March 2022 South Korean by-elections explained

The March 2022 South Korean by-elections was held on 9 March 2022, along with the 2022 presidential election.^{[1] [2]} In this election, 5 MPs were elected, replacing the respective predecessors.^{[1] [2]}

Constituencies and reasons

Party	Incumbent	Constituency	Date	Reason
Democratic	Jeong Seong-soon	Sangdang	1 September 2021^[3]	Annulled
PPP	Yun Hee-suk	Seocho 1st	13 September 2021^[4]	Resigned
Democratic	Lee Nak-yon	Jongno	15 September 2021^[5]	Resigned
Democratic	Lee Kyu-min	Anseong	30 September 2021^[6]	Annulled
Independent	Kwak Sang-do	Daegu Central-South	11 November 2021^[7]	Resigned

List of by-elections

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Seocho 1st

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References

1. News: 3 February 2022. 중앙선관위, 대선과 함께 치러지는 '국회의원 재보선 지역구 5곳' 확정. 26 February 2022.
2. News: 4 February 2022. 대선과 함께 가는 '재보선 5곳' 어디?[그래픽뉴스]]. 26 February 2022.
3. News: 1 September 2021. 정정순 국회의원 당선무효 확정…21대 첫 불명예 퇴진. 26 February 2022.
4. News: 13 September 2021. '윤희숙 사퇴안' 본회의 가결. 26 February 2022.
5. News: 15 September 2021. 국회, 이낙연 국회의원 사직안 가결. 26 February 2022.
6. News: 30 September 2021. 민주당 이규민 의원 당선무효형 확정…선거법 위반. 26 February 2022.
7. News: 11 November 2021. 국회, '아들 50억 퇴직금' 곽상도 사직안 본회의 가결. 26 February 2022.