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Nowon A

Nowon A (Korean: 노원구 갑) is a constituency of the National Assembly of South Korea. The constituency consists of parts of Nowon District, Seoul. As of 2024, 224,187 eligible voters were registered in the constituency. The constituency was created in 1988 from the Dobong constituency.

Nowon A
Single-member constituency
for the National Assembly
Location of the constituency
District(s)Nowon District (part)
RegionSeoul
Electorate224,187 (2024)
Current constituency
Created1988
Seats1
PartyDemocratic Party
Member(s)Woo Won-shik
Created fromDobong

History

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Throughout its history, Nowon A has displayed swing seat tendencies, having voted for both conservative and liberal political parties to represent the constituency in the National Assembly.[1]

Baek Nam-chi of the centre-right Reunification Democratic Party was the first member to represent the constituency. Baek narrowly won re-election in 1992 and 1996, having received 34.91% and 36.77% of the vote respectively.[2] Ahead of the 2000 election, the Grand National Party did not renominate incumbent Baek Nam-chi as the party's candidate for Nowon A, having nominated former Minister of Energy and Resources Choe Dong-kyu instead.[3][4] In response to this, Baek left the Grand National Party and joined the right-wing United Liberal Democrats on February 23, 2000.[5] Baek unsuccessfully ran for re-election under the United Liberal Democrats banner, coming in third place.[6] He was succeeded by Ham Seung-hee of the liberal Millennium Democratic Party.[7] Ham was defeated in the following election by Chung Bong-ju of the liberal Uri Party.[8] Chung unsuccessfully ran for re-election in 2008, being defeated by Hyun Gyoung-byoung of the conservative Grand National Party.[9] However, Hyun lost his seat on June 10, 2011, having been found guilty of receiving ₩30,000,000.[10][11][12] A by-election for Nowon A was not held as South Korean election law does not allow for by-elections to held when less than one year is left until the next election.[13]

In the 2012 South Korean legislative election, former mayor of Nowon District Lee No-keun of the conservative Saenuri Party won the seat.[14] Lee narrowly lost to Democratic Party challenger Koh Yong-jin in the following election, having lost by less than three points.[15] A return match between Koh and Lee unfolded in the 2020 election, which saw Koh secure 56.78 and defeat Lee by more than eighteen points.[16] Ahead of the 2024 South Korean legislative election, Woo Won-shik was designated as the Democratic Party's candidate after defeating incumbent Koh Yong-jin in a party primary.[17][18] The People Power Party nominated former assemblyman Hyun Gyoung-byoung.[19] Woo went on to defeat Hyun in the general election, securing 58.99% of the vote.[20]

Boundaries

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The constituency encompasses the neighborhoods of Wolgye-dong, Gongneung-dong, and Junggye-dong. It borders the constituencies of Nowon B to the north, Dobong A to the northwest, Gangbuk B to the west, Seongbuk B to the southwest, Jungnang B to the south, and Guri to the east.

List of members of the National Assembly

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Election Member Party Dates Notes
1988 Baek Nam-chi Reunification Democratic 1988–2000 Left the Grand National Party and joined the United Liberal Democrats on February 23, 2000[5]
1992 Democratic Liberal
1996 New Korea[a]
2000 Ham Seung-hee Millennium Democratic 2000–2004
2004 Chung Bong-ju Uri 2004–2008
2008 Hyun Gyoung-byoung Grand National 2008–2011 Lost seat on June 10, 2011, for receiving illegal political campaign funds[11][12]
2012 Lee No-keun Saenuri 2012–2016 Mayor of Nowon District (2006–2010)
2016 Koh Yong-jin Democratic 2016–2024
2020
2024 Woo Won-shik 2024–present

Election results

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2024

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Legislative Election 2024: Nowon A
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Woo Won-shik 91,986 58.99  2.21
People Power Hyun Gyoung-byoung 63,924 41.00  2.26
Rejected ballots 2,561 –
Turnout 158,471 70.69  0.77
Registered electors 224,187
Democratic hold Swing

2020

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Legislative Election 2020: Nowon A
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Koh Yong-jin 53,911 56.78  14.99
United Future Lee No-keun 36,782 38.74  0.63
Minjung Choi Na-yeong 3,761 3.96 new
National Revolutionary Cho Deok-sil 487 0.51 new
Rejected ballots 1,092 –
Turnout 96,033 69.92  7.63
Registered electors 138,917
Democratic hold Swing

2016

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Legislative Election 2016: Nowon A
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Koh Yong-jin 36,205 41.79  2.41
Saenuri Lee No-keun 34,109 39.37  10.69
People Lee Hyung-nam 16,309 18.82 new
Rejected ballots 981 –
Turnout 87,604 62.29  4.88
Registered electors 140,642
Democratic gain from Saenuri Swing

2012

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Legislative Election 2012: Nowon A
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Saenuri Lee No-keun 40,865 50.06  8.48
Democratic United Kim Yong-min 36,083 44.20  6.58
Independent Woo Seung-bae 2,913 3.56 new
Liberty Forward Kim Cheol-soo 1,761 2.15 new
Rejected ballots 692 –
Turnout 82,314 57.41  8.33
Registered electors 143,388
Saenuri hold Swing

2008

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Legislative Election 2008: Nowon A
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Grand National Hyun Gyoung-byoung 29,010 41.58  11.0
United Democratic Chung Bong-ju 26,251 37.62 new
Pro-Park Ham Seung-hee 12,098 17.34 new
New Progressive Kim Ui-yul 1,795 2.57 new
Family Party for Peace and Unity Wi In-kyu 613 0.87 new
Rejected ballots 466 –
Turnout 70,233 49.08  15.21
Registered electors 143,108
Grand National gain from United Democratic Swing

2004

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Legislative Election 2004: Nowon A
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Uri Chung Bong-ju 36,992 42.69 new
Grand National Hyun Gyoung-byoung 26,496 30.58  5.8
Millennium Democratic Ham Seung-hee 23,154 26.72  16.45
Rejected ballots 955 –
Turnout 87,597 64.29  9.14
Registered electors 136,263
Uri gain from Millennium Democratic Swing

2000

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Legislative Election 2000: Nowon A
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Millennium Democratic Ham Seung-hee 50,745 43.17 new
Grand National Choe Dong-kyu 42,772 36.38  0.39
United Liberal Democrats Baek Nam-chi 11,491 9.77  5.76
Democratic Labor Lee Sang-hyun 7,931 6.74 new
Democratic People's Chung Chang-in 2,422 2.06 new
Youth Progressive Park Hee-taek 2,184 1.85 new
Rejected ballots 1,086 –
Turnout 118,631 55.15  5.9
Registered electors 215,106
Millennium Democratic gain from United Liberal Democrats Swing

1996

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Legislative Election 1996: Nowon A
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Korea Baek Nam-chi 43,859 36.77  1.86
National Congress Ko Young-ha 41,906 35.13 –
United Liberal Democrats Park Byung-il 18,529 15.53 –
Democratic Yoo Young-rae 11,503 9.64 –
Independent Park Nam-su 3,479 2.91 –
Rejected ballots 1,773 –
Turnout 121,049 61.05  7.57
Registered electors 198,266
New Korea hold Swing

1992

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Legislative Election 1992: Nowon A
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Liberal Baek Nam-chi 42,487 34.91 new
Democratic Ko Young-ha 40,517 33.29 new
Unification National Park Byung-il 38,684 31.78 new
Rejected ballots 1,092 –
Turnout 124,292 68.62  0.72
Registered electors 181,137
Democratic Liberal hold Swing

1988

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Legislative Election 1988: Nowon A
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reunification Democratic Baek Nam-chi 25,699 28.46 –
Peace Democratic Park Byung-il 24,602 27.25 –
Democratic Justice An Dae-ryun 21,754 24.09 –
New Democratic Republican Sung Jang-ki 10,640 11.78 –
Hankyoreh Democratic Yoo Ihn-tae 7,575 8.39 –
Rejected ballots 723 –
Turnout 90,993 67.90 –
Registered electors 134,013
Reunification Democratic win (new seat)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ merged into the Grand National Party on November 21, 1997

References

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