# Nowon B

Nowon B (Korean: 노원구 을) is a constituency of the National Assembly of South Korea. The constituency consists of parts of Nowon District, Seoul. As of 2024, 211,043 eligible voters were registered in the constituency. The constituency was created in 1988 from the Dobong constituency.

## History

Since its establishment, Nowon B has elected members of the Democratic Party and predecessor parties in all but two elections and is thus regarded as a stronghold for the Democratic Party.
Kim Yong-chae of the right-wing New Democratic Republican Party was the first member to represent Nowon B, narrowly defeating Lim Chae-jung of the centre-left Peace Democratic Party by a little over 1,000 votes. In the following election, Kim Yong-chae had initially won re-election by a margin of thirty-six votes. However, after it was discovered that a bundle of one hundred votes were mixed up and not counted properly, a recount was performed. The recount declared Lim Chae-jung of the centre-left Democratic Party the winner with only 172 votes separating him from incumbent Kim Yong-chae. Lim won re-election in 1996 and 2000, but did not stand for re-election for Nowon B in 2004, running as the Uri Party candidate for the newly created Nowon C constituency instead. Lim was succeeded by Woo Won-shik of the Uri Party who defeated Kwon Young-jin of the centre-right Grand National Party. In a return match held at the next election, Kwon Young-jin defeated Woo, garnering 49.93% of the vote while Woo received 44.09%. In the 2012 election, Woo and Kwon faced off again; Woo ended up narrowly defeating incumbent Kwon Young-jin by a margin of 1.78%. Woo comfortably won re-election in 2016 and 2020, receiving 51.95 and 62.67% of the vote respectively.
Ahead of the 2024 South Korean legislative election, the Nowon C constituency was abolished as a result of a decrease in population in Nowon District. Incumbent member Woo Won-shik ran in the Nowon A constituency after beating incumbent Koh Yong-jin in a primary and Nowon C incumbent Kim Sung-hwan was nominated as the Democratic Party's candidate for Nowon B. Kim Sung-hwan went on to win in the general election with 58.51% of the vote.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Junggye 1-dong, Junggye 4-dong, and Sanggye-dong. It borders the constituencies of Uijeongbu B to the north, Dobong A and Dobong B to the west, Nowon A to the south, and Namyangju B to the east.

## List of members of the National Assembly

| Election | Member | Party | Dates | Notes |
| 1988 | Kim Yong-chae | New Democratic Republican | 1988–1992 | |
| 1992 | Lim Chae-jung | Democratic | 1992–2004 | |
| 1996 | Lim Chae-jung | National Congress | 1992–2004 | |
| 2000 | Lim Chae-jung | Millennium Democratic | 1992–2004 | |
| 2004 | Woo Won-shik | Uri | 2004–2008 | |
| 2008 | Kwon Young-jin | Grand National | 2008–2012 | Deputy Mayor of Seoul (2006–2007) |
| 2012 | Woo Won-shik | Democratic United | 2012–2024 | |
| 2016 | Woo Won-shik | Democratic | 2012–2024 | |
| 2020 | Woo Won-shik | Democratic | 2012–2024 | |
| 2024 | Kim Sung-hwan | Democratic | 2024–present | Mayor of Nowon District (2010–2018) |

## Election results
### 2024

Legislative Election 2024: Nowon B :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Kim Sung-hwan | 85,721 | 58.51 | 4.16 |
| | People Power | Kim Jun-ho | 57,515 | 39.26 | 2.74 |
| | Independent | Lee Chang-young | 3,259 | 2.22 | new |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 1,626 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 148,121 | 70.19 | 1.37 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 211,043 | | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Swing | | |

### 2020

Legislative Election 2020: Nowon B :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Woo Won-shik | 71,708 | 62.67 | 10.72 |
| | United Future | Lee Dong-sup | 41,792 | 36.52 | 6.64 |
| | National Revolutionary | Cha Dong-ihk | 906 | 0.79 | new |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 1,382 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 115,788 | 71.56 | 6.83 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 163,736 | | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Swing | | |

### 2016

Legislative Election 2016: Nowon B :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Woo Won-shik | 55,687 | 51.95 | 2.23 |
| | Saenuri | Hong Bum-sik | 32,026 | 29.88 | 18.06 |
| | People | Hwang Sang-mo | 19,462 | 18.15 | new |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 1,176 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 108,351 | 64.73 | 3.48 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 167,383 | | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Swing | | |

### 2012

Legislative Election 2012: Nowon B :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic United | Woo Won-shik | 50,844 | 49.72 | 5.63 |
| | Saenuri | Kwon Young-jin | 49,026 | 47.94 | 1.99 |
| | Liberty Forward | Lee Ki-jae | 1,198 | 1.17 | new |
| | Korea Vision | Jeon Yeong-don | 733 | 0.71 | new |
| | People’s Happiness | Lee Sun-yup | 445 | 0.43 | new |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 554 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 102,800 | 61.25 | 8.81 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 167,833 | | |
| | Democratic United gain from Saenuri | Democratic United gain from Saenuri | Swing | | |

### 2008

Legislative Election 2008: Nowon B :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Grand National | Kwon Young-jin | 43,150 | 49.93 | 10.32 |
| | United Democratic | Woo Won-shik | 38,104 | 44.09 | new |
| | Democratic Labor | Cho Hyun-sil | 4,182 | 4.83 | 3.99 |
| | National Defense | Koh Jin-mok | 593 | 0.68 | new |
| | Family Party for Peace and Unity | Yeo Suk-dong | 385 | 0.44 | new |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 612 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 87,026 | 52.44 | 13.91 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 165,955 | | |
| | Grand National gain from United Democratic | Grand National gain from United Democratic | Swing | | |

### 2004

Legislative Election 2004: Nowon B :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Uri | Woo Won-shik | 44,720 | 41.51 | new |
| | Grand National | Kwon Young-jin | 42,677 | 39.61 | 2.56 |
| | Democratic Labor | Lee Sang-hyun | 9,511 | 8.82 | 2.88 |
| | Millennium Democratic | Lim Rae-kyu | 7,249 | 6.72 | 34.39 |
| | United Liberal Democrats | Ahn Dae-ryun | 1,200 | 1.11 | 6.01 |
| | Independent | Cho Jong-man | 2,374 | 2.20 | new |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 732 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 108,463 | 66.35 | 12.48 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 163,462 | | |
| | Uri hold | Uri hold | Swing | | |

### 2000

Legislative Election 2000: Nowon B :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Millennium Democratic | Lim Chae-jung | 47,815 | 41.11 | new |
| | Grand National | Chang Doo-hwan | 43,091 | 37.05 | 10.37 |
| | United Liberal Democrats | Park Byung-il | 8,279 | 7.12 | 19.27 |
| | Democratic Labor | Chung Yun-kwang | 6,910 | 5.94 | new |
| | Independent | Lee Dal-won | 3,842 | 3.30 | new |
| | Democratic People's | Lee Dong-sup | 3,224 | 2.78 | new |
| | Independent | Chung Sun-bae | 1,663 | 1.43 | new |
| | Youth Progressive | Kim Sun-wook | 1,481 | 1.27 | new |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 953 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 117,258 | 53.87 | 9.77 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 217,658 | | |
| | Millennium Democratic hold | Millennium Democratic hold | Swing | | |

### 1996

Legislative Election 1996: Nowon B :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Congress | Lim Chae-jung | 41,615 | 33.25 | new |
| | New Korea | Park Jong-sun | 33,396 | 26.68 | 6.23 |
| | United Liberal Democrats | Kim Yong-chae | 33,026 | 26.39 | new |
| | Democratic | Lee Moon-ok | 15,879 | 12.68 | new |
| | Non-Partisan National Association | Koo Pan-hong | 1,224 | 0.97 | new |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 1,612 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 126,752 | 63.64 | 7.57 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 199,183 | | |
| | National Congress hold | National Congress hold | Swing | | |

### 1992

Legislative Election 1992: Nowon B :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Lim Chae-jung | 40,515 | 32.88 | new |
| | Democratic Liberal | Kim Yong-chae | 40,551 | 32.91 | new |
| | Unification National | Hong Sung-woo | 29,621 | 24.04 | new |
| | Independent | Oh Sae-chul | 9,181 | 7.45 | new |
| | New Political Reform | Jeon Dae-yeol | 2,589 | 2.10 | – |
| | Independent | Chang Sung-wook | 743 | 0.6 | new |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 1,092 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 124,292 | 71.21 | 1.75 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 174,554 | | |
| | Democratic gain from Democratic Liberal | Democratic gain from Democratic Liberal | Swing | | |

### 1988

Legislative Election 1988: Nowon B :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic Republican | Kim Yong-chae | 31,150 | 30.79 | – |
| | Peace Democratic | Lim Chae-jung | 30,346 | 29.99 | – |
| | Reunification Democratic | Shin Doo-hee | 21,028 | 20.78 | – |
| | Democratic Justice | Kwon Oh-joo | 16,161 | 15.97 | – |
| | Our Justice | Chung Sun-bae | 2,474 | 2.44 | – |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 1,028 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 102,187 | 69.46 | – |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 147,108 | | |
| | New Democratic Republican win (new seat) | New Democratic Republican win (new seat) | New Democratic Republican win (new seat) | New Democratic Republican win (new seat) | New Democratic Republican win (new seat) |