Dalseong (Korean: 달성군) is a constituency of the National Assembly of South Korea. The constituency consists of Dalseong County, Daegu. As of 2026, 210,129 eligible voters were registered in the constituency. The constituency was created in 1996 from the Dalseong–Goryeong constituency.
History Dalseong, like all other constituencies located in the Daegu–Gyeongbuk region is widely considered a stronghold for the conservative People Power Party. Accordingly, Dalseong has always elected members of conservative political parties to represent the constituency in the National Assembly. The constituency has been represented by floor leader of People Power Party Choo Kyung-ho since 2016.
Former SsangYong Group CEO Kim Suk-won of the conservative New Korea Party was the first member to represent the constituency having won with 62.71% of the vote in the 1996 legislative election. However Kim resigned two years later in 1998 in order to return to the SsangYong Group as CEO.
A by-election was held in 1998 between Park Geun-hye of the conservative Grand National Party and Eom Sam-tak of the centrist-liberal National Congress for New Politics, which saw Park win with 62.5% of the vote. Park won re-election in 2000 with 61.39% of the vote, once again defeating Eom Sam-tak of the Millennium Democratic Party. In the following election, Park won in a landslide with 70.03% of the vote. Park won re-election with a record 88.57% of the vote in 2008, receiving the second highest share of votes in the election. Park did not run for re-election in 2012, having previously taken over as acting leader of the Grand National Party in December 2011 via a party emergency committee.
Former Dalseong County Mayor Lee Jong-jin succeeded Park, having garnered 55.63% of the vote. Ahead of the 2016 election, Lee announced that he would not stand for re-election. He was succeeded by Choo Kyung-ho, who had served as Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance and the Chairman of the Office for Government Policy Coordination under President Park Geun-hye. Choo won re-election to the seat in 2020 and 2024, with 67.33% and 75.31% of the vote respectively. Choo was the only member of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) to receive more than 100,000 votes in the 2024 legislative election. Choo resigned on 30 April 2026 to run for Mayor of Daegu in the local elections held in the same year.
Former journalist Lee Jin-sook of the PPP won the seat in a by-election held in June 2026.
Boundaries The constituency encompasses the entirety of Dalseong County which includes the towns of Hwawon-eup, Nongong-eup, Dasa-eup, Yuga-eup, Okpo-eup, Hyeonpung-eup, and the townships of Gachang-myeon, Habin-myeon, and Guji-myeon. It borders the constituencies of Dalseo B, Jung–Nam, and Suseong B to the north, Goryeong–Seongju–Chilgok to the west, Miryang–Uiryeong–Haman–Changnyeong and Yeongcheon–Cheondo to the south, and Gyeongsan to the east.
List of members of the National Assembly ElectionMemberPartyDatesNotes1996Kim Suk-wonNew Korea1996–1998CEO of the SsangYong Group (1975–1995) Resigned in February 1998 to return as the CEO of SsangYong GroupApril 1998 by-electionPark Geun-hyeGrand National1998–2012Daughter of President Park Chung Hee Chairman of the Grand National Party (2004–2006) Acting Leader of the Grand National Party and Saenuri Party (2011–2012) President of South Korea (2013–2017)2000200420082012Lee Jong-jinSaenuri2012–2016Mayor of Dalseong County (2006–2010)2016Choo Kyung-ho2016–2026Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance (2013–2014) Chairman of the Office for Government Policy Coordination (2014–2016) Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance (2022–2023) Floor leader of the People Power Party (2024) Resigned on 30 April 2026 to run for Mayor of Daegu
Mayor of Daegu (2026–)2020United Future2024People Power2026 by-electionLee Jin-sook2026–present
Election results
2026 by-election
2024
2020
2016
2012
2008
2004
2000
1998 (by-election)
1996
See also
List of constituencies of the National Assembly of South Korea
References