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Tue, May 30, 2023 | 10:44
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New electoral boundaries finalized
20대 총선 '신설 지역구' 16개…수도권·충청에 집중
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Citizens listen to a filibuster speech by a lawmaker of the main opposition Minjoo Party of Korea, aimed at stalling a vote on an anti-terrorism bill, at the National Assembly in Seoul, Sunday. / Korea Times photo by Bae Woo-han
Citizens listen to a filibuster speech by a lawmaker of the main opposition Minjoo Party of Korea, aimed at stalling a vote on an anti-terrorism bill, at the National Assembly in Seoul, Sunday. / Korea Times photo by Bae Woo-han

By Kim Hyo-jin



The electoral map for the April 13 general election was finalized Sunday, just 45 days before voters go to the polls.

The electoral redistricting committee, a sub-committee of the National Election Commission (NEC), delivered the final draft that set the constituency boundaries for the upcoming election to the National Assembly. The leaders of the rival parties agreed last week to pass the bill today.

Completion of the process drew additional attention because it could lead to bipartisan negotiations on the contentious anti-terrorist bill, and possibly ending the opposition's marathon filibuster.

"Just about 40 days ahead of the polls, it was difficult not to consider the confusion drastic changes in constituency boundaries could cause among candidates and voters," a committee official said. "With little given time, we could hardly touch upon the existing constituencies that were unreasonably divided."

The committee said that 16 constituencies were divided and nine merged into other electoral districts.

On the new electoral boundaries map, Seoul has gained one more parliamentary seat and the increasingly populous Gyeonggi Province has eight more lots. Incheon and two other regional cities each have one additional seat.

The number of electoral constituencies will increase from 246 to 253, while the number of lawmakers selected through proportional representation will be decreased from 54 to 47 in order to maintain the 300-seat National Assembly.

The number of constituencies has also grown by one in Incheon, Daejeon and South Chungcheong Province; while Gangwon and North and South Jeolla provinces have lost one seat each, and North Gyeongsang Province two seats.

The final draft was submitted days after the leaders of the ruling Saenuri Party and the main opposition Minjoo Party of Korea (MPK) agreed on rules to redistrict the electoral map on Tuesday.

Although the party leaders agreed to pass the election bill, today, it remains to be seen if parliament will do so as pledged because the ongoing filibuster by the opposition side to block a vote on an anti-terrorism bill has to stop in order for the bill to be endorsed.

The MPK appears to face a dilemma because it is under pressure to seek an exit strategy from the filibuster it is continuing, but this would be difficult to stop without winning a trade-off.

"We can't just cooperate on endorsing the bill while no change is made on the poisonous clauses in the anti-terrorism bill," Rep. Rhee Mok-hee, the party's chief policymaker, said during a press conference Sunday.

The MPK urged the Saenuri Party to come to the negotiation table, issuing an ultimatum.

It requested making the National Assembly Intelligence Committee a standing committee in charge of the government's counterterrorist measures; strengthening requirements for the National Intelligence Service (NIS) to access private communications of citizens by putting the phrase "when national security is at significant risk"; and giving the NIS's right to track down and investigate potential terrorists to an envisioned anti-terrorist control tower.

"This is our final proposal. If the Saenuri Party opens negotiations on these three points with us, we'll also take a flexible stance in the talks," Rhee said.

However, the Saenuri Party again adopted a firm stance, saying that there will be no further negotiations on the bill's content.

The MPK, along with the minor opposition Justice Party and the People's Party began a series of filibuster speeches on Tuesday to protest the speaker's move to put the anti-terrorism bill for a vote, expressing concerns about the expanded authority given to the spy agency.

The tactic has continued for six consecutive days as of Sunday. The MPK's Jung Cheong-rae, who delivered a speech of 11 hours and 39 minutes, set a record Saturday for the longest speech in Korean history delivered by a lawmaker.



20대 총선 '신설 지역구' 16개…수도권·충청에 집중

제20대 총선에서는 16개의 새로운 지역구가 탄생한다. 동시에 9개는 통폐합됨에 따라 전체적으로는 지역구가 7개 늘어 253석이 되고 비례대표는 그만큼 줄어 47석이 됐다.

인구 감소에 따른 농어촌 지역구 축소를 최대한 줄인다는 취지에서 도심지 중심으로 자치 시·군·구 내의 경계조정도 이뤄져 '게리맨더링'(특정 후보자에게 유리한 선거구 획정) 논란이 예상된다.

중앙선거관리위원회 산하 선거구획정위원회는 28일 전체회의를 열고 '국회의원 지역 선거구획정안'을 의결한 뒤 이를 국회에 공식 제출했다. 

여야간 이해관계가 엇갈려 줄다리기 끝에 국회제출 법정시한인 지난해 10월 13일(총선일 6개월전)을 무려 139일 넘겼다. 올해 1월1일부터는 사상 초유의 선거구 무효 상태도 이어졌다.

선거구별 인구는 지난해 10월 31일 시점에서 상한 28만명, 하한 14만명을 기준으로 헌법재판소의 결정에 따라 지역구별 인구 편차가 2대 1을 넘지 않도록 했다.

분구 지역은 16개, 통합 지역은 9개였다. 서울 은평갑·을 지역구 등 12곳에서는 원칙적으로 금지된 자치 구·시·군 내 경계조정이 적용됐고, 이밖에 구역조정과 선거구 명칭변경이 각각 5곳과 6곳에서 이뤄졌다.

새롭게 탄생한 지역구는 광역 시도별로 경기가 8개에 달해 가장 많았으며, 서울과 충남이 각각 2개, 부산·인천·대전·경남이 각각 1개씩이다. 이들 지역구는 현역 의원이 없는 사실상 '무주공산'이기 때문에 여야간은 물론 당내 공천을 위한 치열한 대결이 예상된다.

특히 경기도 수원은 인구가 크게 늘어 1개 기초단체 지역에 무려 5개(갑·을·병·정·무)의 선거구가 생겼다.

감소되는 지역구는 서울 1개(중구, 성동구갑·을→중구성동구갑·을), 부산 1개(중구동구, 서구, 영도구→중구영도구, 서구동구), 강원 1개(홍천·횡성, 태백·영월·평창·정선, 철원·화천·양구·인제→태백·횡성·영월·평창·정선, 홍천·철원·화천·양구·인제), 충남 1개(공주시, 부여·청양→공주·부여·청양), 전북 1개(정읍, 남원·순창, 김제·완주, 진안·무주·장수·임실, 고창·부안→정읍·고창, 남원·임실·순창, 김제·부안, 완주·진안·무주·장수), 전남 1개(고흥·보성, 장흥·강진·영암, 무안·신안→고흥·보성·장흥·강진, 영암·무안·신안), 경북 2개(영주시, 문경·예천→영주·문경·예천/상주시, 군위·의성·청송→상주·군위·의성·청송), 경남 1개(밀양·창녕, 의령·함안·합천, 산청·함양·거창→밀양·의령·함안·창녕, 산청·함양·거창·합천) 등이다.

이들 지역에서는 기존의 현역 의원끼리 대결하거나 지역을 바꿔서 출마해야 하는 사례가 불가피하게 됐다.

특히 불출마를 선언한 정의화 국회의장의 지역구인 부산 중·동구가 사라지고, 대신 새누리당 김무성 대표와 유기준 의원의 지역구에 각각 붙여 중·영도, 서·동구로 재편됐다.

자치 시·군·구 내 경계조정이 된 곳은 서울 1개(은평구갑·을), 부산 1개(북구강서갑·을), 대구 2개(동구갑·을, 북구갑·을), 인천 2개(남동갑·을, 부평갑·을), 광주 1개(북구갑·을), 경기 2개(성남 분당구갑·을, 고양 덕양갑·일산동·일산서), 전북 1개(전주 완산갑·덕진), 전남 1개(여수갑·을), 경남 1개(김해갑·을) 등이다.

이번 선거구획정은 농어촌 지역구의 감소를 최소화하기 위해 도심지의 분구를 최대한 줄인 것으로 평가되지만 강원도를 비롯한 농어촌 지역구 의원들은 여전히 반발하고 있다.

선거구별 평균인구는 20만3천562명이며, 가장 인구가 많은 선거구는 전남 순천(27만8천982명)이고 가장 적은 선거구는 강원 속초·고성·양양(14만74명)으로 나타났다.

획정안은 이날 밤 안전행정위 의결을 거쳐 이르면 29일 본회의에서 처리될 것으로 전망된다. (연합뉴스)
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