Sejong (Korean: 세종특별자치시) was a constituency of the National Assembly of South Korea that existed from 2012 to 2020. The constituency consisted of Sejong City (citywide). As of 2016, 167,748 eligible voters were registered in the constituency. Ahead of the 2020 South Korean legislative election, it was separated into Sejong City A and Sejong B.
| Sejong | |
|---|---|
| Former Single-member constituency for the National Assembly | |
 Location of the constituency | |
| District(s) | Sejong City (citywide) |
| Region | Sejong City |
| Electorate | 167,748 (2016) |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 2012 |
| Abolished | 2020 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Party | Democratic Party |
| Member | Lee Hae-chan |
| Council constituency | Sejong 1st–16th district |
| Created from | Gongju–Yeongi |
| Replaced by | Sejong A, Sejong B |
List of members of the National Assembly edit
| Election | Member | Party | Dates | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Lee Hae-chan[1] | Democratic United | 2012–2020 | Minister of Education (1998–1999); Prime Minister of South Korea (2004–2006); Chairman of the Democratic United Party (2012); Leader of the Democratic Party (2018–2020) | |
| 2016 | Independent[n 1] | ||||
| 2020 | constituency abolished | ||||
Election results edit
2016 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Lee Hae-chan | 46,187 | 43.7 | -4.2 | |
| Saenuri | Park Jong-joon | 38,076 | 36.0 | +22.1 | |
| Democratic | Moon Heung-soo | 11,191 | 10.6 | -37.3 | |
| People | Koo Sung-mo | 8,748 | 8.3 | new | |
| People's United | Yeo Mi-jeon | 1,432 | 1.4 | new | |
| Rejected ballots | 933 | – | – | ||
| Turnout | 106,567 | 63.5 | +4.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 167,748 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
2012 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic United | Lee Hae-chan | 22,192 | 47.9 | new | |
| Liberty Forward | Sim Dae-pyung | 15,679 | 33.8 | new | |
| Saenuri | Shin Jin | 6,455 | 13.9 | new | |
| Independent | Park Hee-bu | 1,071 | 2.3 | new | |
| Independent | Koh Jin-chun | 616 | 1.3 | new | |
| Independent | Park Jae-sung | 336 | 0.7 | new | |
| Rejected ballots | 1,039 | – | – | ||
| Turnout | 47,388 | 59.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 80,028 | ||||
| Democratic United win (new seat) | |||||
Notes edit
- ^ Returned to the Democratic Party after the election
References edit
- ^ "[당선자]이해찬 "더민주 복당해 내년 정권교체 하겠다"". News 1 (뉴스1). 14 April 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "한솔·도담·아름동 표심, 세종 이해찬 당선 '일등공신'". Good Morning Chungcheong (굿모닝충청). 14 April 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2019.