Sejong A () is a constituency of the

National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repr ...

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

. The constituency consists of the southern portion of

Sejong City Sejong or Sejong City (; ), officially Sejong Special Self-Governing City (), is a List of special cities of South Korea, special self-governing city and the ''de facto'' administrative capital of South Korea. Sejong was founded in 2007 as the ...

. As of 2024, 171,472 eligible voters were registered in the constituency.

History

Sejong A was created ahead of the

2020 South Korean legislative election Legislative elections were held in South Korea on 15 April 2020. All 300 members of the National Assembly were elected, 253 from first-past-the-post constituencies and 47 from proportional party lists. They were the first elections held under ...

from the former

Sejong Sejong (; 15 May 1397 – 8 April 1450), commonly known as Sejong the Great (), was the fourth monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He is regarded as the greatest ruler in Korean history, and is remembered as the inventor of Hangul, the n ...

constituency as a result of an increase in the area's voter population. Sejong A is generally viewed as a Democratic Party stronghold as the area consistently voted for the candidates affiliated with the Democratic Party in previous elections.

Boundaries

The constituency consists of the more urban neighborhoods of Hansol-dong,

Saerom-dong Saerom-dong (새롬동) is neighborhood of Sejong City, South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea alon ...

Dodam-dong Dodam-dong () is neighborhood of Sejong City, South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korea ...

Sodam-dong Sodam-dong is neighborhood of Sejong City, South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean ...

Boram-dong Boram-dong (보람동) is neighborhood of Sejong City, South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along ...

Daepyeong-dong Daepyeong-dong is '' dong'' (neighborhood) of Sejong City Sejong or Sejong City (; ), officially Sejong Special Self-Governing City (), is a List of special cities of South Korea, special self-governing city and the ''de facto'' administrativ ...

, Dajeong-dong, and the townships of

Bugang-myeon Bugang-myeon () is a township of Sejong City, South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Kore ...

, Geumnam-myeon, and

Janggun-myeon Janggun-myeon () is a township of Sejong City, South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Kor ...

List of members of the National Assembly

Election Results

2024

2020

References

{{Constituencies in Sejong City Constituencies of the National Assembly (South Korea)