Jongno (constituency)
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| Jongno | |
|---|---|
| Single-member constituency for the National Assembly | |
 Location of the constituency | |
| District(s) | Jongno District |
| Region | Seoul |
| Electorate | 126,041 (2024) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1988 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Party | Democratic Party |
| Member of Parliament | Kwak Sang-eon |
| Council constituency | Jongno 1st district Jongno 2nd district |
| Created from | Jongno–Jung |
Jongno (Korean: 종로구) is a constituency of the National Assembly of South Korea. The constituency consists solely of the Jongno District, Seoul. As of 2020, 134,516 eligible voters were registered in the constituency. In the course of the Democratic Party of Korea's primary election, Lee Nak-yeon, a member of the district's National Assembly, resigned.
Located at the heart of the Downtown Seoul, Jongno is home to Korea's major government offices and foreign embassies, and is often described as 'Korea's No. 1 political district' (정치 1번지).[1][2] Including the current Jongno constituency and its historic A and B constituencies, three presidents were elected after being elected in Jongno.
| Election | Member | Party | Dates | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Lee Jong-chan | Democratic Justice | 1988–1996 | ||
| 1992 | Democratic Liberal | ||||
| 1996 | Lee Myung-bak | New Korea | 1996–1998 | Mayor of Seoul (2002–2006) President of South Korea (2008–2013) | |
| 1998 | Roh Moo-hyun | National Congress | 1998–2000 | Minister of Oceans and Fisheries (2000-2001) President of South Korea (2003–2008) | |
| 2000 | Grand National | 2000–2002 | Due to severe violation of electoral law, the entire electoral result was cancelled. | ||
| 2002 | Park Jin | Grand National | 2002–2012 | Minister of Foreign Affairs (2022-2024) | |
| 2004 | |||||
| 2008 | |||||
| 2012 | Chung Sye-kyun | Democratic United | 2012–2020 | Speaker of the National Assembly (2016–2018)[3] Prime Minister of South Korea (2020-2021) | |
| 2016 | Democratic | ||||
| 2020 | Lee Nak-yeon | Democratic | 2020–2021 | Prime Minister of South Korea (2017-2021) | |
| March 2022 by-elections | Choi Jae-hyung | People Power | 2022–2024 | ||
| 2024 | Kwak Sang-eon | Democratic | 2024–present | ||
