2018 South Korean by-elections explained

The 2018 South Korean by-elections was held in South Korea on 13 June 2018, coinciding with the local elections. 12 seats to the National Assembly of South Korea were contested.^[1]

Reasons for by-elections

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

• Seoul Nowon C District: Ahn Cheol-soo (People's), due to Ahn's candidacy for the President of South Korea.
• Seoul Songpa B District: Choi Myung-gil (People's), due to Choi's violation of the Public Official Election Act.
• Busan Haeundae B District: Bae Duk-kwang (Liberty Korea), due to Bae's resignation from the National Assembly.
• Incheon Namdong A District: Park Nam-choon (Democratic), due to Park's resignation from the National Assembly, to run 2018 Incheon mayoral election.
• Gwangju Seo A District: Song Gi-seok (People's), due to Song's violation of the Public Official Election Act and embezzlement.
• Ulsan Buk District: Yoon Jong-oh (Minjung), due to Yoon's violation of the Public Official Election Act.
• North Chungcheong Jecheon-Danyang District: Kwon Suk-chang (Liberty Korea),due to Kwok's violation of the Public Official Election Act.
• South Chungcheong Cheonan A District: Park Chan-woo (Liberty Korea), due to Park's violation of the Public Official Election Act.
• South Chungcheong Cheonan C District: Yang Seung-cho (Democratic), due to Yang's resignation from the National Assembly, to run 2018 South Chungcheong Province gubernatorial election.
• South Jeolla Yeongam–Muan–Sinan District: Park Jun-yeong (Democracy and Peace), due to Park's violation of the Public Official Election Act.
• North Gyeongsang Gimcheon District: Lee Cheol-woo (Liberty Korea), due to Lee's resignation from the National Assembly, to run 2018 North Gyeongsang Province gubernatorial election.
• South Gyeongsang Gimhae B District: Kim Kyung-soo (Democratic), due to Kim's resignation from the National Assembly, to run 2018 South Gyeongsang Province gubernatorial election.

Results

Seat control

Seat	Previous member	Party		Elected member	Party
Seoul Nowon C	Ahn Cheol-soo		Bareunmirae	Kim Sung-hwan		Democratic
Seoul Songpa B	Choi Myung-gil		Bareunmirae	Choi Jae-sung		Democratic
Busan Haeundae B	Bae Duk-kwang		Liberty Korea	Yun Jun-ho		Democratic
Incheon Namdong A	Park Nam-choon		Democratic	Meng Sung-kyu		Democratic
Gwangju Seo A	Song Gi-seok		Bareunmirae	Song Gap-suk		Democratic
Ulsan Buk	Yoon Jong-oh		Minjung	Lee Sang-hun		Democratic
Jecheon-Danyang	Kwon Suk-chang		Liberty Korea	Lee Hu-sam		Democratic
Cheonan A	Park Chan-woo		Liberty Korea	Lee Gyu-hee		Democratic
Cheonan C	Yang Seung-cho		Democratic	Yun Il-kyu		Democratic
Yeongam–Muan–Sinan	Park Jun-yeong		Democracy and Peace	Seo Sam-suk		Democratic
Gimcheon	Lee Cheol-woo		Liberty Korea	Song Un-suk		Liberty Korea
Gimhae B	Kim Kyung-soo		Democratic	Kim Jung-ho		Democratic

Summary

Notes and References

1. Web site: 재보선 ‘미니 총선급’… 결과 따라 정국판도 요동. 세계일보. Naver. 4 March 2018.