National Assembly Data Analysis: Rep. Park Dae-chul Records 97.6% Party Discipline Rate, Ranking Highest in Economic Pro-Business Conservative Stance

Political Reliability Indicated by 97.6% Party Adherence Rate

An analysis of plenary voting data in the National Assembly reveals that Rep. Park Dae-chul of the People Power Party (PPP) deviated from the party line in only 2.4% of votes during the 20th Assembly. This implies that out of 100 votes, he went against the ruling party's official stance on only two occasions. Even when compared to the average for PPP lawmakers, this is an extremely low figure, indicating that his legislative activities have fully aligned with the party leadership's bill passage strategies. This high level of adherence to the party line also traces a distinct trajectory in ideological indicators. In an analysis of ideological leanings calculated based on bill proposals and voting records, his position aligns closely with the ruling party's core support base.

Combination of Overwhelming Pro-Business Stance in Economic Sector and Social Conservatism

When weighting bills related to welfare and deregulation based on the content of proposed legislation and voting behavior, Rep. Park's political leanings fall into the category of a typical conservative, slightly right of center. He particularly displays a strong conservative stance in the economic sector. Whenever handling tax policy, labor market flexibility bills, or bills to reduce corporate activity regulations, he cast his votes to emphasize private sector autonomy. He is positioned distinctly to the right of the average Democratic Party lawmaker, and within the PPP group, a tendency to support economic liberalization is clearly evident.

His attitude toward social issues also strictly follows the basic line of the conservative camp. When radical social issues such as banning discrimination against same-sex unions, protecting the rights of non-married people, or legalizing marijuana were proposed, he voted in a direction that protects conservative values. However, compared to his economic right-wing leanings, his social conservative leanings belong to a relatively moderate axis. Comparing Rep. Park's economic and social leanings, the intensity of his opposition to market intervention and his pro-business stance is measured to be stronger than his adherence to traditional values. This difference in intensity between the two areas shows that his voting becomes even firmer than the issue itself when dealing with corporate deregulation or tax cuts for the wealthy.

Absence of Conflict of Interest Risks in Property Declarations

Verifying the distance between the political influence of the National Assembly member's office and personal wealth formation is an essential process in data journalism. A trace of public data regarding stock holdings or high-value donations related to the industries supervised by the standing committee reveals that Rep. Park has no history of conflict of interest declarations. Despite the fact that the results of bill deliberations in the committee where he is active could have a decisive impact on the stock prices of specific companies, there has been no confirmation of stock trading in those industries or receiving high-value donations from interested parties. Therefore, there is currently no basis to assert or speculate on situations of illegal conflict of interest.

However, quantitative indicators such as bill proposals and voting records have clear limitations in evaluating politicians. This is because voting behavior is heavily influenced by the strategic choices of major political parties or strong pressure from parliamentary negotiating groups. It must be noted as a limitation of this analysis that his personal beliefs or public image revealed in the media may not perfectly match these figures.

Legislators Mentioned in Article

Legislator	Party	Ideological Leanings	Note
Park Dae-chul	People Power Party	Economic Rightist · Social Conservative	Subject