title: 2019 South Korean by-elections
text: # 2019 South Korean by-elections
  
  The 2019 South Korean by-elections was held in South Korea on 3 April 2019. 2 seats to the National Assembly of South Korea were contested.
  
  ## Reasons for by-elections
  
  The following Members of National Assembly lost or resigned from their seats:
  
  * South Gyeongsang Changwon Seongsan District: Roh Hoe-chan (Justice), due to Roh's death.
  * South Gyeongsang Tongyeong-Goseong District: Lee Gun-hyeon (Liberty Korea), due to Lee's violation of the Political Funds Act.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Seat control
  
  | Seat | Previous member | Party | Party | Elected member | Party | Party |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Changwon Seongsan | Roh Hoe-chan | | Justice | Yeo Yeong-gug | | Justice |
  | Tongyeong-Goseong | Lee Gun-hyeon | | Liberty Korea | Jeong Jeom-sik | | Liberty Korea |
  
  ### Changwon Seongsan
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Yeo Yeong-gug | Justice Party | 42,663 | 45.76 | –3.75 |
  | | Kang Gi-yun | Liberty Korea Party | 42,159 | 45.22 | +5.00 |
  | | Son Seok-hyung | Minjung Party | 3,540 | 3.80 | New |
  | | Lee Jae-hwan | Bareunmirae Party | 3,334 | 3.58 | –4.71 |
  | | Jin Soon-jung | Korean Patriots' Party | 838 | 0.90 | New |
  | | Kim Jong-seo | Independent | 706 | 0.76 | New |
  | Total | Total | Total | 93,240 | 100.00 | – |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 93,240 | 99.07 | |
  | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 873 | 0.93 | |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 94,113 | 100.00 | |
  | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 183,934 | 51.17 | –14.64 |
  | | Justice Party hold | Justice Party hold | Justice Party hold | Justice Party hold | Justice Party hold |
  
  ### Tongyeong-Goseong
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Jeong Jeom-sik | Liberty Korea Party | 47,082 | 59.48 | –40.53 |
  | | Yang Moon-seok | Democratic Party of Korea | 28,490 | 35.99 | +35.99 |
  | | Park Chung-jung | Korean Patriots' Party | 3,588 | 4.53 | New |
  | Total | Total | Total | 79,160 | 100.00 | – |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 79,160 | 99.31 | |
  | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 551 | 0.69 | |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 79,711 | 100.00 | |
  | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 155,741 | 51.18 | |
  | | Liberty Korea Party hold | Liberty Korea Party hold | Liberty Korea Party hold | Liberty Korea Party hold | Liberty Korea Party hold |
  