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National Assembly elections were held in the Republic of China on 22 December 1991. [1] The result was a victory for the Kuomintang, which won 254 of the 325 seats. Voter turnout was 68.3%.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuomintang | 6,053,366 | 69.1 | 254 | +186 |
| Democratic Progressive Party | 2,036,271 | 23.3 | 66 | New |
| Nationwide Democratic Nonpartisan Union | 193,234 | 2.2 | 3 | New |
| Chinese Social Democratic Party | 185,515 | 2.1 | 0 | New |
| Labor Party | 18,008 | 0.2 | 0 | New |
| Workers' Party | 7,698 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Farmers' Party | 4,268 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Chinese Youth Party | 1,573 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| China Democratic Socialist Party | 1,125 | 0.0 | 0 | –1 |
| China Renaissance Party | 1,189 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| China Old Veterans Unification Party | 910 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| China Democratic Constitutional Party | 695 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| China Neutral Party | 576 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| China All People Welfare Party | 530 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| National Revival Party | 430 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| China Justice Party | 276 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| China Great Harmony Democratic Party | 186 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Independents | 253,032 | 2.9 | 2 | –13 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 179,743 | – | – | – |
| Total | 8,938,622 | 100 | 325 | +241 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
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