2019 Taiwanese legislative by-elections
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6 of 113 seats in the Legislative Yuan
57 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Cho Jung-tai Wu Den-yih
Party DPP Kuomintang
Leader since 9 January 2019 20 August 2017
Last election 68 seats, 44.3%[a] 35 seats, 32.9%[a]
Seats before 65 32
Seats won 3 2
Seats after 68 34

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.

Background

The by-election was the result of resignations by Pasuya Yao, Democratic Progressive Party legislator for Taipei 2;[1] Kuomintang legislator Lu Shiow-yen from Taichung 5;[2] Wang Huei-mei, Kuomintang legislator for Changhua County 1; Huang Wei-cher, Democratic Progressive Party legislator for Tainan 2; and Yang Cheng-wu, Kuomintang legislator for Kinmen County.

All but Yao won election to local offices in the 2018 local election. Under the Article 73 of the Civil Servants Election And Recall Act [zh], if any positions become vacant due to resignation or election to another office, and the vacated term is longer than one year, a by-election shall be completed within three months commencing from the date of resignation.[3]

Confirmation of by-election

On 30 November 2018, the Central Election Commission announced that by-elections for Taipei 2 and Taichung 5 were to be held on 26 January 2019.[4] On 4 December 2018, the CEC moved the date to 27 January 2019, as the previously announced date coincided with the General Scholastic Ability Test.[5] Registration of candidacies for these two seats were open from 10 to 14 December 2018.[6]

By-elections for vacant seats in Changhua County 1, Tainan 2, Kimnen County and New Taipei 3 were scheduled for 16 March 2019.[7]

Candidates by main parties

Taipei City Constituency 2

Taichung City Constituency 5

Changhua County Constituency 1

Tainan City Constituency 2

Kinmen County Constituency

New Taipei City Constituency 3

Opinion Polls

Taipei City Constituency 2

Poll Organization Date of completion Ho Chih-wei Chen Bing-fu Chen Si-yu Wang Yi-kai Undecided
TVBS December 21, 2018 32% 23% 10% 4% 31%
ETtoday December 27, 2018 24.5% 32.0% 15.5% - 28%
Formosa January 6, 2019 28.3% 18.8% 10.3% 2.4% 11%

Taichung City Constituency 5

Poll Organization Date of completion Shen Chih-hwei Wang Yi-chuan Chiu Yu-shan Undecided
ETtoday December 28, 2018 44.3% 19.2% 7.3% 22.8%

Tainan City Constituency 2

Poll Organization Date of completion Hsieh Lung-jie Kuo Kuo-wen Chen Hsiao-yu Undecided
China Times 25 February 2019 34.9% 24.3% 11.9% 28.9%
TVBS 4 March 2019 38% 26% 13% 23%
Formosa 5 March 2019 29.1% 22.1% 8.8% 40.1%

New Taipei City Constituency 3

Poll Organization Date of completion Cheng Shih-wei Yu Tian Su Ching-yen Undecided
DPP 30 January 2019 23.1% 41.0% 4.3% 31.6%
DPP 14 February 2019 23.4% 41.0% 4.2% 31.4%
China Times 25 February 2019 39.3% 33.2% 3.0% 24.5%
TVBS 4 March 2019 40% 36% 3% 21%

Results

Taipei 2

Voted on 27 January 2019.[17]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Ho Chih-weiDemocratic Progressive Party38,59147.76
Chen Bing-fuKuomintang31,53239.03
Chen Si-yuIndependent9,68911.99
Wang Yi-kaiIndependent8971.11
Chen Yuan-chiNational Non-Party Union890.11
Total80,798100.00
Valid votes80,79899.62
Invalid/blank votes3090.38
Total votes81,107100.00
Registered voters/turnout266,90730.39

Taichung 5

Voted on 27 January 2019.

CandidatePartyVotes%
Shen Chih-hweiKuomintang49,23057.78
Wang Yi-chuanDemocratic Progressive Party32,90338.62
Chiu Yu-shanIndependent2,9103.42
Lin Chung-shengUnited Party1570.18
Total85,200100.00
Valid votes85,20099.51
Invalid/blank votes4210.49
Total votes85,621100.00
Registered voters/turnout337,84825.34

New Taipei 3

Voted on 16 March 2019.[18]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Yu TianDemocratic Progressive Party56,88852.04
Cheng Shih-weiKuomintang51,12746.77
Su Ching-yenIndependent1,3031.19
Total109,318100.00
Valid votes109,31899.44
Invalid/blank votes6210.56
Total votes109,939100.00
Registered voters/turnout261,15442.10

Changhua 1

Voted on 16 March 2019.

CandidatePartyVotes%
Ko Cheng-fangKuomintang47,83552.11
Huang Chen-yenDemocratic Progressive Party41,94645.69
Chi Ching-tangIndependent2,0222.20
Total91,803100.00
Valid votes91,80399.34
Invalid/blank votes6080.66
Total votes92,411100.00
Registered voters/turnout252,52936.59

Tainan 2

Voted on 16 March 2019.

CandidatePartyVotes%
Kuo Kuo-wenDemocratic Progressive Party62,85847.05
Hsieh Lung-jieKuomintang59,19444.31
Chen Hsiao-yuIndependent10,4247.80
Yang Hsiao-juIndependent4920.37
Wu Ping-huiIndependent3500.26
Hsu Kuo-tongIndependent2690.20
Total133,587100.00
Valid votes133,58799.49
Invalid/blank votes6880.51
Total votes134,275100.00
Registered voters/turnout301,57144.53

Kinmen

Voted on 16 March 2019.

CandidatePartyVotes%
Chen Yu-chenIndependent7,11728.69
Chen Tsang-chiangIndependent6,02024.27
Hung Li-pingKuomintang5,68122.90
Tsai Hsi-huIndependent5,17520.86
Lu Kuan-yuIndependent5702.30
Hung Chih-hengKinmen Sorghum Party2400.97
Total24,803100.00
Valid votes24,80399.34
Invalid/blank votes1650.66
Total votes24,968100.00
Registered voters/turnout117,73021.21

Notes

  1. ^ a b Average of constituency and party-list votes

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