Buk, Ulsan (constituency)

Buk, Ulsan
Buk, Ulsan
Single-member constituency; for the National Assembly
	Location of the constituency
District(s)	Buk District, Ulsan
Region	Ulsan
Electorate	173,616 (2020)
Current constituency
Created	2000
Seats	1
Party	Independent
Member(s)	Lee Sang-heon
Created from	Ulju, Ulsan ; Jung, Ulsan

Buk, Ulsan (Korean: 울산광역시 북구) is a constituency of the National Assembly of South Korea. The constituency consists of Buk District, Ulsan. As of 2020, 173,616 eligible voters were registered in the constituency.

History edit

The constituency was established ahead of the 2000 South Korean legislative election from the former Ulju, Ulsan and Jung, Ulsan constituencies.

Unlike its neighboring constituencies, Buk, Ulsan is considered a swing constituency as it has elected representatives from progressive, liberal, and conservative parties. This swing characteristic can partially be attributed to the fact that a substantial portion of the constituency's voters are blue collar workers, who traditionally have a stronger tendency to vote for progressive and liberal parties.^[1] The seat has been represented by Lee Sang-heon since 2018.^[2]

Boundaries edit

The constituency encompasses the neighborhoods of Nongso-dong, Gangdong-dong, Hyomun-dong, Songjeong-dong, Yangjeong-dong, and Yeompo-dong.

List of members of the National Assembly edit

	Member	Party	Dates	Notes
2000	Yoon Doo-hwan	Grand National	2000-2004
2004	Cho Seung-soo	Democratic Labor	2004-2005	Lost seat for illegal advertising before the election
2005 by-election	Yoon Doo-hwan	Grand National	2005-2009	Lost seat for illegally receiving campaign funds
2008	Yoon Doo-hwan	Grand National	2005-2009	Lost seat for illegally receiving campaign funds
2009 by-election	Cho Seung-soo	New Progressive	2009-2012
2012	Park Dae-dong	Saenuri	2012-2016
2016	Yoon Jong-oh	Independent^{[n 1]}^[3]	2016-2017
2018 by-election	Lee Sang-heon	Democratic^[a]	2018-present	Left the Democratic Party on February 28, 2024
2020	Lee Sang-heon	Democratic^[a]	2018-present	Left the Democratic Party on February 28, 2024
2024	Yoon Jong-oh	Progressive^[b]	2024-present	The Progressive Party's only constituency seat

Election results edit

2024 edit

Legislative Election 2024: Buk, Ulsan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive	Yoon Jong-oh	63,188	55.12	new
	People Power	Park Dae-dong	49,155	42.88	+1.99
	Independent	Park Jae-mook	2277	1.98	new
Rejected ballots			2,045	–	–
Turnout			116,665	66.4	-1.76
Registered electors			176,056
	Progressive gain from Independent		Swing

2020 edit

Legislative Election 2020: Buk, Ulsan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Lee Sang-heon	54,215	46.34	-2.13
	United Future	Park Dae-dong	47,836	40.89	+11.68
	Justice	Kim Jin-young	11,571	9.89	new
	Minsaeng	Kim Do-hyeon	1,120	0.95	new
	Independent	Park Yeong-soo	923	0.78	new
	National Revolutionary Dividends	Choi Hyeong-joon	761	0.65	new
	Independent	Park Jae-mook	552	0.47	new
Rejected ballots			1,356	–	–
Turnout			118,334	68.16
Registered electors			173,616
	Democratic hold		Swing

2018 by-election edit

2018 by-election: Buk, Ulsan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Lee Sang-heon	49,647	48.47	new
	Liberty Korea	Park Dae-dong	29,916	29.21	-9.29
	Minjung	Kwon Oh-gil	14,974	14.62	new
	Bareunmirae	Kang Seok-goo	6,094	5.95	new
	Independent	Chung Jin-woo	1,093	1.07	new
	Independent	Park Jae-mook	696	0.68	new
Rejected ballots			1,690	–
Turnout			104,110	65.53	–
Registered electors			158,879
	Democratic gain from Independent		Swing

2016 edit

Legislative Election 2016: Buk, Ulsan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Yoon Jong-oh	55,621	61.49	new
	Saenuri	Yoon Doo-hwan	34,831	38.50	-13.87
Rejected ballots			1,310	–
Turnout			91,762	62.96	–
Registered electors			145,738
	Independent gain from Saenuri		Swing

2012 edit

Legislative Election 2012: Buk, Ulsan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Saenuri	Park Dae-dong	40,116	52.37	+10.99
	Unified Progressive	Kim Chang-hyeon	36,482	47.62	-1.59
Rejected ballots			715	–
Turnout			77,313	58.25	–
Registered electors			132,715
	Saenuri gain from Unified Progressive		Swing

2009 by-election edit

2009 by-election: Buk, Ulsan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Progressive	Cho Seung-soo	25,346	49.21	new
	Grand National	Park Dae-dong	21,313	41.38	-4.86
	Independent	Kim Soo-heon	4,848	9.41	new
Rejected ballots			2,871	–
Turnout			54,378	46.73	–
Registered electors			116,368
	New Progressive gain from Grand National		Swing

2008 edit

Legislative Election 2008: Buk, Ulsan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Grand National	Yoon Doo-hwan	24,135	46.24	-2.85
	Democratic Labor	Lee Young-hee	16,621	31.84	-13.67
	Pro-Park	Choi Yoon-joo	10,977	21.03	new
	Family Party for Peace and Unity	Jeon Byeong-il	465	0.89	new
Rejected ballots			444	–
Turnout			52,642	47.82	–
Registered electors			110,077
	Grand National hold		Swing

2005 by-election edit

2005 by-election: Buk, Ulsan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Grand National	Yoon Doo-hwan	24,628	49.09	+14.71
	Democratic Labor	Chung Gap-deuk	22,835	45.51	-1.38
	Uri	Park Jae-taek	2,711	5.40	-12.25
Rejected ballots			238	–
Turnout			50,412	52.19	–
Registered electors			96,590
	Grand National gain from Democratic Labor		Swing

2004 edit

Legislative Election 2004: Buk, Ulsan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic Labor	Cho Seung-soo	27,212	46.89	+5.10
	Grand National	Yoon Doo-hwan	19,952	34.38	-8.65
	Uri	Lee Soo-dong	10,243	17.65	new
	Korean Christian Party	Yeom Dong-ok	621	1.07	new
Rejected ballots			473	–
Turnout			58,501	66.58	–
Registered electors			87,860
	Democratic Labor gain from Grand National		Swing

2000 edit

Legislative Election 2000: Buk, Ulsan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Grand National	Yoon Doo-hwan	19,430	43.03	–
	Democratic Labor	Choi Yong-gyu	18,867	41.79	–
	Millennium Democratic	Lee Sang-heon	4,170	9.23	–
	Democratic People's	Seo Dong-woo	2,684	5.94	–
Rejected ballots			1,448	–
Turnout			45,700	60.41	–
Registered electors			75,413
	Grand National win (new seat)

Notes edit

^ Ran as the unified opposition candidate against the ruling Saenuri Party

^ Independent since February 28, 2024
^ Democratic–Progressive unified candidate

References edit

^ 구, 도희. "울산 북구, 노동자 정치의 씨앗을 심다". 한국노동사회연구소 (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-02-25.
^ 설, 승은 (2024-02-21). "진보당, 야권연합으로 울산북 후보·위성정당 비례후보 3명 확보". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-02-25.
^ "울산 북구, 진보당 윤종오로 단일화...현역 이상헌 반발". 굿모닝충청 (in Korean). 2024-02-22. Retrieved 2024-02-25.

[3] Ran as the unified opposition candidate against the ruling Saenuri Party

[5] Independent since February 28, 2024

[6] Democratic–Progressive unified candidate

[1] 구, 도희. "울산 북구, 노동자 정치의 씨앗을 심다". 한국노동사회연구소 (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-02-25.

[2] 설, 승은 (2024-02-21). "진보당, 야권연합으로 울산북 후보·위성정당 비례후보 3명 확보". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-02-25.

[4] "울산 북구, 진보당 윤종오로 단일화...현역 이상헌 반발". 굿모닝충청 (in Korean). 2024-02-22. Retrieved 2024-02-25.

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