# Gwangsan B

Gwangsan B (Korean: 광산구 을) is a constituency of the National Assembly of South Korea. The constituency consists of parts of Gwangsan District, Gwangju. As of 2024, 186,787 eligible voters were registered in the constituency. The constituency was created in 2008 from the Gwangsan constituency.

## History

Gwangsan B, like all other constituencies located in Gwangju and the Honam region, is considered as a stronghold for the liberal Democratic Party. The constituency has voted for candidates of the Democratic Party and its predecessor parties in every election except for in 2016.
Lee Yong-seop of the United Democratic Party was the first member to represent the constituency winning in a landslide with 73.16% of the vote. Lee won-re-election in 2012 with 74.67% of the vote against Hwang Cha-eun of the Unified Progressive Party. However, Lee resigned from the National Assembly on May 7, 2014, in order to run as an independent candidate for Mayor of Gwangju in the upcoming local elections. Kwon Eun-hee of the centrist-liberal New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD) won the by-election for the constituency, securing 60.6% of the vote. In the aftermath of the NPAD party split, incumbent Kwon Eun-hee along with other influential Honam politicians joined the People Party led by Ahn Cheol-soo. Despite Gwangsan B and the region's historical preference for candidates of the Democratic Party, Kwon won re-election as a member of the People Party in the 2016 election. Kwon did not stand for re-election in the 2020 election. She was succeeded by Min Hyung-bae of the Democratic Party who won in a landslide with 84.05% of the vote. Min won re-election in 2024 against former Prime Minister of South Korea Lee Nak-yon of the New Future Party.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses the neighborhoods of Cheomdan 1-dong, Cheomdan 2-dong, Bia-dong, Singa-dong, Sinchang-dong, Suwan-dong, Hanam-dong, and Imgok-dong.

## List of members of the National Assembly

| Election | Member | Party | Dates | Notes |
| 2008 | Lee Yong-seop | United Democratic | 2008–2014 | Resigned on May 7, 2014 to run for Mayor of Gwangju |
| 2012 | Lee Yong-seop | Democratic United | 2008–2014 | Resigned on May 7, 2014 to run for Mayor of Gwangju |
| 2014 by-election | Kwon Eun-hee | NPAD | 2014–2020 | Left the New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD) on December 28, 2015 Joined the People Party on January 11, 2016 |
| 2016 | Kwon Eun-hee | People | 2014–2020 | Left the New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD) on December 28, 2015 Joined the People Party on January 11, 2016 |
| 2020 | Min Hyung-bae | Democratic | 2020–present | |
| 2024 | Min Hyung-bae | Democratic | 2020–present | |

## Election results
### 2024

Legislative Election 2024: Gwangsan B :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Min Hyung-bae | 94,733 | 76.09 | 7.96 |
| | New Future | Lee Nak-yon | 17,237 | 13.84 | new |
| | People Power | Ahn Tae-wook | 5,941 | 4.77 | new |
| | Progressive | Jeon Ju-yeon | 5,110 | 4.10 | new |
| | Green Justice | Kim Yong-jae | 1,471 | 1.18 | new |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 1,146 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 125,638 | 67.26 | 3.18 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 186,787 | | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Swing | | |

### 2020

Legislative Election 2020: Gwangsan B :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Min Hyung-bae | 96,808 | 84.05 | 40.8 |
| | Minsaeng | Noh Seung-il | 8,606 | 7.47 | 42.67 |
| | Justice | Kim Yong-jae | 7,110 | 6.17 | 3.82 |
| | Labor | Lee Byung-hoon | 1,407 | 1.22 | new |
| | National Revolutionary | Kim Hong-seop | 1,241 | 1.07 | new |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 1,965 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 117,137 | 64.08 | 2.42 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 182,793 | | |
| | Democratic gain from People | Democratic gain from People | Swing | | |

### 2016

Legislative Election 2016: Gwangsan B :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | People | Kwon Eun-hee | 50,724 | 50.14 | new |
| | Democratic | Lee Yong-seop | 43,749 | 43.25 | 17.36 |
| | Justice | Moon Jeong-eun | 2,380 | 2.35 | 1.42 |
| | Saenuri | Sim Jeong-woo | 1,940 | 1.91 | 5.07 |
| | People's United | Choi Kyung-mee | 1,654 | 1.63 | new |
| | Independent | Han Nam-sook | 703 | 0.69 | new |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 618 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 101,768 | 61.66 | 39.35 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 165,038 | | |
| | People hold | People hold | Swing | | |

### 2014 by-election

2014 by-election: Gwangsan B :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NPAD | Kwon Eun-hee | 21,545 | 60.61 | 14.06 |
| | Unified Progressive | Chang Wan-seop | 9,375 | 26.37 | 1.02 |
| | Saenuri | Song Hwan-ki | 2,484 | 6.98 | new |
| | Justice | Moon Jeong-eun | 1,343 | 3.77 | new |
| | Independent | Yang Cheong-seok | 799 | 2.24 | new |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 137 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,683 | 22.31 | 28.87 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 159,974 | | |
| | NPAD hold | NPAD hold | Swing | | |

### 2012

Legislative Election 2012: Gwangsan B :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic United | Lee Yong-seop | 53,154 | 74.67 | 1.51 |
| | Unified Progressive | Hwang Cha-eun | 18,022 | 25.32 | 7.45 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 822 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 71,998 | 51.18 | 10.12 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 140,667 | | |
| | Democratic United hold | Democratic United hold | Swing | | |

### 2008

Legislative Election 2008: Gwangsan B :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Democratic | Lee Yong-seop | 26,540 | 73.16 | – |
| | Democratic Labor | Jang Yeun-ju | 6,482 | 17.87 | – |
| | Grand National | Kang Kyung-soo | 2,608 | 7.19 | – |
| | Family Party for Peace and Unity | Kim Kyong-ok | 648 | 1.79 | – |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 266 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,544 | 41.06 | – |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 88,999 | | |
| | United Democratic win (new seat) | United Democratic win (new seat) | United Democratic win (new seat) | United Democratic win (new seat) | United Democratic win (new seat) |