Nowon A Explained

Nowon A
Type:Single-member
Parl Name:National Assembly
District Label:District(s)
Region Label:Region
Region:Seoul
Electorate:224,187
Year:1988
Elects Howmany:1
Seats:1
Party Label:Party
Party:Democratic Party
Member:Woo Won-shik
Previous:Dobong

Nowon A is a constituency of the National Assembly of South Korea. The constituency consists of parts of Nowon District, Seoul. As of 2024, 224,187 eligible voters were registered in the constituency. The constituency was created in 1988 from the Dobong constituency.

History

Throughout its history, Nowon A has displayed swing seat tendencies, having voted for both conservative and liberal political parties to represent the constituency in the National Assembly.[1]

Baek Nam-chi of the centre-right Reunification Democratic Party was the first member to represent the constituency. Baek narrowly won re-election in 1992 and 1996, having received 34.91% and 36.77% of the vote respectively.[2] Ahead of the 2000 election, the Grand National Party did not renominate incumbent Baek Nam-chi as the party's candidate for Nowon A, having nominated former Minister of Energy and Resources Choe Dong-kyu instead.[3] [4] In response to this, Baek left the Grand National Party and joined the right-wing United Liberal Democrats on February 23, 2000.[5] Baek unsuccessfully ran for re-election under the United Liberal Democrats banner, coming in third place.[6] He was succeeded by Ham Seung-hee of the liberal Millennium Democratic Party.[7] Ham was defeated in the following election by Chung Bong-ju of the liberal Uri Party.[8] Chung unsuccessfully ran for re-election in 2008, being defeated by Hyun Gyoung-byoung of the conservative Grand National Party.[9] However, Hyun lost his seat on June 10, 2011, having been found guilty of receiving ₩30,000,000.[10] [11] [12] A by-election for Nowon A was not held as South Korean election law does not allow for by-elections to held when less than one year is left until the next election.[13]

In the 2012 South Korean legislative election, former Mayor of Nowon District Lee No-keun of the conservative Saenuri Party won the seat.[14] Lee narrowly lost to Democratic Party challenger Koh Yong-jin in the following election, having lost by less than three points.[15] A return match between Koh and Lee unfolded in the 2020 election, which saw Koh secure 56.78 and defeat Lee by more than eighteen points.[16] Ahead of the 2024 South Korean legislative election, Woo Won-shik was designated as the Democratic Party's candidate after defeating incumbent Koh Yong-jin in a party primary.[17] [18] The People Power Party nominated former assemblyman Hyun Gyoung-byoung.[19] Woo went on to defeat Hyun in the general election, securing 58.99% of the vote.[20]

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses the neighborhoods of Wolgye-dong, Gongneung-dong, and Junggye-dong. It borders the constituencies of Nowon B to the north, Dobong A to the northwest, Gangbuk B to the west, Seongbuk B to the southwest, Jungnang B to the south, and Guri to the east.

List of members of the National Assembly

ElectionMemberPartyDatesNotes
1988Baek Nam-chiReunification Democratic1988–2000Left the Grand National Party and joined the United Liberal Democrats on February 23, 2000
1992Democratic Liberal
1996New Korea
2000Ham Seung-heeMillennium Democratic2000–2004
2004Chung Bong-juUri2004–2008
2008Hyun Gyoung-byoungGrand National2008–2011Lost seat on June 10, 2011, for receiving illegal political campaign funds
2012Lee No-keunSaenuri2012–2016Mayor of Nowon District (2006–2010)
2016Koh Yong-jinDemocratic2016–2024
2020
2024Woo Won-shik2024–present

Election results

1988

See also

Notes

  1. Web site: [총선 격전지] '친명' 우원식 vs '오세훈계' 현경병…스윙보터 '노원갑' 표심은 ]. 2024-05-05 . 뉴스핌 . ko.
  2. Web site: 2022-05-04 . 3선 의원 지낸 백남치 전 의원 별세 . 2024-05-05 . 서울경제 . ko.
  3. Web site: 백남치의원, 내일 자민련 입당 . 2024-05-05 . n.news.naver.com . ko.
  4. Web site: 공천무효소송 잇달아 .. 백남치/박우섭씨도 제기 . 2024-05-05 . n.news.naver.com . ko.
  5. Web site: 백남치의원, 자민련 입당 . 2024-05-05 . n.news.naver.com . ko.
  6. Web site: 백남치 전의원 징역5년 선고,법정구속 . 2024-05-05 . n.news.naver.com . ko.
  7. Web site: [4.13 총선] (제16대 국회의원 지역구 당선자) 서울 ]. 2024-05-05 . n.news.naver.com . ko.
  8. Web site: -정봉주(서울 노원갑) . 2024-05-05 . n.news.naver.com . ko.
  9. Web site: 김종민 . 서울 노원갑-한나라당 현경병 당선 . 2024-05-05 . n.news.naver.com . ko.
  10. Web site: 머니투데이 . 2010-12-16 . '정치자금법 위반' 현경병 의원, 당선무효형 . 2024-05-05 . 머니투데이 . ko.
  11. Web site: 한나라당 170석 붕괴…현경병 의원도 상실 . 2024-05-05 . n.news.naver.com . ko.
  12. Web site: 2010-12-16 . 현경병 의원 벌금 3백만 원…의원직 상실형 . 2024-05-05 . 매일방송 . ko.
  13. Web site: [사설]전례를 찾기 힘든 지방의회 보선 미실시 이유 ]. 2024-05-05 . 경인일보 . ko.
  14. Web site: 2012-04-12 . [4.11총선]서울 구청장 출신 이노근 신동우 후보 당선 ]. 2024-05-05 . 아시아경제 . ko.
  15. Web site: 2016-04-13 . [출구조사] 주요 지역별 당선 예측 - MBC ]. 2024-05-05 . 노컷뉴스.
  16. Web site: NEWSIS . 2020-04-16 . [21대총선 개표]서울 후보자별 득표현황(최종) ]. 2024-05-05 . 뉴시스 . ko.
  17. Web site: 뉴스 . SBS . '비명' 전해철 · 고용진 탈락…정동영 · 박지원 본선행 . 2024-05-05 . SBS NEWS . ko.
  18. Web site: 뉴스1 . 2024-03-13 . 합구 '노원갑' 우원식 고용진 꺾어…'부천갑' 현역 김경협 탈락 . 2024-05-05 . 뉴스1 . ko.
  19. Web site: 한혜원 . 2024-03-13 . 민주 '비명' 전해철 경선 탈락…'올드보이' 박지원·정동영 공천(종합) . 2024-05-05 . 연합뉴스 . ko.
  20. Web site: 2024-04-17 . [22대 총선 당선인] '정치계 중심' 서울 노원구갑 더불어민주당 우원식 ]. 2024-05-05 . 문화뉴스 . ko.