Gwangjin A

Gwangjin A (Korean: 광진구 갑) 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.

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

List of members of the National Assembly

Election		Member	Party	Dates	Notes
	1996	Kim Sang-woo	National Congress	1996–2000
	2000	Kim Young-chun	Grand National	2000–2008	Minister of Oceans and Fisheries (2017–2019)
	2004		Uri
	2008	Kwon Taek-gi	Grand National	2008–2012
	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)
	2016	Jeon Hye-sook	Democratic	2016–present

Election results

2016

Legislative Election 2016: Gwangjin A[1][2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Jeon Hye-sook	35,855	40.7	-11.4
	Saenuri	Jeong Song-hak	33,445	37.9	-6.6
	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	%	±
	Democratic United	Kim Han-gil	44,334	52.1	+16.3
	Saenuri	Jeong Song-hak	37,902	44.5	-9.3
	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	%	±
	Grand National	Kwon Taek-gi	33,255	53.8	+13.2
	Democratic	Lim Dong-soon	22,123	35.8	new
	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	%	±
	Uri	Kim Young-chun	44,519	50.7	-0.1
	Grand National	Hong Hee-gon	35,646	40.6	-10.2
	Millennium Democratic	Lim Dong-soon	6,167	7.0	-34.4
	Independent	Kim Kwang-hae	783	0.9	new
	Independent	Ma Seok-gu	424	0.5	new
	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	%	±
	Grand National	Kim Young-chun	37,446	50.8	+22.9
	Millennium Democratic	Kim Sang-woo	30,518	41.4	+11.8
	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	%	±
	National Congress	Kim Sang-woo	23,636	29.6	new
	New Korea	Kim Young-chun	22,309	27.9	new
	Democratic	Kang Su-rim	12,321	15.4	new
	Independent	Kim Do-hyun	12,173	15.2	new
	United Liberal Democrats	Park Jong-cheol	8,785	11.0	new
	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)

References

1. "<후보 득표현황> 서울(14일 1시30분 현재)" (in Korean). Yonhap. 14 April 2016.
2. "더민주당 전혜숙 당선인, 4년전 아픔딧고 광진구갑에서 당선". Up Korea (업코리아) (in Korean). 14 April 2016.