Politics · South Korea · 44 mins ago
South Korean lawmaker alleges election data discrepancies at 49 counting stations
Joo Jin-woo, a lawmaker from the People Power Party, alleges that records from South Korea’s 2024 general election were entered incorrectly at some counting stations.
He said handwritten counting forms and electronic results submitted by election officials differed at 49 stations.
Joo said eight stations showed votes assigned to different candidates or parties, and that the differences in vote totals were at least 116.
He also said 33 stations had discrepancies in recorded voter numbers, with a combined difference of 14,214 people.
Joo described the entries as possible organized election wrongdoing, but the information provided does not establish that claim.
He urged a special counsel investigating the National Election Commission to examine the cases and investigate possible wider problems.
South Korean lawmaker Joo Jin-woo alleged that election records and electronically entered results did not match at counting stations during the 22nd general election.
The People Power Party lawmaker said 49 stations had discrepancies, according to Donga Ilbo, while Yonhap reported his claim as 41 stations.
Joo said eight stations showed different candidate or party vote figures, with at least 116 votes in total differing between handwritten records and electronic results.
He also cited differences in recorded voter counts totaling 14,214 and called for a special prosecutor to investigate.
The articles report Joo’s allegations and do not include a response from the National Election Commission.
- Who
- Joo Jin-woo, a lawmaker from the People Power Party.
- What
- He alleged discrepancies between handwritten counting records and electronically entered results. The reported number of stations differs: Donga Ilbo says 49, while Yonhap says 41.
- When
- October 25, 2026, when Joo announced the findings.
- Where
- Counting stations in South Korea, including locations in Seoul, Gyeonggi and Incheon.
- Why
- Joo said the discrepancies warranted investigation and urged the special prosecutor to examine alleged false entries.
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- Stations with discrepancies
- Donga Ilbo reported Joo’s figure of 49; Yonhap reported 41
- Stations with different candidate or party vote figures
- 8: six in Seoul, one in Gyeonggi and one in Incheon
- Vote-count difference
- At least 116 votes
- Voter-count difference
- 14,214 people
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What people are saying
The many false entries cannot be dismissed as the mistakes of one or two people
They will not win public trust by hiding in closed rooms and merely calling for scientific investigations
The difference in voter counts between the handwritten records and electronic figures totals 14,214
I will submit the false-entry cases found today, along with the evidence, to the special prosecutor