil	Democratic United	2012–2016	Minister of Culture and Tourism (2000–2001); Co-leader of the New Politics Alliance for Democracy (2014)
bgcolor=Template:Minjoo Party of Korea/meta/color|	2016	Jeon Hye-sook	Democratic	2016–present

Election results

2016

Legislative Election 2016: Gwangjin A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
style="color:inherit;background-color:Template:Minjoo Party of Korea/meta/color" |	Democratic	Jeon Hye-sook	35,855	40.7	−11.4
style="color:inherit;background-color:Template:Saenuri Party/meta/color" |	Saenuri	Jeong Song-hak	33,445	37.9	−6.6
style="color:inherit;background-color:Template:People's Party (South Korea, 2016)/meta/color" |	People's	Lim Dong-soon	17,573	19.9	new
	Employment and Welfare Pension Promotion Alliance	Lee Jung-hee	770	0.9	new
	Hannara	Paik Seung-won	507	0.6	new
Rejected ballots			1,041	–	–
Turnout			89,191	58.5	+1.7
Registered electors			152,431
	Democratic hold		Swing

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Gwangjin A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
style="color:inherit;background-color:Template:Democratic United Party/meta/color" |	Democratic United	Kim Han-gil	44,334	52.1	+16.3
style="color:inherit;background-color:Template:Saenuri Party/meta/color" |	Saenuri	Jeong Song-hak	37,902	44.5	−9.3
style="color:inherit;background-color:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" |	Independent	Kim Yong	2,840	3.3	new
Rejected ballots			443	–	–
Turnout			85,519	56.8	+13.9
Registered electors			150,634
	Democratic United gain from Saenuri		Swing

2008

Legislative Election 2008: Gwangjin A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
style="color:inherit;background-color:Template:Grand National Party/meta/color" |	Grand National	Kwon Taek-gi	33,255	53.8	+13.2
style="color:inherit;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (South Korea, 2008)/meta/color" |	Democratic	Lim Dong-soon	22,123	35.8	new
style="color:inherit;background-color:Template:Liberty Forward Party/meta/color" |	Liberty Forward	Kim Joon-kyo	4,425	7.2	new
	Family Federation	Lim Young-joon	2,034	3.3	new
Rejected ballots			757	–	–
Turnout			62,594	42.9	−18.5
Registered electors			145,896
	Grand National gain from Democratic		Swing

2004

Legislative Election 2004: Gwangjin A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
style="color:inherit;background-color:Template:Uri Party/meta/color" |	Uri	Kim Young-chun	44,519	50.7	−0.1
style="color:inherit;background-color:Template:Grand National Party/meta/color" |	Grand National	Hong Hee-gon	35,646	40.6	−10.2
style="color:inherit;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (South Korea, 2000)/meta/color" |	Millennium Democratic	Lim Dong-soon	6,167	7.0	−34.4
style="color:inherit;background-color:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" |	Independent	Kim Kwang-hae	783	0.9	new
style="color:inherit;background-color:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" |	Independent	Ma Seok-gu	424	0.5	new
style="color:inherit;background-color:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" |	Independent	Choi Nak-sun	214	0.2	new
Rejected ballots			723	–	–
Turnout			88,476	61.4	+7.1
Registered electors			144,174
	Uri gain from Grand National		Swing

2000

Legislative Election 2000: Gwangjin A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
style="color:inherit;background-color:Template:Grand National Party/meta/color" |	Grand National	Kim Young-chun	37,446	50.8	+22.9
style="color:inherit;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (South Korea, 2000)/meta/color" |	Millennium Democratic	Kim Sang-woo	30,518	41.4	+11.8
style="color:inherit;background-color:Template:United Liberal Democrats/meta/color" |	United Liberal Democrats	Park Myung-jin	2,797	3.8	−7.2
	Senior Progressive	Jeong Eun-hee	2,953	4.0	new
Rejected ballots			654	–	–
Turnout			74,368	54.3	−6.8
Registered electors			136,953
	Grand National gain from Millennium Democratic		Swing

1996

Legislative Election 1996: Gwangjin A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
style="color:inherit;background-color:Template:National Congress for New Politics/meta/color" |	National Congress	Kim Sang-woo	23,636	29.6	new
style="color:inherit;background-color:Template:New Korea Party/meta/color" |	New Korea	Kim Young-chun	22,309	27.9	new
style="color:inherit;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (South Korea, 1991)/meta/color" |	Democratic	Kang Su-rim	12,321	15.4	new
style="color:inherit;background-color:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" |	Independent	Kim Do-hyun	12,173	15.2	new
style="color:inherit;background-color:Template:United Liberal Democrats/meta/color" |	United Liberal Democrats	Park Jong-cheol	8,785	11.0	new
style="color:inherit;background-color:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" |	Independent	Lee Tae-hee	650	0.8	new
Rejected ballots			1,250	–	–
Turnout			81,124	61.1	–
Registered electors			132,766
	National Congress win (new seat)