Jongno (constituency) explained

Jongno
Type:Single-member
Constituency Link:Jongno (constituency)
Parl Name:National Assembly
District Label:District(s)
District:Jongno District
Region Label:Region
Region:Seoul
Electorate:134,516
Year:1988
Members Label:Member of Parliament
Members:Kwak Sang-eon
Seats:1
Elects Howmany:1
Party Label:Party
Party:Democratic Party
Local Council Label:Council
constituency
Local Council:Jongno 1st district
Jongno 2nd district
Previous:Jongno–Jung

Jongno (Korean: 종로구) is a constituency of the National Assembly of South Korea. The constituency only consists of the Jongno District, Seoul. As of 2020, 134,516 eligible voters were registered in the constituency. In the course of the Democratic Party of Korea's primary election, Lee Nak-yeon, a member of the district's National Assembly, resigned.

Located at the heart of the Downtown Seoul, Jongno is home to Korea's major government offices and foreign embassies, and is often described as 'Korea's No. 1 political district' (정치 1번지).[1] [2] Including the current Jongno constituency and its historic A and B constituencies, three presidents were elected after being elected in Jongno.

List of members of the National Assembly

ElectionMemberPartyDatesNotes
bgcolor=1988Lee Jong-chanDemocratic Justice1988–1996
bgcolor=1992Democratic Liberal
bgcolor=1996Lee Myung-bakNew Korea1996–1998Mayor of Seoul (2002–2006)
President of South Korea (2008–2013)
bgcolor=1998Roh Moo-hyunNational Congress1998–2000Minister of Oceans and Fisheries (2000-2001)
President of South Korea (2003–2008)
bgcolor=2000Jeong In-bongGrand National2000–2002Due to severe violation of electoral law, the entire electoral result was cancelled.
2002Park JinGrand National2002–2012Minister of Foreign Affairs (2022-2024)
2004
2008
bgcolor=2012Chung Sye-kyunDemocratic United2012–2020Speaker of the National Assembly (2016–2018)[3]
Prime Minister of South Korea (2020-2021)
bgcolor=2016Democratic
bgcolor=2020Lee Nak-yeonDemocratic2020–2021Prime Minister of South Korea (2017-2021)
bgcolor=March 2022 by-electionsChoi Jae-hyungPeople Power2022–2024
bgcolor=2024Kwak Sang-eonDemocratic2024–present

Election results

1988

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: 2020-02-12 . Yoon . Tae-gon . 종로는 왜 정치1번지인가 . Korean . . Seoul.
  2. News: 2024-03-26 . Son . Hyun-soo . 875원 대파냐, 이재명 리스크냐…‘정치 1번지’ 종로 표심은 . Korean . . Seoul.
  3. Web site: 정세균 국회의장.. 특수활동비까지? . ko . People's Sound (민중의 소리) . 10 June 2016 . https://archive.today/20160610232818/http://www.vop.co.kr/A00001033927.html . 10 June 2016 . dead.