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Seo–Dong, Busan
Seo–Dong, Busan (Korean: 부산광역시 서구·동구) is a constituency of the National Assembly of South Korea. The constituency consists of Busan's Seo District and Dong District. As of 2024, 172,850 eligible voters were registered in the constituency. History The constituency was established ahead of the 2016 South Korean legislative election Legislative elections were held in South Korea on 13 April 2016. All 300 members of the National Assembly (South Korea), National Assembly were elected, 253 from first-past-the-post South Korean Legislature Constituencies, constituencies and 47 ... from the former Seo constituency and Jung–Dong constituency. Like the vast majority of constituencies located in Busan, Seo–Dong is considered a safe seat for the conservative People Power Party and its predecessor parties. Boundaries The constituency encompasses all neighborhoods within the Seo and Dong Districts of Busan. List of members of the National Assembly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Single-member District
A single-member district or constituency is an electoral district represented by a single officeholder. It contrasts with a multi-member district, which is represented by multiple officeholders. In some countries, such as Australia and India, members of the lower house of parliament are elected from single-member districts, while members of the upper house are elected from multi-member districts. In some other countries, such as Singapore, members of parliament can be elected from either single-member or multi-member districts. History in the United States The United States Constitution, ratified in 1789, states: "The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States...Representatives...shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers." In other words, the Constitution specifies that each state will be apportioned a number of representa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 South Korean Legislative Election
Legislative elections were held in South Korea on 13 April 2016. All 300 members of the National Assembly (South Korea), National Assembly were elected, 253 from first-past-the-post South Korean Legislature Constituencies, constituencies and 47 from party-list proportional representation, proportional party lists. The election was an upset victory for the liberal Democratic Party (South Korea, 2015), Democratic Party, which defied opinion polling by winning a plurality of seats in the election and defeating the ruling conservative Liberty Korea Party, Saenuri Party by one seat. In votes for party lists, however, Democratic Party (South Korea, 2015), Democratic Party came third, behind the Saenuri Party in first place and the new People Party (South Korea, 2016), People Party in second. The election marked an upheaval in the South Korean party system, installing the second National Assembly without a working majority since 2000 South Korean legislative election, 2000 and a multi- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Constituencies Of The National Assembly Of South Korea
The National Assembly of South Korea currently has 300 constituencies of which 254 are geographic constituencies that elect a single member using the plurality (first past the post) voting system to represent a geographic region, the remaining 46 members are elected using a semi-mixed member proportional representation system. Elections were last held for all 300 constituencies during the 2024 South Korean legislative election. Geographic constituencies Seoul (48) Busan (18) Daegu (12) Incheon (14) Gwangju Gwangju (; ), formerly romanized as Kwangju, is South Korea's list of cities in South Korea, sixth-largest metropolis. It is a designated Special cities of South Korea, metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home ... (8) Daejeon (7) Ulsan (6) Sejong City (2) Gyeonggi Province, Gyeonggi (60) Gangwon Province, South Korea, Gangwon (8) North Chungcheong Province, North Chungcheong (8) South Chungche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
