2018 South Korean by-elections

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The 2018 South Korean by-elections was held in South Korea on 13 June 2018, coinciding with the local elections. 12 seats to the National Assembly of South Korea were contested.[1]

## Reasons for by-elections

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

* Seoul Nowon C District: Ahn Cheol-soo (People's), due to Ahn's candidacy for the President of South Korea.
* Seoul Songpa B District: Choi Myung-gil (People's), due to Choi's violation of the Public Official Election Act.
* Busan Haeundae B District: Bae Duk-kwang (Liberty Korea), due to Bae's resignation from the National Assembly.
* Incheon Namdong A District: Park Nam-choon (Democratic), due to Park's resignation from the National Assembly, to run 2018 Incheon mayoral election.
* Gwangju Seo A District: Song Gi-seok (People's), due to Song's violation of the Public Official Election Act and embezzlement.
* Ulsan Buk District: Yoon Jong-oh (Minjung), due to Yoon's violation of the Public Official Election Act.
* North Chungcheong Jecheon-Danyang District: Kwon Suk-chang (Liberty Korea), due to Kwok's violation of the Public Official Election Act.
* South Chungcheong Cheonan A District: Park Chan-woo (Liberty Korea), due to Park's violation of the Public Official Election Act.
* South Chungcheong Cheonan C District: Yang Seung-cho (Democratic), due to Yang's resignation from the National Assembly, to run 2018 South Chungcheong Province gubernatorial election.
* South Jeolla Yeongam–Muan–Sinan District: Park Jun-yeong (Democracy and Peace), due to Park's violation of the Public Official Election Act.
* North Gyeongsang Gimcheon District: Lee Cheol-woo (Liberty Korea), due to Lee's resignation from the National Assembly, to run 2018 North Gyeongsang Province gubernatorial election.
* South Gyeongsang Gimhae B District: Kim Kyung-soo (Democratic), due to Kim's resignation from the National Assembly, to run 2018 South Gyeongsang Province gubernatorial election.

## Results

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### Seat control

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Seat  | Previous member  | Party  | Elected member  | Party

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Seoul Nowon C  | Ahn Cheol-soo |  | Bareunmirae | Kim Sung-hwan  |  | Democratic
Seoul Songpa B  | Choi Myung-gil  |  | Bareunmirae | Choi Jae-sung  |  | Democratic
Busan Haeundae B  | Bae Duk-kwang |  | Liberty Korea | Yun Jun-ho  |  | Democratic
Incheon Namdong A  | Park Nam-choon |  | Democratic | Meng Sung-kyu  |  | Democratic
Gwangju Seo A  | Song Gi-seok  |  | Bareunmirae | Song Gap-suk  |  | Democratic
Ulsan Buk | Yoon Jong-oh  |  | Minjung | Lee Sang-hun  |  | Democratic
Jecheon-Danyang | Kwon Suk-chang  |  | Liberty Korea | Lee Hu-sam  |  | Democratic
Cheonan A  | Park Chan-woo  |  | Liberty Korea | Lee Gyu-hee  |  | Democratic
Cheonan C  | Yang Seung-cho  |  | Democratic | Yun Il-kyu  |  | Democratic
Yeongam–Muan–Sinan | Park Jun-yeong  |  | Democracy and Peace | Seo Sam-suk  |  | Democratic
Gimcheon | Lee Cheol-woo |  | Liberty Korea | Song Un-suk  |  | Liberty Korea
Gimhae B  | Kim Kyung-soo  |  | Democratic | Kim Jung-ho  |  | Democratic

## References

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1. ^ "재보선 '미니 총선급'… 결과 따라 정국판도 요동". 세계일보. Naver. Retrieved 4 March 2018.

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