| Yongsan | |
| Type: | Single-member |
| Constituency Link: | Yongsan (constituency) |
| Parl Name: | National Assembly |
| District Label: | District(s) |
| District: | Yongsan District |
| Region Label: | Region |
| Region: | Seoul |
| Electorate: | 203,233 |
| Year: | 1988 |
| Members Label: | Member(s) |
| Members: | Kwon Young-se |
| Seats: | 1 |
| Elects Howmany: | 1 |
| Party Label: | Party |
| Party: | People Power Party |
| Local Council Label: | Council constituency |
| Local Council: | Yongsan 1st district Yongsan 2nd district |
| Previous: | Mapo–Yongsan |
Yongsan (Korean: 용산구) is a constituency of the National Assembly of South Korea. The constituency only consists of the Yongsan District, Seoul. As of 2020, 203,233 eligible voters were registered in the constituency.
Since its creation in 1988, the constituency has been represented by a series of influential politicians due to Yongsan's geographical and political importance. The constituency was won by Suh Chung-hwa in the 1988, 1992, and 1996 legislative elections. Suh had previously served as the Governor of South Chungcheong Province and the Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Korea.
The constituency elected former Head of the Yongsan District Office Seol Song-woong of the Millennium Democratic Party in the 2000 South Korean legislative election, marking the first time the constituency was won by a member of a liberal political party. However, the constituency elected Chin Young of the conservative Grand National Party (later known as the Saenuri Party) in the 2004, 2008, and 2012 legislative elections. Chin served as the Minister of Health and Welfare under the Park Geun-hye administration. Although initially elected as conservative, Chin switched his party affiliation to the liberal Democratic Party ahead of the 2016 legislative election due to his anti-Park Geun-hye stances which had formed as a result of disagreements on senior pension legislation while serving as the Minister of Health and Welfare.[1] Despite this, Chin successfully won re-election proving Yongsan to be a competitive constituency for both liberal and conservative parties. Yongsan once again proved to be a competitive constituency when Kwon Young-se of the conservative United Future Party was elected by a difference of 890 votes from the Democratic Party candidate in the 2020 South Korean legislative election.[2]
The constituency includes the neighborhoods of Huam-dong, Namyeong-dong, Cheongpa-dong, Hyochang-dong, Yongmun-dong, Hannam-dong, Bogwang-dong, Hangangno-dong, Seobinggo-dong, Ichon-dong, Wonhyoro-dong, Itaewon-dong, and parts of Yongsan-dong.
| Election | Member | Party | Dates | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor= | 1988 | Suh Chung-hwa | Democratic Justice | 1988–2000 | Minister of Home Affairs (1980–1982, 1997) | |
| bgcolor= | 1992 | Democratic Liberal | ||||
| bgcolor= | 1996 | New Korea | ||||
| bgcolor= | 2000 | Seol Song-woong | Millennium Democratic | 2000–2004 | Head of the Yongsan District Office (1995–1998) | |
| 2004 | Chin Young | Grand National | 2004–2020 | Minister of Health and Welfare (2013);[3] Minister of the Interior and Safety (2019–2020) | ||
| 2008 | ||||||
| bgcolor= | 2012 | Saenuri | ||||
| bgcolor= | 2016 | Democratic[4] | ||||
| bgcolor= | 2020 | Kwon Young-se | United Future | 2020–present | ||
| bgcolor= | 2024 | People Power | ||||