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June 2022 South Korean by-elections

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The June 2022 South Korean by-elections for seven constituencies of the National Assembly were held in South Korea simultaneously with local elections on June 1, 2022.

Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party[1] and Ahn Cheol-soo of the People Power Party,[2] former candidates in the 2022 South Korean presidential election, ran successfully in the by-election for one of the constituencies.

Reasons for by-elections

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The following Members of National Assembly lost or resigned from their seats:

List of constituencies and candidates

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Constituency Candidate
Democratic People Power
Suseong B (Daegu) Kim Yong-rak Lee Yin-Seon
Gyeyang B (Incheon) Lee Jae-myung Yoon Hyung-sun
Bundang-gu A (Seongnam) Kim Byoung-gwan Ahn Cheol-soo
Jeju B Kim Han-kyu Boo Sang-il
Boryeong (Seocheon) Na So-yeol Jang Dong-hyuk
Changwon Uichang-gu (Gyeongsang) Kim Ji-soo Kim Young-sun
Wonju 1st (Gangwon) Won Chang-mook Park Jeong-ha

Results

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Daegu Suseong

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Lee Yin-SeonPeople Power49,43479.78
Kim Yong-rakDemocratic12,52720.22
Total61,961100.00
Valid votes61,96194.55
Invalid/blank votes3,5725.45
Total votes65,533100.00
Registered voters/turnout145,72144.97
People Power hold

Incheon Gyeyang

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Lee Jae-myungDemocratic44,28955.24
Yoon Hyung-sunPeople Power35,88644.76
Total80,175100.00
Valid votes80,17597.26
Invalid/blank votes2,2592.74
Total votes82,434100.00
Registered voters/turnout137,09060.13
Democratic hold

Seongnam Bundang-gu

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Ahn Cheol-sooPeople Power82,06462.42
Kim Byoung-gwanDemocratic49,41437.58
Total131,478100.00
Valid votes131,47898.17
Invalid/blank votes2,4451.83
Total votes133,923100.00
Registered voters/turnout210,11963.74
People Power hold

Jeju

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Kim Han-kyuDemocratic51,02949.39
Boo Sang-ilPeople Power46,66845.17
Kim Woo-namIndependent5,6305.45
Total103,327100.00
Valid votes103,32798.54
Invalid/blank votes1,5341.46
Total votes104,861100.00
Registered voters/turnout191,73654.69
Democratic hold

Seocheon Boryeong

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Jang Dong-hyukPeople Power39,96051.01
Na So-yeolDemocratic38,37748.99
Total78,337100.00
Valid votes78,33795.82
Invalid/blank votes3,4214.18
Total votes81,758100.00
Registered voters/turnout131,96861.95
People Power hold

Changwon Uichang-gu

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Kim Young-sunPeople Power66,82862.79
Kim Ji-sooDemocratic39,59537.21
Total106,423100.00
Valid votes106,42396.52
Invalid/blank votes3,8413.48
Total votes110,264100.00
Registered voters/turnout216,70550.88
People Power hold

Gangwon Wonju

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Park Jeong-haPeople Power44,61157.74
Won Chang-mookDemocratic32,65242.26
Total77,263100.00
Valid votes77,26397.12
Invalid/blank votes2,2912.88
Total votes79,554100.00
Registered voters/turnout155,17451.27
People Power gain from Democratic

References

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  1. ^ "Lee Jae-myung declares candidacy for parliamentary by-election". Yonhap News Agency. 2022-05-07. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  2. ^ "Ahn declares bid for parliamentary seat in Seongnam". Yonhap News Agency. 2022-05-08. Retrieved 2022-05-08.