# Jongno (constituency)

Jongno (Korean: 종로구) is a constituency of the National Assembly of South Korea. The constituency only consists of the Jongno District, Seoul. As of 2020, 134,516 eligible voters were registered in the constituency. In the course of the Democratic Party of Korea's primary election, Lee Nak-yeon, a member of the district's National Assembly, resigned.
Located at the heart of the Downtown Seoul, Jongno is home to Korea's major government offices and foreign embassies, and is often described as 'Korea's No. 1 political district' (정치 1번지). Including the current Jongno constituency and its historic A and B constituencies, three presidents were elected after being elected in Jongno.

## List of members of the National Assembly

| Election | Member | Party | Dates | Notes |
| 1988 | Lee Jong-chan | Democratic Justice | 1988–1996 | |
| 1992 | Lee Jong-chan | Democratic Liberal | 1988–1996 | |
| 1996 | Lee Myung-bak | New Korea | 1996–1998 | Mayor of Seoul (2002–2006) President of South Korea (2008–2013) |
| 1998 | Roh Moo-hyun | National Congress | 1998–2000 | Minister of Oceans and Fisheries (2000-2001) President of South Korea (2003–2008) |
| 2000 | Jeong In-bong | Grand National | 2000–2002 | Due to severe violation of electoral law, the entire electoral result was cancelled. |
| 2002 | Park Jin | Grand National | 2002–2012 | Minister of Foreign Affairs (2022-2024) |
| 2004 | Park Jin | Grand National | 2002–2012 | Minister of Foreign Affairs (2022-2024) |
| 2008 | Park Jin | Grand National | 2002–2012 | Minister of Foreign Affairs (2022-2024) |
| 2012 | Chung Sye-kyun | Democratic United | 2012–2020 | Speaker of the National Assembly (2016–2018) Prime Minister of South Korea (2020-2021) |
| 2016 | Chung Sye-kyun | Democratic | 2012–2020 | Speaker of the National Assembly (2016–2018) Prime Minister of South Korea (2020-2021) |
| 2020 | Lee Nak-yeon | Democratic | 2020–2021 | Prime Minister of South Korea (2017-2021) |
| March 2022 by-elections | Choi Jae-hyung | People Power | 2022–2024 |
| 2024 | Kwak Sang-eon | Democratic | 2024–present | |

## Election results
### 2024

Legislative Election 2024: Jongno :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Kwak Sang-eon | 44,713 | 50.92 | new |
| | People Power | Choi Jae-hyung | 38,752 | 44.13 | 7.96 |
| | New Reform | Keum Tae-sup | 2,835 | 3.22 | new |
| | New Future | Jin Ye-chan | 1,080 | 1.22 | new |
| | People's Democracy | Cha Eun-jeong | 290 | 0.33 | new |
| | Korea People’s | Kim Jong-gap | 85 | 0.09 | new |
| | Privilege Abolition | Kim Joon-soo | 54 | 0.06 | new |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 970 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 88,779 | 70.43 | 5.98 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 126,041 | | |
| | Democratic gain from People Power | Democratic gain from People Power | Swing | | |

### March 2022 by-elections

March 2022 by-elections: Jongno :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | People Power | Choi Jae-hyung | 49,637 | 52.09 |
| | Independent | Kim Yeong-jong | 27,078 | 28.41 |
| | Justice | Bae Bok-joo | 14,602 | 15.32 |
| | Independent | Seo Joo-won | 552 | 1.20 |
| | Transition Korea | Kim Do-yeon | 844 | 0.88 |
| | Independent | Park Jong-koo | 552 | 0.57 |
| | New Wave | Song Moon-hee | 535 | 0.56 |
| | Liberty Unification | Koo Bon-cheol | 483 | 0.50 |
| | Dokdo Korea Party | Kim Doo-hwan | 295 | 0.30 |
| | Unified Korea Party | Yoon Dae-kwan | 113 | 0.11 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 3,679 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 98,967 | 76.41 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 129,514 | |
| | People Power gain from Democratic | People Power gain from Democratic | People Power gain from Democratic | People Power gain from Democratic |

### 2020

Legislative Election 2020: Jongno :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Lee Nak-yon | 54,902 | 58.38 |
| | United Future | Hwang Kyo-ahn | 37,594 | 39.97 |
| | Our Republican | Han Min-ho | 417 | 0.44 |
| | Minjung | Oh In-hwan | 276 | 0.29 |
| | Independent | Kim Yong-deok | 260 | 0.27 |
| | NRDP | Park Jun-yeong | 194 | 0.20 |
| | Peace and Human Rights | Lee Jeong-hui | 139 | 0.14 |
| | Hannara | Kim Hyeong-suk | 71 | 0.07 |
| | New Politics | Paik Byeong-chan | 65 | 0.06 |
| | People's Democratic | Park So-hyeon | 63 | 0.06 |
| | Republican | Kim Han-wool | 57 | 0.06 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 1,201 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 95,239 | 70.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 134,516 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

Legislative Election 2016: Jongno :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Chung Sye-kyun | 44,342 | 52.6 | +0.3 |
| | Saenuri | Oh Se-hoon | 33,490 | 39.7 | −6.2 |
| | People's | Park Tae-soon | 4,725 | 5.6 | new |
| | Green | Ha Seung-soo | 590 | 0.7 | new |
| | Justice | Yun Gong-kyu | 458 | 0.5 | new |
| | Labor | Kim Han-wool | 353 | 0.4 | new |
| | Independent | Kim Dae-han | 123 | 0.1 | new |
| | Independent | Lee Won-ok | 100 | 0.1 | new |
| | Truth Korea | Lee Seok-in | 62 | 0.1 | new |
| | Hannara | Park Jong-gu | 56 | 0.1 | new |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 594 | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 84,893 | 63.1 | +6.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 134,507 | | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Swing | | |

### 2012

Legislative Election 2012: Jongno :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic United | Chung Sye-kyun | 41,732 | 52.3 | +7.5 |
| | Saenuri | Hong Sa-duk | 36,641 | 45.9 | −2.5 |
| | New Progressive | Choi Baek-soon | 687 | 0.9 | −0.7 |
| | Independent | Ryu Seung-gu | 209 | 0.3 | new |
| | Nations’ Happiness | Hong Sung-hoon | 177 | 0.2 | new |
| | Independent | Seo Maeng-jong | 173 | 0.2 | new |
| | People's Power | Kim Joon-soo | 153 | 0.2 | new |
| | Buddhist Union | Jeong Jae-bok | 68 | 0.1 | new |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 1,141 | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 80,981 | 57.1 | +4.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 141,697 | | |
| | Democratic United gain from Saenuri | Democratic United gain from Saenuri | Swing | | |

### 2008

Legislative Election 2008: Jongno :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Grand National | Park Jin | 34,113 | 48.4 | +5.4 |
| | Democratic | Sohn Hak-kyu | 31,530 | 44.8 | new |
| | Liberty Forward | Jeong In-bong | 3,282 | 4.6 | new |
| | New Progressive | Choi Hyun-sook | 1,138 | 1.6 | new |
| | Family Federation | Kim Young-dong | 365 | 0.5 | new |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 440 | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,868 | 52.2 | −11.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 135,727 | | |
| | Grand National hold | Grand National hold | Swing | | |

### 2004

Legislative Election 2004: Jongno :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Grand National | Park Jin | 37,431 | 42.8 | −5.9 |
| | Uri | Kim Hong-shin | 36,843 | 42.1 | new |
| | Millennium Democratic | Jeong Heung-jin | 9,614 | 11.0 | −29.0 |
| | Democratic Labor | Lee Sun-hee | 2,950 | 3.4 | +1.7 |
| | United Liberal Democrats | Paik Nam-seok | 361 | 0.4 | −3.7 |
| | Green Social Democrats | Yang Sung-ho | 129 | 0.1 | new |
| | Senior Rights Protection | Yang Sung-ho | 101 | 0.1 | new |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 694 | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 88,123 | 64.0 | +6.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 137,653 | | |
| | Grand National hold | Grand National hold | Swing | | |

### 2002 (by-election)

By-election 2002: Jongno :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Grand National | Park Jin | 20,300 | 50.3 | +1.6 |
| | Independent | Jeong Heung-jin | 9,597 | 23.8 | new |
| | Millennium Democratic | Yoo In-tae | 8,953 | 22.2 | −17.8 |
| | Democratic Labor | Yang Yeon-soo | 1,500 | 3.7 | +2.0 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 424 | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,774 | 28.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 141,008 | | |
| | Grand National hold | Grand National hold | Swing | | |

### 2000

Legislative Election 2000: Jongno :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Grand National | Jeong In-bong | 39,478 | 48.7 | +5.5 |
| | Millennium Democratic | Lee Jong-chan | 32,368 | 40.0 | −14.4 |
| | United Liberal Democrats | Kim Kyoung-hwan | 3,341 | 4.1 | −2.6 |
| | Korean New Party of Hope | Bang Se-hyun | 1,430 | 1.8 | new |
| | Democratic Labor | Yang Yeon-soo | 1,408 | 1.7 | new |
| | Youth Progressive | Choi Hyeok | 1,141 | 1.4 | new |
| | Democratic People's | Yeo Ik-koo | 879 | 1.1 | new |
| | Independent | Seo Kyung-won | 768 | 0.9 | new |
| | Republican | Kang Jong-won | 176 | 0.2 | new |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 817 | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 81,806 | 57.6 | −8.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 142,070 | | |
| | Grand National gain from Millennium Democratic | Grand National gain from Millennium Democratic | Swing | | |

### 1998 (by-election)

By-election 1998: Jongno :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Congress | Roh Moo-hyun | 26,251 | 54.4 | +20.8 |
| | Grand National | Jeong In-bong | 20,993 | 43.5 | +2.5 |
| | Independent | Han Seok-bong | 974 | 2.0 | new |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 475 | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,693 | 33.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 144,375 | | |
| | National Congress gain from Grand National | National Congress gain from Grand National | Swing | | |

### 1996

Legislative Election 1996: Jongno :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Korea | Lee Myung-bak | 40,230 | 41.0 | +5.5 |
| | National Congress | Lee Jong-chan | 32,918 | 33.6 | −1.9 |
| | Democratic | Roh Moo-hyun | 17,330 | 17.7 | new |
| | United Liberal Democrats | Kim Eul-dong | 6,602 | 6.7 | new |
| | Independent | Bang Se-hyun | 462 | 0.5 | new |
| | Independent | Lee Jeong-nam | 253 | 0.2 | new |
| | Independent | Kim Yeon-soo | 129 | 0.1 | new |
| | 21st century Handok | Park Jong-gu | 118 | 0.1 | new |
| | Korea Democratic | Park Jong-gu | 63 | 0.1 | new |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 1,260 | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 99,365 | 66.2 | −4.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 150,189 | | |
| | New Korea hold | New Korea hold | Swing | | |

### 1992

Legislative Election 1992: Jongno :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic Liberal | Lee Jong-chan | 41,208 | 35.5 | −2.5 |
| | Democratic | Kim Kyung-jae | 29,820 | 25.7 | new |
| | Reunification National Party | Lee Nae-heun | 28,336 | 24.4 | new |
| | Independent | Jeong In-bong | 15,127 | 13.0 | new |
| | New Political Reform | Sim Jae-seop | 839 | 0.7 | new |
| | Independent | Shin Doo-wan | 418 | 0.4 | new |
| | Independent | Yun In-shik | 409 | 0.4 | new |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 49,720 | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 117,403 | 70.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 165,877 | | |
| | Democratic Liberal hold | Democratic Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### 1988

Legislative Election 1988: Jongno :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic Justice | Lee Jong-chan | 46,534 | 38.0 | new |
| Reunification Democratic | Kim Myung-yoon | 44,488 | 36.3 | new |
| New Democratic Republican | Jeong In-bong | 15,139 | 12.3 | new |
| One National Democratic | Je Jeong-gu | 15,031 | 12.3 | new |
| Reunification Korea | Kim Kyung-min | 683 | 0.6 | new |
| Social Democratic | Han Sang-pil | 418 | 0.3 | new |
| Our Justice | Cha Jang-ryang | 305 | 0.2 | new |
| Democratic Justice win (new seat) | Democratic Justice win (new seat) | Democratic Justice win (new seat) | Democratic Justice win (new seat) | Democratic Justice win (new seat) |