The June 2022 South Korean by-elections for seven constituencies of the National Assembly were held in South Korea simultaneously with local elections on June 1, 2022.
Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party and Ahn Cheol-soo of the People Power Party, former candidates in the 2022 South Korean presidential election, ran successfully in the by-election for one of the constituencies.
Reasons for by-elections
The following Members of National Assembly lost or resigned from their seats: Daegu Suseong District B: Hong Joon-pyo (People Power Party), resigned to run as a candidate in the 2022 South Korean presidential election, but he lost the party's primaries to Yoon Suk-yeol. Later, Hong launched his candidacy for the 2022 Daegu mayoral election. Incheon Gyeyang District B: Song Young-gil (Democratic Party), as the Democratic Party's chairman, resigned after Lee Jae-myung was defeated in the presidential election. Song later launched his candidacy for the 2022 Seoul mayoral election. Seongnam Bundang-gu A: Kim Eun-hye (People Power Party), resigned to run as a candidate for the governor of the Gyeonggi Province in the 2022 South Korean local elections. Jeju B: Oh Young-hun (Democratic Party), resigned to run as a candidate for the governor of the Jeju Province in the local elections. Seocheon Boryeong: Kim Tae-heum (People Power Party), resigned to run as a candidate for the governor of the South Chungcheong Province in the local elections. Changwon Uichang-gu: Park Wan-su (People Power Party), resigned to run as a candidate for the governor of the South Gyeongsang Province in the local elections. Gangwon Wonju 1st: Lee Kwang-jae (Democratic Party), as member of Lee Nak-yeon presidential campaign committee, resigned after Lee Nak-yeon lost the party's primaries to Lee Jae-myung. Later, Lee launched his candidacy for the governor of the Gangwon Province in the local elections.
List of constituencies and candidates Constituency Candidate Democratic People Power Suseong B (Daegu) Kim Yong-rak Lee Yin-Seon Gyeyang B (Incheon) Lee Jae-myung Yoon Hyung-sun Seongnam Bundang A (Gyeonggi) Kim Byoung-gwan Ahn Cheol-soo Jeju B (Jeju) Kim Han-kyu Boo Sang-il Boryeong-Seocheon (Chungnam) Na So-yeol Jang Dong-hyeok Changwon Uichang-gu (Gyeongnam) Kim Ji-soo Kim Young-sun Wonju A (Gangwon) Won Chang-mook Park Jeong-ha
Results Daegu Suseong
Incheon Gyeyang
Seongnam Bundang-gu
Jeju
Seocheon Boryeong
Changwon Uichang-gu
Gangwon Wonju
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