2022 Taiwanese local elections

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2022 Taiwanese local elections
Flag of the Republic of China.svg
  2018 26 November – 18 December 2022 (2022-11-26 2022-12-18) [1] [2] 2026 

22 magistrates/mayors and others [lower-alpha 1]
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Eric Chu Chopped 2017.png Tsai Ing-wen election infobox.png Ke Wen Zhe IMG 9322-1 (14300234412) (cropped 2).jpg
Leader Eric Chu Tsai Ing-wen Ko Wen-je
Party Kuomintang DPP TPP
Leader since5 October 202120 May 20206 August 2019
Last election15 seats6 seatsNew party
Seats before14 [lower-alpha 2] 6 [lower-alpha 3] 1 [lower-alpha 4]
Seats won1452 [lower-alpha 5]
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg2
Popular vote5,761,851 [lower-alpha 6] 4,776,258 [lower-alpha 6] 534,848 [lower-alpha 6]
Percentage50.14% [lower-alpha 6] 41.57% [lower-alpha 6] 4.65% [lower-alpha 6]
SwingIncrease2.svg1.35 ppIncrease2.svg2.41 ppIncrease2.svg4.65 pp
Councillors36727714
Councillors changeDecrease2.svg27Increase2.svg39Increase2.svg14

2022 Republic of China Magistrate & Mayoral Elections.svg
     KMT hold     DPP hold     TPP hold     IND hold
     KMT gain     DPP gain     TPP gain     IND gain

Local elections were held in Taiwan on 26 November and 18 December 2022 to elect county magistrates (city mayors), county (city) councilors, township mayors, township councilors and chiefs of village (borough) in 6 municipalities and 16 counties (cities). Elected officials would serve a four-year term. The election was held alongside the 2022 Taiwanese constitutional referendum.

Contents

The election resulted in a big loss for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party as all the mayoral and magisterial political candidates in the north were defeated. Tsai Ing-wen, the incumbent President of the Republic of China, resigned as party head after the poll, triggering a by-election for the position.

Background

The Democratic Progressive Party announced in November 2021 that, prior to the 2022 elections, the party's chairperson would select candidates for mayoral posts in the special municipalities. Candidates would then be subject to approval by the party's central executive committee. Localities in which DPP-affiliated incumbents were ineligible for a third consecutive term will hold party primaries. To contest local offices held by Kuomintang members, the Democratic Progressive Party planned to host internal discussions to propose candidates and permit the party leader to nominate interested candidates for central executive committee approval. [3]

It was reported in September 2020 that the Kuomintang would rely on opinion polls and satisfaction surveys to nominate candidates prior to the 2022 elections. [4] Though the party had supported a successful recall  [ zh ] of Legislative Yuan member Chen Po-wei of the Taiwan Statebuilding Party, the KMT lost the subsequent by-election to replace him, and was unsuccessful in another recall  [ zh ] targeting independent legislator Freddy Lim. In addition to these electoral losses, proposals backed by the Kuomintang during the 2021 Taiwanese referendum also failed. [5]

The New Power Party began naming candidates for local office in January 2022. [6] In June, for the first time in party history, NPP-backed candidates for mayoral and magisterial posts were selected. [7]

On 14 January 2022, the Central Election Commission announced that local elections would be held on 26 November 2022. [8] After the death of candidate Huang Shao-tsung on 2 November 2022, the Chiayi mayoral election was rescheduled for 18 December 2022. [1] [2] Over 17,000 polling stations were open, from 08:00 to 16:00 on 26 November 2022, and more than 11,000 offices were contested in the election. [9] [10]

In the run-up to the elections, Taiwanese law enforcement carried out raids under the Anti-Infiltration Act on individuals suspected of buying votes on behalf of China. [11] [12]

Results

The KMT won fourteen mayoral or magisterial seats, and the DPP won five seats. [13] [14] [15] Taiwan People's Party (TPP) gained their mayoral seat in Hsinchu City and Kinmen County after chairman Ko Wen-je ineligible for re-election in Taipei. The election result, although broadly in line with expectations, was still a major defeat for DPP which was the worst electoral performance in the party's history. Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, whose strategy to frame local elections as showing defiance to China failed, subsequently resigned as party chairwoman. [16] [17]

Vote summary

Vote summary of election at municipality and county level [lower-alpha 7]
PartyMagistrates, mayorsCouncillors
Popular votes± pp Seats+/-Popular votes± pp Seats+/-
Kuomintang 5,761,85150.14%Increase2.svg1.3514Steady2.svg4,306,34337.75%Decrease2.svg2.64367Decrease2.svg27
Democratic Progressive Party 4,776,25841.57%Increase2.svg2.415Decrease2.svg13,796,57533.28%Increase2.svg2.23277Increase2.svg39
Taiwan People's Party 534,8484.65%New2New456,6274.00%New14New
Non-Partisan Solidarity Union 108,9240.95%7Increase2.svg2
New Power Party 70,5030.61%0Steady2.svg177,6661.56%6Decrease2.svg10
Taiwan Solidarity Union 38,1930.33%3Decrease2.svg2
Taiwan Statebuilding Party 124,0701.09%2Increase2.svg2
People First Party 11,8750.10%2Decrease2.svg6
New Party 34,4220.30%1Decrease2.svg1
Social Democratic Party 28,4170.25%1Steady2.svg
Green Party 13,9010.12%1Decrease2.svg2
Labor Party 7,3080.06%1Decrease2.svg1
正神名黨3,6910.03%New1New
Taiwan Obasan Political Equality Party  [ zh ]40,7040.36%New0New
Taiwan Animal Protection Party  [ zh ]2,3670.02%N/A0N/A4,4800.04%N/A0N/A
Taiwan Renewal Party1,8510.02%New0New2,8450.02%New0New
The Left Party  [ zh ]1,4980.01%0Steady2.svg
Chinese Unification Promotion Party 1,1600.01%0Steady2.svg
Tien-yi Party  [ zh ]9190.01%New0New
Golden Power Party8160.01%0
Jun People Party (台灣君民黨)5630.00%0
Happy People Party (台灣新住民黨)5290.00%New0New
Republican Party (共和黨)3160.00%N/A0N/A670.00%N/A0N/A
Sovereign State for Formosa & Pescadores Party  [ zh ]2560.00%New0New
Taiwan Motive Force Party (前進黨)2650.00%New0New
中國和平統一黨1820.00%N/A0N/A
Dragon Party (龍黨)1740.00%N/A0N/A
Taiwan People's Communist Party 1650.00%0Steady2.svg
National Socialist Chinese Labour Party (中國國家社會主義勞工黨)990.00%0Steady2.svg
Independent 707,0216.15%12,246,79819.69%227Decrease2.svg7
Total11,490,975100.00%22Steady2.svg11,408,183100.00%910Decrease2.svg2
Vote summary of election in townships, cities, indigenous districts, and villages [lower-alpha 7]
PartyMayors, chief administratorsCouncil representativesVillage chiefs
Popular votes+/-Seats+/-Popular votes+/-Seats+/-Popular votes+/-Seats+/-
Kuomintang 990,84831.64%76472,74115.10%2941,545,74214.25%953
Democratic Progressive Party 897,07528.64%35281,1538.98%123409,7713.78%226
Taiwan People's Party 11,5690.37%025,6860.82%917,2760.16%3
Labor Party 6,6250.21%03,7550.12%1
New Power Party 5,9220.19%11,7680.02%1
Chinese Unification Promotion Party 2,2910.02%2
人民民主黨3,9360.04%2
統一聯盟黨2,1800.02%1
台灣澎友黨2500.01%13290.00%0
全國人民黨1980.00%1
Green Party 2,1200.07%0
人民最大黨1,2630.01%0
中華文化復興在理黨9470.01%0
天宙和平統一家庭黨8450.01%0
新華勞動黨6850.01%0
台灣工黨5020.02%0480.00%0
青年陽光黨4670.00%0
天一黨3970.00%0
經濟黨3600.00%0
前進黨3500.00%0
台灣進步黨2560.00%0
正黨1990.00%0
台灣學習黨1810.00%0
夏潮聯合會1320.00%0
中國民眾黨1250.00%0
公民黨1370.00%0310.00%0
共和黨1140.00%0
台灣經濟發展黨860.00%0
People First Party 710.00%0
For Public Good Party 510.00%0
新生黨140.00%0
Independent 1,225,29139.12%932,339,11874.71%1,7098,856,76781.65%6,551
Total3,131,910100.00%204Steady2.svg3,131,244100.00%2,139Decrease2.svg1010,846,732100.00%7,748Decrease2.svg12

Elected officials and councils

Elected magistrates/mayors and council composition in the 2022 Taiwanese local election
SubdivisionMagistrate/mayorCouncil
Party resultElect [lower-alpha 8] First partySeats [lower-alpha 9] Second partySeatsTotal seats [18]
Taipei City KMT gain from TPP Jiang Wan An Wei Yuan .jpg Chiang Wan-an KMT 30 Increase2.svg 1 DPP 21 Increase2.svg 261
New Taipei City KMT hold New Taipei Mayor Hou You-yi.jpg Hou You-yi KMT 32 Decrease2.svg 1 DPP 28 Increase2.svg 366
Taoyuan City KMT gain from DPP Zhang Shan Zheng Yuan Chang .jpg Chang San-cheng KMT 29 Decrease2.svg 3 DPP 24 Increase2.svg 663
Taichung City KMT hold Lu Wei Yuan Xiu Yan  (Di Jiu Jie ).jpg Lu Shiow-yen KMT 32 Steady2.svg DPP 24 Decrease2.svg 165
Tainan City DPP hold Huang Wei-Che-2-by Ring Chang (cropped).JPG Huang Wei-cher DPP 28 Increase2.svg 3 KMT 15 Decrease2.svg 157
Kaohsiung City DPP hold Chen Chi-mai election infobox.jpg Chen Chi-mai KMT 29 Decrease2.svg 4 DPP 27 Increase2.svg 265
Yilan County KMT hold Lin Zhen Chang Zi Miao  (Di Shi Qi Jie ) (cropped).jpg Lin Zi-miao KMT 13 Steady2.svg DPP 11 Increase2.svg 334
Hsinchu County KMT hold Yang Wen-ke.jpg Yang Wen-ke KMT 19Steady2.svg DPP 6 Increase2.svg 437
Miaoli County Independent gain from KMT Chung Tung-chin.jpg Chung Tung-chin KMT 7 Decrease2.svg 7 DPP 7 Increase2.svg 338
Changhua County KMT hold Wang Wei Yuan Hui Mei  (Di Jiu Jie ).jpg Wang Huei-mei KMT 27 Decrease2.svg 1 DPP 16 Increase2.svg 454
Nantou County KMT hold Hsu Shu-Hua by Chen Yu Qing 01 (cropped).jpg Hsu Shu-hua KMT 13 Decrease2.svg 4 DPP 8 Steady2.svg37
Yunlin County KMT hold Zhang Wei Yuan Li Shan  (Di Jiu Jie ).jpg Chang Li-shan DPP 11 Decrease2.svg 1 KMT 9 Increase2.svg 243
Chiayi County DPP hold Weng Chang-liang DPP 18 Increase2.svg 1 KMT 8 Decrease2.svg 137
Pingtung County DPP hold Zhou Chun Mi .jpg Chou Chun-mi KMT 19 Increase2.svg 2 DPP 13 Decrease2.svg 255
Taitung County KMT hold Rao Ching-ling.png Rao Ching-ling KMT 18Decrease2.svg 3 DPP 2 Increase2.svg 130
Hualien County KMT hold Xu Wei Yuan Zhen Wei  (Di Jiu Jie ).jpg Hsu Chen-wei KMT 18Steady2.svg DPP 3 Steady2.svg33
Penghu County DPP gain from KMT 201603231728391 Kong Jun Fu Si Ling Ma Zi Yong Bai Hui Chen Guang Fu  (cropped).jpg Chen Kuang-fu KMT 4 Steady2.svg DPP 3 Steady2.svg19
Keelung City KMT gain from DPP Li Fa Wei Yuan Xie Guo Liang .jpg George Hsieh KMT 13 Decrease2.svg 3 DPP 12 Increase2.svg 631
Hsinchu City TPP gain from DPP Hung-An Kao.jpg Ann Kao KMT 12 Decrease2.svg 3 DPP 8 Increase2.svg 234
Chiayi City KMT hold Huang Min-hui chopped.png Huang Min-hui KMT 6 Increase2.svg 1 DPP 6 Increase2.svg 223
Kinmen County TPP gain from KMT Chen Wei Yuan Fu Hai  (Di Qi Jie ).jpg Chen Fu-hai KMT 7 Decrease2.svg 2 DPP 1 Increase2.svg 119
Lienchiang County KMT hold Wang Zhong Ming .jpg Wang Chung-ming KMT 7Steady2.svg Independent 9

Magistrate and mayor elections

Results

2022 Taiwan Magistrate/Mayor Election Results [19]
SubdivisionElectorateTurnout (%)WinnerRunner-upMap
NameVotes%NameVotes%
New Taipei City 3,316,51756.60% Hou You-yi 1,152,55562.42% Lin Chia-lung 693,97637.58%
Taipei City 2,026,76967.70% Chiang Wan-an 575,59042.29% Chen Shih-chung 434,55831.93%
Taoyuan City 1,825,12759.46% Chang San-cheng 557,57252.02% Cheng Yun-peng 428,98340.03%
Taichung City 2,274,10760.01% Lu Shiow-yen 799,10759.35% Tsai Chi-chang 524,22438.93%
Tainan City 1,548,20358.68% Huang Wei-cher 433,68448.80% Hsieh Lung-chieh  [ zh ]387,73143.63%
Kaohsiung City 2,282,62358.61% Chen Chi-mai 766,14758.10% Ko Chih-en 529,60740.16%
Yilan County 374,77964.28% Lin Zi-miao 119,42150.76% Chiang Tsung-yuan  [ zh ]96,77941.13%
Hsinchu County 452,72058.98% Yang Wen-ke 163,66263.36% Chou Chiang-chieh  [ zh ]83,68332.40%
Miaoli County 443,90867.20% Chung Tung-chin 124,60342.66% Hsu Ting-chen  [ zh ]91,26031.24%
Changhua County 1,028,60664.90% Wang Huei-mei 369,13356.75% Huang Hsiu-fang 272,81741.94%
Nantou County 406,19569.08% Hsu Shu-hua 154,25655.99% Frida Tsai 117,99342.83%
Yunlin County 559,27367.35% Chang Li-shan 207,51956.57% Liu Chien-kuo 152,62041.60%
Chiayi County 422,56867.32% Weng Chang-liang 171,77762.85% Wang Yu-min  [ zh ]101,51737.15%
Pingtung County 679,33067.18% Chou Chun-mi 217,53749.09% Su Ching-chuan 206,46046.59%
Taitung County 177,85364.79% Rao Ching-ling 68,66161.22% Liu Chao-hao  [ zh ]41,10436.65%
Hualien County 266,05857.56% Hsu Chen-wei 96,64564.73% Kolas Yotaka 47,84532.04%
Penghu County 90,36058.51% Chen Kuang-fu 18,77736.64% Lai Feng-wei 17,08133.33%
Keelung City 307,91360.16% George Hsieh 96,78452.92% Tsai Shih-ying  [ zh ]71,35439.01%
Hsinchu City 350,75862.94% Ann Kao 98,12145.02% Shen Hui-hung  [ zh ]77,76435.68%
Chiayi City 93,81343.99% Huang Min-hui 59,87463.82% Lee Chun-yi 32,79034.95%
Kinmen County 122,29439.32% Chen Fu-hai 23,24849.34% Yang Cheng-wu 19,34041.05%
Lienchiang County 11,81072.99% Wang Chung-ming 4,33750.99%Tsao Erh-yuan3,58242.12%

Councillor elections

Nominations

Province County Members Emblem of the Kuomintang.svg KMT Green Island with White Cross.svg DPP Emblem of Taiwan People's Party 2019 Logo Only.svg TPP ROC New Power Party circle.svg NPP Daijisho in brown.svg TSP Green Party Taiwan logo without text.svg GPT LogoCNP.svg NP LogoPFP.svg PFP Grey and red.svg NPSU Stemicoon neutraal.png Other Independent candidate icon 3200001.svg IND
Special municipality
New Taipei 663836113134626
Taipei 61322885116828
Taoyuan 633632761111343
Taichung 6534341154539
Tainan 5719346353432
Kaohsiung 6535365672334
Taiwan Province
Yilan County 3415162221120
Hsinchu County 37279422227
Miaoli County 38101043145
Changhua County 54282342226
Nantou County 3720142231
Yunlin County 439163239
Chiayi County 37102324
Pingtung County 552422111151
Taitung County 302361130
Hualien County 332872120
Penghu County 1964117
Keelung 31191352314
Hsinchu 34158741126
Chiayi 23109112116
Kinmen County 1991121
Lienchiang County 9915
Total91045738286462451051043618

Results

Province County Members Emblem of the Kuomintang.svg KMT Green Island with White Cross.svg DPP Emblem of Taiwan People's Party 2019 Logo Only.svg TPP ROC New Power Party circle.svg NPP Daijisho in brown.svg TSP Green Party Taiwan logo without text.svg GPT LogoCNP.svg NP LogoPFP.svg PFP Grey and red.svg NPSU Stemicoon neutraal.png Other Independent candidate icon 3200001.svg IND
Special municipality
New Taipei 663228123
Taipei 6130214114
Taoyuan 63292410
Taichung 653224117
Tainan 57152812110
Kaohsiung 6529271215
Yilan County 34131119
Hsinchu County 371961110
Miaoli County 3877123
Changhua County 54271629
Nantou County 37138115
Yunlin County 439111121
Chiayi County 3781811
Pingtung County 55131923
Taitung County 3018210
Hualien County 33183111
Penghu County 1943111
Keelung 31131224
Hsinchu 341282318
Chiayi 2366110
Kinmen County 197111
Lienchiang County 972
Total910367277146211276227


Speaker/Deputy Speaker election
Special municipality Speaker (Party)Deputy Speaker (Party)
Province County
New Taipei Chiang Ken-huang  [ zh ] ( Emblem of the Kuomintang.svg Kuomintang) Chen Hung-yuan  [ zh ] ( Emblem of the Kuomintang.svg Kuomintang)
Taipei Tai Hsi-Chin  [ zh ] ( Emblem of the Kuomintang.svg Kuomintang) Yeh Lin-chuan  [ zh ] ( Emblem of the Kuomintang.svg Kuomintang)
Taoyuan Chiu Yi-sheng  [ zh ] ( Emblem of the Kuomintang.svg Kuomintang) Li Hsiao-chung  [ zh ] ( Emblem of the Kuomintang.svg Kuomintang)
Taichung Chang Ching-chao  [ zh ] ( Emblem of the Kuomintang.svg Kuomintang) Yen Li-min  [ zh ] ( Emblem of the Kuomintang.svg Kuomintang)
Tainan Chiu Li-li  [ zh ] ( Green Island with White Cross.svg Democratic Progressive Party) Lin Chih-chan  [ zh ] ( Green Island with White Cross.svg Democratic Progressive Party)
Kaohsiung Kang Yu-cheng  [ zh ] ( Green Island with White Cross.svg Democratic Progressive Party) Tseng Chun-chieh  [ zh ] ( Independent candidate icon 3200001.svg Independent)
Yilan County Chang Sheng-te  [ zh ] ( Emblem of the Kuomintang.svg Kuomintang) Chen Han-chung  [ zh ] ( Independent candidate icon 3200001.svg Independent)
Hsinchu County Chang Chen-jung  [ zh ] ( Emblem of the Kuomintang.svg Kuomintang) Wang Ping-han  [ zh ] ( Emblem of the Kuomintang.svg Kuomintang)
Miaoli County Li Wen-pin  [ zh ] ( Emblem of the Kuomintang.svg Kuomintang) Chang Shu-fen  [ zh ] ( Emblem of the Kuomintang.svg Kuomintang)
Changhua County Hsieh Tien-lin  [ zh ] ( Emblem of the Kuomintang.svg Kuomintang) Hsu Yuan-lung  [ zh ] ( Emblem of the Kuomintang.svg Kuomintang)
Nantou County Ho Sheng-feng  [ zh ] ( Emblem of the Kuomintang.svg Kuomintang) Pan Yi-chuan  [ zh ] ( Emblem of the Kuomintang.svg Kuomintang)
Yunlin County Shen Tsung-lung  [ zh ] ( Emblem of the Kuomintang.svg Kuomintang) Tsai Yung-te  [ zh ] ( Independent candidate icon 3200001.svg Independent)
Chiayi County Chang Ming-ta  [ zh ] ( Green Island with White Cross.svg Democratic Progressive Party) Chen Yi-yueh  [ zh ] ( Green Island with White Cross.svg Democratic Progressive Party)
Pingtung County Chou Tien-lun  [ zh ] ( Emblem of the Kuomintang.svg Kuomintang) Lu Wen-jui  [ zh ] ( Independent candidate icon 3200001.svg Independent)
Taitung County Wu Hsiu-hua  [ zh ] ( Emblem of the Kuomintang.svg Kuomintang) Lin Tsung-han  [ zh ] ( Emblem of the Kuomintang.svg Kuomintang)
Hualien County Chang Chun  [ zh ] ( Independent candidate icon 3200001.svg Independent) Hsu Hsueh-yu  [ zh ] ( Emblem of the Kuomintang.svg Kuomintang)
Penghu County Liu Chen Chao-ling  [ zh ] ( Emblem of the Kuomintang.svg Kuomintang) Lan Kai-yuan  [ zh ] ( Independent candidate icon 3200001.svg Independent)
Keelung Tung Tzu-wei  [ zh ] ( Green Island with White Cross.svg Democratic Progressive Party) Yang Hsiu-yu  [ zh ] ( LogoPFP.svg People First Party)
Hsinchu Hsu Hsiu-jui  [ zh ] ( Emblem of the Kuomintang.svg Kuomintang) Yu Pang-yen  [ zh ] ( Emblem of the Kuomintang.svg Kuomintang)
Chiayi Chen Tzu-wen  [ zh ] ( Independent candidate icon 3200001.svg Independent) Chang Jung-tsang  [ zh ] ( Independent candidate icon 3200001.svg Independent)
Kinmen County Hung Yun-tien  [ zh ] ( Emblem of the Kuomintang.svg Kuomintang) Ouyang Yi-hsiung  [ zh ] ( Emblem of the Kuomintang.svg Kuomintang)
Lienchiang County Chang Yung-chiang  [ zh ] ( Emblem of the Kuomintang.svg Kuomintang) Lin Ming-yang  [ zh ] ( Emblem of the Kuomintang.svg Kuomintang)

Notes

    • 910 councillors
    • 204 township/city mayors and indigenous district chief administrators
    • 2,139 township/city council representatives
    • 7,748 village chiefs
    Figures in this infobox are for magistrate/mayor elections unless otherwise noted. Special municipalities are counted with counties/cities despite being counted separately in official statistics
  1. Han Kuo-yu was recalled in 2020.
  2. Chen Chi-mai won the by-election after Han Kuo-yu's recall. Lin Chih-chien resigned on 8 July 2022.
  3. Ko Wen-je won the 2018 Taipei mayoral race as an independent and later created the TPP in 2019.
  4. Kinmen County Magistrate Chen Fu-hai secretly joined Taiwan People's Party before the election and was elected without party membership
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Magisterial and mayoral elections only
  6. 1 2 Vote/seat changes are compared with last local election
  7. Bold names indicate newly-elected leaders
  8. Bold figures indicate majority

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kuo Kuo-wen</span> Taiwanese politician (born 1967)

Kuo Kuo-wen or Robert Kuo is a Taiwanese politician. He has served as secretary-general of the Taiwan Confederation of Trade Unions and Taiwan Labor Front, as well as a member of the Tainan City Council. He was appointed deputy minister of labor in 2016, and left the position in 2017. He was elected to the Legislative Yuan in March 2019.

By-elections for the Ninth Legislative Yuan were held in 2019, two on 27 January and four on 16 March, at Taiwan to elect 6 of the 113 members of the Legislative Yuan for the remaining term until 2020.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Taiwanese presidential election</span>

Presidential elections were held in Taiwan on 11 January 2020 alongside Legislative Yuan election. Incumbent president Tsai Ing-wen and former premier Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) won the election, defeating Kaohsiung mayor Han Kuo-yu of the Kuomintang (KMT) and his running mate Chang San-cheng, as well as third-party candidate James Soong.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Taiwan People's Party</span> Taiwanese political party established in 2019

The Taiwan People's Party (TPP) is a centre-left political party in the Republic of China (Taiwan). It was formally established on 6 August 2019 by Ko Wen-je, who serves as its first and current chairman. The party considers itself as an alternative third party to both the Democratic Progressive Party and Kuomintang. Independent observers have noticed a recent shift in political stance closer to Pan-Blue than the initially more Pan-Green outlook.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anti-Infiltration Act</span> Law of Taiwan

The Anti-Infiltration Act is a law regulating the influence of entities deemed foreign hostile forces on the political processes of the Republic of China, including elections and referendums. The act was passed by the Legislative Yuan on 31 December 2019 and promulgated by the Tsai Ing-wen presidential administration on 15 January 2020. The law has been used to prosecute individuals connected to united front organizations in Taiwan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Kaohsiung mayoral by-election</span> By-election in Kaohsiung held after the 2020 mayoral recall vote

The 2020 Kaohsiung mayoral by-election was held on 15 August 2020 following a successful recall attempt. The registered candidates were Chen Chi-mai representing the Democratic Progressive Party, Li Mei-jhen representing the Kuomintang, and Wu Yi-jheng representing the Taiwan People's Party. Chen Chi-mai won the by-election by a landslide margin with slightly over 70 percent of the votes. He replaced acting mayor Yang Ming-jou on 24 August 2020.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chou Chun-mi</span> Taiwanese politician

Chou Chun-mi is a Taiwanese politician and lawyer who is currently Magistrate of Pingtung County, serving since 2022. A member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), she served in the Legislative Yuan from 2016 until 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 Taiwanese legislative election</span>

Legislative elections were held in the Republic of China (Taiwan) on 13 January, 2024 for the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China concurrently with the presidential election. This election was the fifth to use the mixed electoral system after it was introduced to legislative elections.

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