Mokpo (Korean: 목포시) is a constituency of the National Assembly of South Korea. The constituency consists of the entirety of Mokpo city. As of 2020, 189,615 eligible voters were registered in the constituency. The constituency was created in 2000 from the Mokpo–Sinan A and Mokpo–Sinan B constituencies.
| Mokpo | |
|---|---|
| Single-member constituency for the National Assembly | |
 Location of the constituency | |
| District(s) | Mokpo |
| Region | South Jeolla |
| Electorate | 189,615 (2020) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2000 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Party | Democratic Party |
| Member(s) | Kim Won-i |
| Created from | Mokpo–Sinan A Mokpo–Sinan B |
History edit
Mokpo, like most other constituencies located in the Honam region, is considered a stronghold for the liberal Democratic Party.[1][2][3] The area has consistently voted for the Democratic Party, its predecessor parties, and affiliated independents; the only exception being the 2016 South Korean legislative election where influential politicians from Honam left the New Politics Alliance for Democracy and joined the People Party led by Ahn Cheol-soo.[4][5][6]
Kim Hong-il, the eldest son of President Kim Dae-jung, was the first member to represent the constituency as a member of the liberal Millennium Democratic Party. He won the election in a landslide against Bae Jong-deok of the conservative Grand National Party, securing 91.79% of the vote.[7] He was succeeded by Lee Sang-yul of the Millennium Democratic Party who won with 50.9% of the vote in the 2004 legislative election.[8] Lee planned to run as an independent in the 2008 election, but resigned as a candidate after declaring his support for Jeong Young-sik of the United Democratic Party.[9][10] In the general election, independent Park Jie-won, who served as the Chief of Staff to President Kim Dae-jung, won with 53.59% of the vote.[11] Park successfully won re-election in 2012 and 2016, winning 71.17% and 56.38% of the vote respectively.[12] However, he was defeated in the 2020 election by Kim Won-i of the Democratic Party.[13][14]
Boundaries edit
The constituency encompasses the entire of Mokpo city. It is bordered by the constituency of Yeongam–Muan–Sinan to the north, east, and west and Haenam–Wando–Jindo to the south.
List of members of the National Assembly edit
| Election | Member | Party | Dates | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Kim Hong-il | Millennium Democratic | 2000–2004 | Eldest son of President Kim Dae-jung | |
| 2004 | Lee Sang-yul | 2004–2008 | |||
| 2008 | Park Jie-won | Independent | 2008–2020 | Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism (1999–2000)
Chief of Staff to the President (2002–2003) | |
| 2012 | Democratic United | ||||
| 2016 | People | ||||
| 2020 | Kim Won-i | Democratic | 2020–present | ||
| 2024 | |||||
Election results edit
2024 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kim Won-i | 82,700 | 71.43 |  22.67
| |
| Independent | Lee Yoon-seok | 15,811 | 13.65 | new | |
| People Power | Yoon Seon-woong | 6,393 | 5.52 | 3.52
| |
| PTP | Choi Dae-zip | 4,647 | 4.01 | new | |
| Progressive | Choi Kuk-jin | 3,546 | 3.06 | new | |
| Green Justice | Park Myung-ki | 2,677 | 2.31 |  9.57
| |
| Rejected ballots | 2,001 | – | |||
| Turnout | 117,775 | 64.91 | 2.96
| ||
| Registered electors | 181,418 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
2020 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kim Won-i | 62,065 | 48.76 | 28.5
| |
| Minsaeng | Park Jie-won | 47,258 | 37.34 | 19.04
| |
| Justice | Yun So-ha | 15,122 | 11.88 | 6.43
| |
| United Future | Hwang Gyu-won | 2,554 | 2.00 | 4.54
| |
| Rejected ballots | 1,419 | – | |||
| Turnout | 128,688 | 67.87 | 11.84
| ||
| Registered electors | 189,615 | ||||
| Democratic gain from Minsaeng | Swing | ||||
2016 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People | Park Jie-won | 58,630 | 56.38 | new | |
| Democratic | Cho Sang-ki | 21,078 | 20.26 | 50.91
| |
| Independent | Yoo Seon-ho | 8,655 | 8.32 | new | |
| Saenuri | Park Seok-man | 6,804 | 6.54 | new | |
| Justice | Moon Bo-hyeon | 5,670 | 5.45 | new | |
| People's United | Kim Hwan-seok | 1,760 | 1.69 | new | |
| Independent | Kim Han-chang | 721 | 0.69 | new | |
| Independent | Song Tae-hwa | 672 | 0.64 | new | |
| Rejected ballots | 1,068 | – | |||
| Turnout | 105,058 | 56.03 | 1.47
| ||
| Registered electors | 187,494 | ||||
| People hold | Swing | ||||
2012 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic United | Park Jie-won | 63,705 | 71.17 | 17.58
| |
| Unified Progressive | Yun So-ha | 14,587 | 15.45 | 9.91
| |
| Independent | Bae Jong-ho | 10,685 | 11.93 | new | |
| Democratic Reunification | Chung Il-yong | 524 | 0.58 | new | |
| Rejected ballots | 915 | – | |||
| Turnout | 90,416 | 48.75 | 0.02
| ||
| Registered electors | 185,469 | ||||
| Democratic United hold | Swing | ||||
2008 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Park Jie-won | 45,415 | 53.59 | new | |
| United Democratic | Jeong Young-sik | 32,271 | 38.08 | new | |
| Democratic Labor | Yun So-ha | 4,695 | 5.54 | 0.73
| |
| Grand National | Chun Sung-bok | 1,802 | 2.13 | new | |
| Family Party for Peace and Unity | Choi Seung-kyu | 565 | 0.67 | new | |
| Rejected ballots | 2,706 | – | |||
| Turnout | 87,454 | 48.77 | 7.89
| ||
| Registered electors | 179,322 | ||||
| Independent gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
2004 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millennium Democratic | Lee Sang-yul | 48,745 | 50.90 | 40.89
| |
| Uri | Kim Dae-jung | 38,832 | 40.55 | new | |
| Democratic Labor | Choi Song-chun | 4,605 | 4.81 | new | |
| Independent | Bae Jong-deok | 3,593 | 3.75 | 4.46
| |
| Rejected ballots | 1,179 | – | |||
| Turnout | 96,954 | 56.66 | 1.62
| ||
| Registered electors | 171,129 | ||||
| Millennium Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
2000 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millennium Democratic | Kim Hong-il | 87,354 | 91.79 | – | |
| Grand National | Bae Jong-deok | 7,828 | 8.21 | – | |
| Rejected ballots | 1,543 | – | |||
| Turnout | 96,715 | 58.28 | – | ||
| Registered electors | 165,956 | ||||
| Millennium Democratic win (new seat) | |||||
See also edit
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