2019 South Korean by-elections
The 2019 South Korean by-elections was held in South Korea on 3 April 2019. 2 seats to the National Assembly of South Korea were contested.[1][2]
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Reasons for by-elections
The following Members of National Assembly lost or resigned from their seats:
- South Gyeongsang Changwon Seongsan District: Roh Hoe-chan (Justice), due to Roh's death.
- South Gyeongsang Tongyeong-Goseong District: Lee Gun-hyeon (Liberty Korea), due to Lee's violation of the Political Funds Act.[3]
Results
Seat control
| Seat | Previous member | Party | Elected member | Party | ||
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| Changwon Seongsan | Roh Hoe-chan | Justice | Yeo Yeong-gug | Justice | ||
| Tongyeong-Goseong | Lee Gun-hyeon | Liberty Korea | Jeong Jeom-sik | Liberty Korea | ||
Changwon Seongsan
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justice | Yeo Yeong-gug | 42,663 | 45.75 | -3.75 | |
| Liberty Korea | Kang Ki-youn | 42,159 | 45.21 | +5.00 | |
| Minjung | Son Seok-hyung | 3,540 | 3.79 | new | |
| Bareunmirae | Lee Jae-hwan | 3,334 | 3.57 | -4.71 | |
| Korean Patriots' | Jin Soon-jung | 838 | 0.89 | new | |
| Independent | Kim Jong-seo | 706 | 0.75 | new | |
| Rejected ballots | 873 | – | |||
| Turnout | 94,113 | 51.17 | -14.64 | ||
| Registered electors | 183,934 | ||||
| Justice hold | Swing | ||||
Tongyeong-Goseong
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Korea | Jeong Jeom-sik | 47,082 | 59.47 | -40.53 | |
| Democratic | Yang Moon-seok | 28,490 | 35.99 | +35.99 | |
| Korean Patriots' | Park Chung-jung | 3,588 | 4.53 | new | |
| Rejected ballots | 551 | – | |||
| Turnout | 79,711 | 51.18 | +51.18 | ||
| Registered electors | 155,741 | ||||
| Liberty Korea hold | Swing | ||||
References
- "[6·13 선거] 다음 승부는 내년 4·3 재보선…최다 10석 예상". Naver. Yonhap News. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- "보선 D-1…지지층 결집 사활건 창원성산 후보들 "한표라도 더"". Yonhap (in Korean). 2 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- "'불법 정치자금' 한국당 이군현 집유 확정···의원직 상실". Kyunghyang Shinmun. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
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