2015 by-election in Taiwan
2015 Kuomintang chairmanship by-election|
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Turnout | 56.34% |
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Nominee
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Eric Chu
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Popular vote
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196,065
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Percentage
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100%
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The 2015 Kuomintang chairmanship by-election (Chinese: 2015年中國國民黨主席補選) was held on 17 January 2015 in Taiwan. This was the sixth direct election of the chairman in the Kuomintang history. All registered, due-paying KMT party members were eligible to vote.
History
The election was called after Ma Ying-jeou resigned from the Kuomintang chairmanship to take responsibility for the party's heavy losses during the local elections held on 29 November 2014.[1] Six KMT members, among them Clara Chou and Lee Hsin, attempted to register for the election, but five were rejected.[2][3] Eric Chu, who had just been reelected Mayor of New Taipei in the November elections,[3] was the only officially confirmed candidate.[4]
Result
Chu garnered 99.61% of all votes,[5] beating the previous record in 2001.[6]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Eric Chu | Kuomintang | 196,065 | 100.00 |
Total | 196,065 | 100.00 |
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Valid votes | 196,065 | 99.61 |
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Invalid/blank votes | 765 | 0.39 |
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Total votes | 196,830 | 100.00 |
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Registered voters/turnout | 349,374 | 56.34 |
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Source: Apple Daily[6] |