2019 South Korean by-elections explained

The 2019 South Korean by-elections was held in South Korea on 3 April 2019. 2 seats to the National Assembly of South Korea were contested.^{[1] [2]}

Reasons for by-elections

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

• South Gyeongsang Changwon Seongsan District: Roh Hoe-chan (Justice), due to Roh's death.
• South Gyeongsang Tongyeong-Goseong District: Lee Gun-hyeon (Liberty Korea), due to Lee's violation of the Political Funds Act.^[3]

Results

Seat control

Seat	Previous member	Party		Elected member	Party
Changwon Seongsan	Roh Hoe-chan		Justice	Yeo Yeong-gug		Justice
Tongyeong-Goseong	Lee Gun-hyeon		Liberty Korea	Jeong Jeom-sik		Liberty Korea

Tongyeong-Goseong

Notes and References

1. Web site: [6·13 선거] 다음 승부는 내년 4·3 재보선…최다 10석 예상 ]. . . 24 October 2018.
2. News: 보선 D-1…지지층 결집 사활건 창원성산 후보들 "한표라도 더". Yonhap. ko. 2 April 2019. 3 April 2019.
3. Web site: ‘불법 정치자금’ 한국당 이군현 집유 확정···의원직 상실 . . 27 December 2018.