Dongdaemun B

Dongdaemun B
Dongdaemun B
Single-member constituency; for the National Assembly
	Location of the constituency
District(s)	Dongdaemun District (part)
Region	Seoul
Electorate	148,013 (2016)
Current constituency
Created	1988
Seats	1
Party	Democratic Party
Member	Jang Kyung-tae
Council; constituency	Dongdaemun 3rd district; Dongdaemun 4th district
Created from	Dongdaemun

Dongdaemun B (Korean: 동대문구 을) is a constituency of the National Assembly of South Korea. The constituency consists of part of Dongdaemun District, Seoul. As of 2016, 148,013 eligible voters were registered in the constituency.

List of members of the National Assembly

	Member	Party	Dates
1988	Kim Young-goo [ko]	Democratic Justice	1988–2001
1992		Democratic Liberal
1996		New Korea
2000		Grand National
2001	Hong Jun-pyo	Grand National	2001–2012
2004
2008
2012	Min Byung-doo	Democratic United	2012–2020
2016	Min Byung-doo	Democratic	2012–2020
2020	Jang Kyung-tae	Democratic	2020-present
2024	Jang Kyung-tae	Democratic	2020-present

Election results

2024

Legislative Election 2024: Dongdaemun B
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jang Kyung-tae	58,286	54.62	0.08
	People Power	Kim Kyung-jin	48,408	45.37	1.56
Rejected ballots			1,514	–
Turnout			108,208	70.01	3.46
Registered electors			154,549
	Democratic hold		Swing

2020

Legislative Election 2020: Dongdaemun B
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jang Kyung-tae	55,230	54.5	−3.7
	United Future	Lee Hye-hoon	44,360	43.8	+5.6
	Minjung	Kim Jong-min	1,198	1.2	new
	National Revolutionary Dividends	Park Gyeong-hui	464	0.5	new
	Independent	Min Byung-doo	Resignation	–	–
Rejected ballots			3,216	–	–
Turnout			104,468	66.6	+7.6
Registered electors			156,971
	Democratic hold		Swing

2016

Legislative Election 2016: Dongdaemun B^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Min Byung-doo	49,942	58.2	+5.3
	Saenuri	Park Joon-sun	32,765	38.2	−6.3
	People's United	Yoon Mi-youn	3,161	3.7	new
Rejected ballots			1,438	–	–
Turnout			87,306	59.0	+0.9
Registered electors			148,013
	Democratic hold		Swing

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Dongdaemun B
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic United	Min Byung-doo	42,960	52.9	+11.8
	Saenuri	Hong Jun-pyo	36,182	44.5	−12.3
	United Democratic	Kim Jae-jeon	1,238	1.5	new
	Real Democratic	Jeong Byung-geol	852	1.1	new
Rejected ballots			468	–	–
Turnout			81,700	58.1	+11.6
Registered electors			140,616
	Democratic United gain from Saenuri		Swing

2008

Legislative Election 2008: Dongdaemun B
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Grand National	Hong Jun-pyo	37,618	56.8	+14.1
	Democratic	Min Byung-doo	27,187	41.1	new
	Family Federation	Park Yong-man	1,388	5.7	new
Rejected ballots			–	–	–
Turnout			66,193	46.5	−17.1
Registered electors			144,162
	Grand National hold		Swing

2004

Legislative Election 2004: Dongdaemun B
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Grand National	Hong Jun-pyo	37,058	42.7	−7.9
	Uri	Heo In-hoi	35,950	41.4	−3.3
	Millennium Democratic	Yoo Deok-yeol	9,981	11.5	−33.2
	Democratic Labor	Jeong Ju-yong	2,537	2.9	±0
	United Liberal Democrats	Kwak Min-kyung	1,281	1.5	new
Rejected ballots			716	–	–
Turnout			87,523	63.6	+4.6
Registered electors			137,569
	Grand National hold		Swing

2001 (by-election)

By-election 2001: Dongdaemun B^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Grand National	Hong Jun-pyo	32,095	50.6	+5.5
	Millennium Democratic	Heo In-hoi	28,381	44.7	−0.4
	Democratic Labor	Chang Hwa-shik	1,850	2.9	new
	Socialist	Kim Sook-yi	1,152	1.8	new
Rejected ballots			521	–	–
Turnout			63,999	45.6
Registered electors			140,280
	Grand National hold		Swing

2000

Legislative Election 2000: Dongdaemun B
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Grand National	Kim Young-goo	34,796	45.1	+3.1
	Millennium Democratic	Heo In-hoi	34,785	45.1	+12.4
	United Liberal Democrats	Kwon Seung-wook	3,512	4.6	−4.5
	Democratic People's	Choi Jong-geun	2,608	3.4	new
	Youth Progressive	Nam Byung-hee	1,512	2.0	new
Rejected ballots			659	–	–
Turnout			77,872	59.0	−3.2
Registered electors			131,916
	Grand National hold		Swing

1996

Legislative Election 1996: Dongdaemun B
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Korea	Kim Young-goo	37,871	42.0	−2.0
	National Congress	Kim Chang-hwan	29,482	32.7	new
	Democratic	Kim Sung-shik	12,177	13.5	−28.1
	United Liberal Democrats	Kwon Seung-wook	8,202	9.1	new
	Independent	Kim Tae-woong	1,837	2.0	new
	Nonpartisan People's Union	Park Sang-il	716	0.8	new
Rejected ballots			1,258	–	–
Turnout			91,543	62.2	−8.3
Registered electors			147,094
	New Korea hold		Swing

1992

Legislative Election 1992: Dongdaemun B
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic Liberal	Kim Young-goo	49,700	44.0	+13.6
	Democratic	Koh Kwang-jin	46,962	41.6	+13.7
	Reunification National	Yoon Keum-joong	13,069	11.6	new
	New Political Reform	Park Sang-il	3,188	2.8	new
	Independent	Koh Dal-joon	0	0.0	new
Rejected ballots			2,621	–	–
Turnout			115,540	70.5	−1.1
Registered electors			164,004
	Democratic Liberal hold		Swing

1988

Legislative Election 1988: Dongdaemun B
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic Justice	Kim Young-goo	34,821	30.4	new
	Peace Democratic	Koh Kwang-jin	32,017	27.9	new
	Reunification Democratic	Song Won-young	23,364	20.4	new
	New Democratic Republican	Kim Tae-woong	15,352	13.4	new
	Independent	Koh Dal-hu	5,043	4.4	new
	People's	Jin Young-hyo	4,054	3.5	new
Rejected ballots			1,124	–	–
Turnout			115,775	71.6	–
Registered electors			161,730
	Democratic Justice win (new seat)

References

^ "<후보 득표현황> 서울(14일 1시30분 현재)" (in Korean). Yonhap. 14 April 2016.
^ "역대 재보궐선거 결과 (1998~2012)" (in Korean). National Election Commission.

[1] "<후보 득표현황> 서울(14일 1시30분 현재)" (in Korean). Yonhap. 14 April 2016.

[2] "역대 재보궐선거 결과 (1998~2012)" (in Korean). National Election Commission.

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