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Gyeyang B

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Gyeyang B
Single-member constituency
for the National Assembly
Location of the constituency
District(s)Gyeyang District
RegionIncheon
Electorate137,090 (2022)
Current constituency
Created2004
Seats1
PartyDemocratic Party
Member(s)Lee Jae-myung
Created fromGyeyang (constituency)

Gyeyang B (Korean계양구 을) is a constituency of the National Assembly of South Korea. The constituency consists of part of Gyeyang District, Incheon. As of 2022, 137,090 eligible voters were registered in the constituency.

History

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Gyeyang B was created ahead of the 2004 South Korean legislative election from the former Gyeyang constituency as a result of an increase in the area's voter population.[1]

The constituency is considered a Democratic Party stronghold, electing candidates affiliated with the Democratic Party and its predecessor parties every election except for a by-election that was held in 2010. It has been represented by leader of the Democratic Party Lee Jae-myung since 2022.[2]

Boundaries

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The constituency encompasses the neighborhoods Gyesan-dong and Gyeyang-dong.

List of members of the National Assembly

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Election Member Party Dates Notes
2004 Song Young-gil Uri 2000-2010 Resigned to run for Mayor of Incheon[3]
2008 United Democratic
2010 by-election Lee Sang-kwon Grand National 2010-2012
2012 Choi Won-sik Democratic United 2012-2016
2016 Song Young-gil Democratic 2016-2022 Leader of the Democratic Party (2021–2022)

Resigned to run for Mayor of Seoul[4]

2020
2022 by-election Lee Jae-myung 2022–present Leader of the Democratic Party (2022–present)
2024

Election results

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2024

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Legislative Election 2024: Gyeyang B
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Lee Jae-myung 48,365 54.12 Decrease1.12
People Power Won Hee-ryong 40,616 45.45 Increase0.7
Tomorrow Future Choi Chang-won 373 0.41 new
Rejected ballots 1,495
Turnout 90,849 71.34 Increase11.21
Registered electors 127,351
Democratic hold Swing

2022 by-election

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2022 by-election: Gyeyang B
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Lee Jae-myung 44,289 55.24 −3.43
People Power Yoon Hyeong-seon 35,886 44.75 +6.01
Rejected ballots 2,259
Turnout 82,434 60.13
Registered electors 137,090
Democratic hold Swing

2020

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Legislative Election 2020: Gyeyang B
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Song Young-gil 51,821 58.67 +15.38
United Future Yoon Hyeong-seon 34,222 38.74 +7.48
Minjung Go Hye-gyeong 1,538 1.74 new
National Revolutionary Chung Dae-soo 740 0.83 new
Rejected ballots 977
Turnout 89,298 62.66
Registered electors 142,502
Democratic hold Swing

2016

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Legislative Election 2016: Gyeyang B
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Song Young-gil 35,197 43.29 −12.97
Saenuri Lee Sang-kwon 25,420 31.26 −12.47
People Choi Won-sik 20,679 25.43 new
Rejected ballots 779
Turnout 82,075 57.03 +7.37
Registered electors 143,927
Democratic hold Swing

2012

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Legislative Election 2012: Gyeyang B
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic United Choi Won-sik 38,045 56.26 +13.43
Saenuri Lee Sang-kwon 29,568 43.73 −3.89
Rejected ballots 548
Turnout 68,161 49.66 +26.49
Registered electors 137,257
Democratic United gain from Saenuri Swing

2010 by-election

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2010 by-election: Gyeyang B
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Grand National Lee Sang-kwon 14,444 47.62 +6.47
Democratic Kim Hee-gap 12,992 42.83 −3.26
Democratic Labor Park In-sook 2,313 7.62 +1.78
Independent Lee Gi-cheol 579 1.91 new
Rejected ballots 89
Turnout 30,417 23.17 −19.2
Registered electors 131,281
Grand National gain from Democratic Swing

2008

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Legislative Election 2008: Gyeyang B
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Democratic Song Young-gil 23,731 46.09 new
Grand National Lee Sang-kwon 21,182 41.15 +3.77
Democratic Labor Park In-sook 3,008 5.84 new
Liberty Forward Park Hee-ryong 2,626 5.10 new
Family Party for Peace and Unity Song Kwak-seok 932 1.81 new
Rejected ballots 307
Turnout 51,786 42.37 −14.8
Registered electors 122,224
United Democratic hold Swing

2004

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Legislative Election 2004: Gyeyang B
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Uri Song Young-gil 37,706 56.24
Grand National Lee Sang-kwon 23,069 37.38
Millennium Democratic Chung Chang-gyo 3,934 6.38
Rejected ballots 670
Turnout 62,379 57.17
Registered electors 109,102
Uri win (new seat)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 윤, 종환 (2024-02-02). "원희룡, 인천 계양을 예비후보 등록…'명룡대전' 현실화". 경인방송 (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  2. ^ "Lee Jae-myung wins an assembly seat, immunity too". Korea JoongAng Daily. 2022-06-02. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  3. ^ "이재명 겨냥 '돌덩이'라던 원희룡의 계양을 출마 확정…"이제 시작"". Segye Ilbo (in Korean). 2024-02-15. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  4. ^ "4년 전 더불어민주당 송영길 도왔던 이천수가 이번엔 국민의힘 원희룡의 후원회장을 맡았고 이들의 공통점은 딱 한 가지다". HuffPost Korea (in Korean). 2024-02-22. Retrieved 2024-02-26.