Constituency in Busan, South Korea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Seo–Dong, Busan (Korean: 부산광역시 서구·동구) is a constituency of the National Assembly of South Korea. The constituency consists of Busan's Seo District and Dong District. As of 2024, 172,850 eligible voters were registered in the constituency.
| Seo–Dong, Busan | |
|---|---|
| Single-member constituency for the National Assembly | |
 Location of the constituency | |
| District(s) | Seo District, Busan and Dong District, Busan |
| Region | Busan |
| Electorate | 172,850 (2024) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2016 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Party | People Power Party |
| Member(s) | Kwak Kyu-taek |
| Created from | Seo, Busan and Jung–Dong, Busan |
The constituency was established ahead of the 2016 South Korean legislative election from the former Seo constituency and Jung–Dong constituency.
Like the vast majority of constituencies located in Busan, Seo–Dong is considered a safe seat for the conservative People Power Party and its predecessor parties.[1]
The constituency encompasses all neighborhoods within the Seo and Dong Districts of Busan.
| Election | Member | Party | Dates | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Yoo Ki-joon | Saenuri | 2016–2020 | ||
| 2020 | An Byung-gil | United Future | 2020–2024 | ||
| 2024 | Kwak Kyu-taek | People Power | 2024–present | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People Power | Kwak Kyu-taek | 64,884 | 57.95 |  1.91 | |
| Democratic | Choi Hyeong-uk | 47,066 | 42.04 |  0.16 | |
| Rejected ballots | 1,831 | – | |||
| Turnout | 113,781 | 65.83 | 0.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 172,850 | ||||
| People Power hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Future | An Byung-gil | 63,885 | 56.04 | +3.84 | |
| Democratic | Lee Jae-kang | 48,094 | 42.20 | +7.39 | |
| Our Republican | Kim Tae-soo | 1,162 | 1.04 | new | |
| National Revolutionary | Kim Seong-gi | 834 | 0.73 | new | |
| Rejected ballots | 1,837 | – | |||
| Turnout | 115,782 | 65.23 | +14.06 | ||
| Registered electors | 177,509 | ||||
| United Future hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saenuri | Yoo Ki-joon | 47,577 | 52.20 | – | |
| Democratic | Lee Jae-kang | 31,724 | 34.81 | – | |
| Independent | Lim Jeong-seok | 11,833 | 12.98 | – | |
| Rejected ballots | 1,865 | – | |||
| Turnout | 92,999 | 51.17 | – | ||
| Registered electors | 181,730 | ||||
| Saenuri win (new seat) | |||||
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