Seogwipo (constituency)

South Korean parliamentary constituency

Seogwipo

Single-member constituency
for the National Assembly

Location of the constituency

District(s)| Seogwipo
Region| Jeju Province
Electorate| 142,708 (2017)
Current constituency
Created| 2008
Seats| 1
Party| Democratic Party
Member| Wi Seong-gon
Council
constituency| 20th district
21st district
22nd district
23rd district
24th district
25th district
26th district
27th district
28th district
29th district
Created from| Seogwipo–Namjeju

Seogwipo (Korean: 서귀포시) is a constituency of the National Assembly of South Korea. The constituency consists of Seogwipo. As of 2024, 155,750 eligible voters were registered in the constituency.

## List of members of the National Assembly

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Election  | Member  | Party  | Dates  | Notes

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| 2008 | Kim Jae-yun  | United Democratic | 2008–2016  |
| 2012 | Democratic United
| 2016 | Wi Seong-gon[1] | Democratic | 2016–present  |
| 2020
| 2024

## Election results

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### 2024

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Legislative Election 2024: Seogwipo  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Wi Seong-gon | 53,831  | 54.00  | 1.48
| People Power | Ko Ki-cheol  | 45,841  | 46.00  | 2.64
Rejected ballots  | 1,235  | –  |
Turnout | 100,906  | 64.78  | 0.9
Registered electors | 155,750  |  |
| Democratic hold | Swing |  |

### 2020

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Legislative Election 2020: Seogwipo  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Wi Seong-gon | 53,545  | 55.48  | 1.06
| United Future | Kang Kyung-pil  | 41,689  | 43.36  | 3.01
| National Revolutionary | Moon Kwang-sam  | 1,109  | 1.15  | new
Rejected ballots  | 1,387  | –  |
Turnout | 97,530  | 63.88  | 4.09
Registered electors | 152,676  |  |
| Democratic hold | Swing |  |

### 2016

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Legislative Election 2016: Seogwipo[2][3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Wi Seong-gon | 42,719  | 53.5  | +16.4
| Saenuri | Kang Ji-yong  | 37,097  | 46.5  | +15.3
Rejected ballots  | 1,369  | –  | –
Turnout | 81,185  | 59.8  | −1.0
Registered electors | 135,767  |  |
| Democratic hold | Swing |  |

### 2012

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Legislative Election 2012: Seogwipo  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic United | Kim Jae-yun  | 26,992  | 37.1  | −6.4
| Independent | Moon Dae-rim  | 23,025  | 31.7  | new
| Saenuri | Kang Ji-yong  | 22,728  | 31.2  | −8.5
Rejected ballots  | 858  | –  | –
Turnout | 73,603  | 60.8  | +3.8
Registered electors | 121,095  |  |
| Democratic United hold | Swing |  |

### 2008

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Legislative Election 2008: Seogwipo  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| United Democratic | Kim Jae-yun  | 28,855  | 43.5  | new
| Grand National | Kang Sang-ju  | 26,333  | 39.7  | new
| Democratic Labor | Hyun Ae-ja  | 7,649  | 11.5  | new
| Liberty Forward | Oh Young-sam  | 2,588  | 3.9  | new
| Family Federation  | Shin Myung-soo  | 863  | 1.3  | new
Rejected ballots  | 532  | –  | –
Turnout | 66,820  | 57.0  |
Registered electors | 117,236  |  |
| United Democratic win (new seat)

## See also

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* List of constituencies of the National Assembly of South Korea

## References

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1. ^ "위성곤, 서민 대변하는 꿈 '금배지' 품에". Jeju Domin Ilbo (제주도민일보). 14 April 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
2. ^ "서귀포 더민주 위성곤 당선…지역 세대교체 기대감". No Cut News. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
3. ^ Kang, Jung-man (14 April 2016). "[20대 총선] 제주, 野 3석 싹쓸이…'정권 심판론' 지지". Newsis. Retrieved 22 May 2019.

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