Among the 287 members of the National Assembly, 54 were counted as owning multiple homes. Twenty-four lawmakers were counted as "non-resident single-home owners," who hold an apartment in Seoul's three Gangnam districts (Gangnam, Seocho, Songpa) while renting a jeonse in another area.

A view of apartment complexes in Seoul on the 23rd./Courtesy of News1

According to the "2026 regular asset change report" released by the National Assembly Public Officials Ethics Committee on the 26th, as of Dec. 31 last year, among the members of the National Assembly, there were 21 multiple-home owners in the Democratic Party of Korea, 31 in the People Power Party, and one in the Rebuilding Korea Party. Multiple-home owners were counted based on dwellings owned by the lawmaker, spouse, or children. The dwelling types counted included apartments, single-family houses, multi-family houses, and mixed-use residential-commercial complexes (excluding neighborhood facilities and officetels).

Multiple-home owners in the Democratic Party of Korea are lawmakers Kim Ki-pyo, Kim Young-hwan, Kim Yong-min, Kim Tae-seon, Moon Dae-rim, Moon Jin-seok, Min Hong-cheol, Park Kyun-taek, Park Min-gyu, Park Sun-won, Park Jeong-hyun, Bok Gi-wang, Seo Young-kyo, Song Jae-bong, Yang Bu-nam, Lee Geon-tae, Lee Un-ju, Lee Jae-jung, Lim Ho-seon, Jang Cheol-min, and Jeong Il-young. Of these, 12 own dwellings in Seoul. In the Rebuilding Korea Party, lawmaker Lee Hae-min owns two homes in Bundang under the names of the lawmaker and spouse.

Multiple-home owners in the People Power Party are lawmakers Joo Ho-young, Kang Dae-sik, Kang Sun-young, Kang Seung-kyu, Gwak 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, Sung Il-jong, Song Eon-seog, Shin Sung-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.

Twenty-four lawmakers were found to own dwellings in the so-called "three Gangnam districts" of Gangnam, Seocho, and Songpa while living in jeonse in other areas. By party, there were nine in the Democratic Party of Korea, 13 in the People Power Party, and two independents.

In the Democratic Party of Korea, nine lawmakers — Kim Han-kyu, Ahn Do-geol, Jeon Hyun-hee, Choi Ki-sang, Park Sung-joon, Yang Moon-seok, Chung Joon-ho, Joo Cheol-hyeon, and Son Myeong-su — owned apartments in the three Gangnam districts while obtaining jeonse in other areas. In the People Power Party, 13 lawmakers — Kim Do-eup, Kim Jong-yang, Park Deok-heum, Seo Ji-young, Yoo Young-ha, Yoon Young-seok, Lee Jong-bae, Choo Kyung-ho, Choi Eun-seok, Park Dae-chul, Yoo Sang-bum, Jeong Jeom-sik, and Han Ki-ho — were identified as "non-resident single-home owners in the three Gangnam districts."

Among independents, lawmakers Kang Sun-woo and Kim Byung-kee, who left the Democratic Party of Korea, owned dwellings in the three Gangnam districts while obtaining jeonse in other areas.

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