Gyeyang B | |
Type: | Single-member |
Parl Name: | National Assembly |
District Label: | District(s) |
District: | Gyeyang District |
Region Label: | Region |
Region: | Incheon |
Electorate: | 137,090 |
Year: | 2004 |
Elects Howmany: | 1 |
Seats: | 1 |
Party Label: | Party |
Party: | Democratic Party |
Member: | Lee Jae-myung |
Previous: | Gyeyang (constituency) |
Gyeyang B is a constituency of the National Assembly of South Korea. The constituency consists of part of Gyeyang District, Incheon. As of 2022, 137,090 eligible voters were registered in the constituency.
Gyeyang B was created ahead of the 2004 South Korean legislative election from the former Gyeyang constituency as a result of an increase in the area's voter population.[1]
The constituency is considered a Democratic Party stronghold, electing candidates affiliated with the Democratic Party and its predecessor parties every election except for a by-election that was held in 2010. It has been represented by leader of the Democratic Party Lee Jae-myung since 2022.[2]
The constituency encompasses the neighborhoods Gyesan-dong and Gyeyang-dong.
Election | Member | Party | Dates | Notes | |
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2004 | Song Young-gil | Uri | 2000-2010 | Resigned to run for Mayor of Incheon[3] | |
2008 | United Democratic | ||||
2010 by-election | Lee Sang-kwon | Grand National | 2010-2012 | ||
2012 | Choi Won-sik | Democratic United | 2012-2016 | ||
2016 | Song Young-gil | Democratic | 2016-2022 | Leader of the Democratic Party (2021–2022)Resigned to run for Mayor of Seoul[4] | |
2020 | |||||
2022 by-election | Lee Jae-myung | 2022–present | Leader of the Democratic Party (2022–present) | ||
2024 |