Of the 287 members of the National Assembly, 53 were counted as owners of multiple dwellings. Lawmakers who own dwellings in the three Gangnam districts of Seoul (Gangnam, Seocho, Songpa) numbered 47.

An apartment complex in Seoul on the 23rd./Courtesy of News1

According to the "2026 regular asset change disclosure" released by the National Assembly Public Officials' Ethics Committee on the 26th, as of Dec. 31 last year, multiple-dwelling owners among lawmakers were confirmed to be 22 in the Democratic Party of Korea and 31 in the People Power Party.

Multiple-dwelling owners were identified based on the dwellings owned by the lawmaker, spouse, and children. The dwelling types tallied were apartments, detached dwellings, multi-unit dwellings, and mixed-use residential-commercial complexes (excluding neighborhood facilities and officetels).

Multiple-dwelling owners in the Democratic Party are lawmakers Kim Ki-pyo, Kim Young-hwan, Kim Yong-min, Kim Tae-seon, Moon Dae-rim, Moon Jin-seok, Min Hong-chul, Park Kyun-taek, Park Min-kyu, Park Sun-won, Park Jeong-hyun, Bok Gi-wang, Seo Young-kyo, Song Ki-heon, Song Jae-bong, Yang Bu-nam, Lee Geon-tae, Lee Un-ju, Lee Jae-jeong, Lim Ho-seon, Jang Cheol-min, and Jung Il-young. Of these, 12 own dwellings in Seoul.

Multiple-dwelling owners in the People Power Party are lawmakers Joo Ho-young, Kang Dae-sik, Kang Sun-young, Kang Seung-kyu, Kwak Gyu-taek, Kwon Young-se, Kim Min-jeon, Kim Sang-hoon, Kim Seon-gyo, Kim Jong-yang, Kim Hyeong-dong, Park Jeong-ha, Park Chung-kwon, Park Hyeong-su, Baek Jong-heon, Seo Myeong-ok, Seong Il-jong, Song Eon-seog, Shin Seong-beom, Eom Tae-young, Yoon Sang-hyun, Yoon Jae-ok, Lee Man-hee, Lee Yang-soo, Lee Cheol-gyu, Lee Heon-seung, Lim Lee-ja, Jang Dong-hyeok, Cho Bae-sook, Jin Jong-oh, and Choi Su-jin. Of these, 24 own dwellings in Seoul.

Lawmakers who own dwellings in the three Gangnam districts numbered 47, about 16.4% of all those required to file. By party, there were 32 in the People Power Party, 14 in the Democratic Party, and one in the Reform Party. No lawmaker owned two or more in the three Gangnam districts.

Among independents, Kang Sun-woo and Kim Byung-kee, who left the Democratic Party after belonging to it, own dwellings in the three Gangnam districts while renting jeonse in other areas.

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