Sejong B (
Korean
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: 세종특별자치시 을) is a constituency of the
National Assembly
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of
South Korea
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. The constituency consists 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 ...
excluding the southern portion. As of 2024, 129,759 eligible voters were registered in the constituency.
History
Sejong B 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. The constituency has been represented by
Democratic Party member Kang Jun-hyeon since its creation.
Boundaries
The constituency consists of the neighborhoods of
Areum-dong,
Jongchon-dong,
Goun-dong, the townships of
Yeondong-myeon,
Yeonseo-myeon,
Jeonui-myeon,
Jeondong-myeon,
Sojeong-myeon, and the town of
Jochiwon-eup.
List of members of the National Assembly
Election Results
2024
2020
See also
*
List of constituencies of the National Assembly of South Korea
References
{{Constituencies in Sejong City
Constituencies of the National Assembly (South Korea)