June 2022 South Korean by-elections

The June 2022 South Korean by-elections for seven constituencies of the National Assembly were held in South Korea simultaneously with local elections on June 1, 2022.

Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party^[1] and Ahn Cheol-soo of the People Power Party,^[2] former candidates in the 2022 South Korean presidential election, ran successfully in the by-election for one of the constituencies.

Reasons for by-elections

The following Members of National Assembly lost or resigned from their seats:

• Daegu Suseong District B: Hong Joon-pyo (People Power Party), resigned to run as a candidate in the 2022 South Korean presidential election, but he lost the party's primaries to Yoon Suk-yeol. Later, Hong launched his candidacy for the 2022 Daegu mayoral election.
• Incheon Gyeyang District B: Song Young-gil (Democratic Party), as the Democratic Party's chairman, resigned after Lee Jae-myung was defeated in the presidential election. Song later launched his candidacy for the 2022 Seoul mayoral election.
• Seongnam Bundang-gu A: Kim Eun-hye (People Power Party), resigned to run as a candidate for the governor of the Gyeonggi Province in the 2022 South Korean local elections.
• Jeju B: Oh Young-hun (Democratic Party), resigned to run as a candidate for the governor of the Jeju Province in the local elections.
• Seocheon Boryeong: Kim Tae-heum (People Power Party), resigned to run as a candidate for the governor of the South Chungcheong Province in the local elections.
• Changwon Uichang-gu: Park Wan-su (People Power Party), resigned to run as a candidate for the governor of the South Gyeongsang Province in the local elections.
• Gangwon Wonju 1st: Lee Kwang-jae (Democratic Party), as member of Lee Nak-yeon presidential campaign committee, resigned after Lee Nak-yeon lost the party's primaries to Lee Jae-myung. Later, Lee launched his candidacy for the governor of the Gangwon Province in the local elections.

List of constituencies and candidates

Constituency	Candidate
	Democratic	People Power
Suseong B (Daegu)	Kim Yong-rak	Lee Yin-Seon
Gyeyang B (Incheon)	Lee Jae-myung	Yoon Hyung-sun
Bundang-gu A (Seongnam)	Kim Byoung-gwan	Ahn Cheol-soo
Jeju B	Kim Han-kyu	Boo Sang-il
Boryeong (Seocheon)	Na So-yeol	Jang Dong-hyuk
Changwon Uichang-gu (Gyeongsang)	Kim Ji-soo	Kim Young-sun
Wonju 1st (Gangwon)	Won Chang-mook	Park Jeong-ha

Results

Daegu Suseong

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Lee Yin-Seon	People Power	49,434	79.78
	Kim Yong-rak	Democratic	12,527	20.22
Total			61,961	100.00
Valid votes			61,961	94.55
Invalid/blank votes			3,572	5.45
Total votes			65,533	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			145,721	44.97
	People Power hold

Incheon Gyeyang

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Lee Jae-myung	Democratic	44,289	55.24
	Yoon Hyung-sun	People Power	35,886	44.76
Total			80,175	100.00
Valid votes			80,175	97.26
Invalid/blank votes			2,259	2.74
Total votes			82,434	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			137,090	60.13
	Democratic hold

Seongnam Bundang-gu

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Ahn Cheol-soo	People Power	82,064	62.42
	Kim Byoung-gwan	Democratic	49,414	37.58
Total			131,478	100.00
Valid votes			131,478	98.17
Invalid/blank votes			2,445	1.83
Total votes			133,923	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			210,119	63.74
	People Power hold

Jeju

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Kim Han-kyu	Democratic	51,029	49.39
	Boo Sang-il	People Power	46,668	45.17
	Kim Woo-nam	Independent	5,630	5.45
Total			103,327	100.00
Valid votes			103,327	98.54
Invalid/blank votes			1,534	1.46
Total votes			104,861	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			191,736	54.69
	Democratic hold

Seocheon Boryeong

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Jang Dong-hyuk	People Power	39,960	51.01
	Na So-yeol	Democratic	38,377	48.99
Total			78,337	100.00
Valid votes			78,337	95.82
Invalid/blank votes			3,421	4.18
Total votes			81,758	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			131,968	61.95
	People Power hold

Changwon Uichang-gu

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Kim Young-sun	People Power	66,828	62.79
	Kim Ji-soo	Democratic	39,595	37.21
Total			106,423	100.00
Valid votes			106,423	96.52
Invalid/blank votes			3,841	3.48
Total votes			110,264	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			216,705	50.88
	People Power hold

Gangwon Wonju

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Park Jeong-ha	People Power	44,611	57.74
	Won Chang-mook	Democratic	32,652	42.26
Total			77,263	100.00
Valid votes			77,263	97.12
Invalid/blank votes			2,291	2.88
Total votes			79,554	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			155,174	51.27
	People Power gain from Democratic

References

1. "Lee Jae-myung declares candidacy for parliamentary by-election". Yonhap News Agency. 2022-05-07. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
2. "Ahn declares bid for parliamentary seat in Seongnam". Yonhap News Agency. 2022-05-08. Retrieved 2022-05-08.