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 and Ahn Cheol-soo of the People Power Party, former candidates in the 2022 South Korean presidential election, ran successfully in the by-election for one of the constituencies.

Reasons for by-elections

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

  • Daegu Suseong District B: Hong Joon-pyo (People Power Party), resigned to run as a candidate in the 2022 South Korean presidential election, but he lost the party's primaries to Yoon Suk-yeol. Later, Hong launched his candidacy for the 2022 Daegu mayoral election.
  • Incheon Gyeyang District B: Song Young-gil (Democratic Party), as the Democratic Party's chairman, resigned after Lee Jae-myung was defeated in the presidential election. Song later launched his candidacy for the 2022 Seoul mayoral election.
  • Seongnam Bundang-gu A: Kim Eun-hye (People Power Party), resigned to run as a candidate for the governor of the Gyeonggi Province in the 2022 South Korean local elections.
  • Jeju B: Oh Young-hun (Democratic Party), resigned to run as a candidate for the governor of the Jeju Province in the local elections.
  • Seocheon Boryeong: Kim Tae-heum (People Power Party), resigned to run as a candidate for the governor of the South Chungcheong Province in the local elections.
  • Changwon Uichang-gu: Park Wan-su (People Power Party), resigned to run as a candidate for the governor of the South Gyeongsang Province in the local elections.
  • Gangwon Wonju 1st: Lee Kwang-jae (Democratic Party), as member of Lee Nak-yeon presidential campaign committee, resigned after Lee Nak-yeon lost the party's primaries to Lee Jae-myung. Later, Lee launched his candidacy for the governor of the Gangwon Province in the local elections.

List of constituencies and candidates

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

Results

Daegu Suseong

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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