Gwangjin B

Gwangjin B (Korean: 광진구 을) is a constituency of the National Assembly of South Korea. The constituency consists of part of Gwangjin District, Seoul. As of 2024, 151,508 eligible voters were registered in the constituency.

Gwangjin B
Single-member constituency for the National Assembly
Location of the constituency
District(s)	Gwangjin District (part)
Region	Seoul
Electorate	151,508 (2024)
Current constituency
Created	1996
Seats	1
Party	Democratic Party
Member	Ko Min-jung
Council constituency	Gwangjin 3rd district Gwangjin 4th district
Created from	Seongdong C

List of members of the National Assembly

Election		Member	Party	Dates	Notes
	1996	Choo Mi-ae	National Congress	1996–2004
	2000		Millennium Democratic
	2004	Kim Hyung-ju	Uri	2004–2008
	2008	Choo Mi-ae	Democratic	2008–2020	Leader of the Democratic Party (2016–2018)[1][2]
	2012		Democratic United
	2016		Democratic
	2020	Ko Min-jung		2020–present	Presidential Spokesperson of South Korea (2019-2020)
	2024

Election results

2024

Legislative Election 2024: Gwangjin B

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ko Min-jung	53,362	51.47	1.1
	People Power	Oh Shin-hwan	49,347	47.60	0.22
	Korea National	Seo Jeong-min	956	0.92	new
Rejected ballots			1,338	–
Turnout			105,003	69.31	1.18
Registered electors			151,508
	Democratic hold		Swing

2020

Legislative Election 2020: Gwangjin B

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ko Min-jung	54,210	50.4	+1.9
	United Future	Oh Se-hoon	51,464	47.8	+10.6
	National Revolutionary Dividends	Heo Jeong-yeon	370	0.3	new
	Mirae	Oh Tae-yang	1,574	1.5	new
Rejected ballots			958	–	–
Turnout			108,576	71.2	+11.4
Registered electors			152,526
	Democratic hold		Swing

2016

Legislative Election 2016: Gwangjin B^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Choo Mi-ae	43,980	48.5	−6.7
	Saenuri	Jeong Joon-gil	33,701	37.2	−1.8
	People	Hwang In-cheol	12,938	14.3	new
Rejected ballots			994	–	–
Turnout			91,613	59.8	+6.4
Registered electors			153,205
	Democratic hold		Swing

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Gwangjin B

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic United	Choo Mi-ae	45,980	55.2	+3.9
	Saenuri	Jeong Joon-gil	32,456	39.0	−2.3
	Independent	Gil Gi-yeon	3,707	4.4	new
	Liberty Forward	Kim Hong-joon	1,168	1.4	−0.8
Rejected ballots			486	–	–
Turnout			83,797	53.4	+8.7
Registered electors			155,196
	Democratic United hold		Swing

2008

Legislative Election 2008: Gwangjin B

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Choo Mi-ae	34,854	51.3	+21.2
	Grand National	Park Myung-hwan	24,914	36.7	+7.6
	Pro-Park Coalition	Jeon Ji-myung	4,514	6.6	new
	Democratic Labor	Lee Joong-won	1,705	2.5	−2.6
	Liberty Forward	Kim Hong-joon	1,512	2.2	new
	Family Federation	Kim Jung-ho	450	0.7	new
Rejected ballots			298	–	–
Turnout			68,247	44.7	−16.5
Registered electors			152,770
	Democratic hold		Swing

2004

Legislative Election 2004: Gwangjin B

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Uri	Kim Hyung-ju	31,963	35.7	new
	Millennium Democratic	Choo Mi-ae	26,973	30.1	−27.3
	Grand National	Yoo Joon-sang	26,108	29.1	−9.0
	Democratic Labor	Lee Hae-sam	4,599	5.1	new
Rejected ballots			677	–	–
Turnout			90,320	61.2	+9.7
Registered electors			147,594
	Uri gain from Millennium Democratic		Swing

2000

Legislative Election 2000: Gwangjin B

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Millennium Democratic	Choo Mi-ae	42,787	57.4	+13.6
	Grand National	Yoo Joon-sang	28,418	38.1	+7.8
	Youth Progressive	Lee Ja-young	3,401	4.6	new
Rejected ballots			784	–	–
Turnout			75,390	51.5	−8.5
Registered electors			146,498
	Millennium Democratic hold		Swing

1996

Legislative Election 1996: Gwangjin B

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Congress	Choo Mi-ae	36,570	43.8	new
	New Korea	Kim Chung-geun	25,312	30.3	new
	Democratic	Park Seok-mu	9,819	11.8	new
	United Liberal Democrats	Kim Hee-ra	8,610	10.3	new
	Independent	Kim Kwang-hae	1,672	2.0	new
	Independent	Kwon Wal-soon	1,563	1.9	new
Rejected ballots			1,444	–	–
Turnout			84,990	60.0	–
Registered electors			141,598
	National Congress win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of the National Assembly of South Korea