2024 Taiwanese legislative election

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2024 Taiwanese legislative election
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  2020 13 January 2024 (2024-01-13)2028 

All 113 seats in the Legislative Yuan
57 seats needed for a majority
Turnout71.28% [a] (Decrease2.svg 3.65pp)
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
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Leader Eric Chu Lai Ching-te Ko Wen-je
Party Kuomintang DPP TPP
Last election38 seats61 seats5 seats
Seats won52518
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 14Decrease2.svg 10Increase2.svg 3
Constituency vote
  • 5,401,933
  • 39.96%
  • Decrease2.svg 0.75pp
  • 6,095,276
  • 45.09%
  • Decrease2.svg 0.02pp
  • 403,357
  • 2.98%
  • Increase2.svg 1.11pp
Party vote
  • 4,764,576
  • 34.58%
  • Increase2.svg 1.22pp
  • 4,982,062
  • 36.16%
  • Increase2.svg 2.18pp
  • 3,040,615
  • 22.07%
  • Increase2.svg 10.85pp

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President before election

Yu Shyi-kun
DPP

Elected President

Han Kuo-yu
Kuomintang

Legislative elections were held in Taiwan on 13 January 2024 to elect members of the Legislative Yuan. The elections were held alongside presidential elections. [1] [2]

Contents

The results saw the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lose its majority in the Legislative Yuan that it had held since 2016, losing 11 seats and retaining 51, while the Kuomintang (KMT) became the largest single party with 52 seats, and the Taiwan People's Party (TPP) won eight seats. The New Power Party lost all its three seats after failing to win a constituency seat or meet the 5% threshold for at-large representation. The election marked the first time under the current electoral system (introduced in 2008) that no party held an absolute majority in the Legislative Yuan, [3] and the first in which the largest party in the legislature won neither the most constituency votes nor the most party votes. The term of the Legislative Yuan began on 1 February 2024.

Electoral system

Members were elected by parallel voting. 73 members were elected by first-past-the-post, 6 reserved for indigenous candidates by single non-transferable vote, and 34 by party-list proportional representation.

Contesting parties and candidates

A total of 315 candidates registered for first-past-the-post seats in the 2024 legislative election. [4] Sixteen political parties submitted party lists to the Central Election Commission (CEC). A total of 178 nominees were included on party lists. [5] On 15 December 2023, the CEC announced that six first-past-the post candidates, one candidate running for a reserved indigenous seat, and one party list candidate, were ineligible. [6] The campaign period officially started on 16 December 2023. [7]

PartyGeneral seatsAboriginal seatsParty listTotal
Democratic Progressive Party 69234105
Kuomintang 64434102
Taiwan People's Party 1013445
New Power Party 20810
Taiwan Statebuilding Party 2079
People First Party 001010
Green Party 1089
New Party 11810
Taiwan Solidarity Union 0066
Taiwan Renewal Party101314
Chinese Unification Promotion Party 100414
Formosa Alliance 1001
Labor Party 2002
Independent 65974
Others7212194
Total30919177505

Results

The Kuomintang won 52 seats, making it the largest single party in the Legislative Yuan. The DPP, having won 51 seats, declined to the second largest party in the Legislative Yuan. The Taiwan People's Party ranked the third with 8 seats under its control. The DPP lost 11 seats in the election, which also meant the loss of the parliamentary majority that it had held since 2016. The election results also led to the removal of the New Power Party, which previously held three seats, from the Legislative Yuan after it failed to win a constituency seat or meet the 5% threshold needed to win at-large seats. Two independents, namely Chen Chao-ming and Kao Chin Su-mei, who were members of the Kuomintang caucus in the 10th Yuan, were also elected. [3]

The election was the first in Taiwanese history in which the party that received the most votes did not win the most seats, and also marked the first time since 2004 that no party held an absolute majority in the Legislative Yuan. [3] This result that TPP therefore has the "kingmaker" position, it's also meant that the TPP’s support was crucial in the selection of the President of the Legislative Yuan and the major policies. [8]

The election was also the first time that an openly bisexual candidate, [9] Huang Jie (DPP) of Kaohsiung city's sixth constituency, was elected to the Legislative Yuan. [10] It was also the first time that an openly transgender person, Abbygail ET Wu of the Green Party (at-large), ran for the chamber, albeit unsuccessfully. [11]

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PartyParty-listConstituency/AboriginalTotal
seats
+/–
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Democratic Progressive Party 4,982,06236.16136,095,27645.093851–10
Kuomintang 4,764,57634.58135,401,93339.963952+14
Taiwan People's Party 3,040,61522.078403,3572.9808+3
New Power Party 353,6702.57096,5890.7100–3
Taiwan Obasang Political Equality Party 128,6130.93078,1380.5800New
Green Party Taiwan 117,2980.85015,5570.12000
Taiwan Statebuilding Party 95,0780.69032,5830.2400–1
People First Party 69,8170.51000
MiLinguall Party 44,8520.33055,9370.4100New
Taiwan Solidarity Union 43,3720.31000
New Party 40,4290.2909,1430.07000
Judicial Reform Party  [ zh ]37,7550.27038,6850.2900New
Institutional Island of Saving the World  [ zh ]19,6910.14011,2600.0800New
Unionist Party 18,4250.13013,2030.10000
The People Union Party  [ zh ]11,7460.09025,2160.1900New
Taiwan Renewal Party 10,3030.07033,3470.25000
Social Democratic Party 74,3750.5500New
Formosa Alliance 15,4330.11000
Taiwan Mahjong Greatest Party  [ zh ]7,8390.0600New
Rehabilitation Alliance Party7,4410.0600New
Labor Party 6,4530.05000
Justice Party6,3310.0500New
United China Party4,1390.0300New
Taiwan Nationalist Party 3,2930.0200New
Taiwan Revolutionary Party3,0720.02000
Chinese Culture Republican Party2,5830.0200New
Family Basic Income2,3610.0200New
Taiwan Plastic Surgery Federation Labor Party1,8810.0100New
Chinese Women's Party1,0290.01000
People's Democratic Party 8360.01000
Economic Party4720.0000New
Patriot Alliance Association 3100.0000New
United Action Alliance  [ zh ]1740.00000
Revival of the Chinese Alliance1360.0000New
Independents1,069,7587.9122–3
Total13,778,302100.003413,518,140100.00791130
Valid votes13,778,30298.1013,518,14097.41
Invalid/blank votes267,3061.90359,9172.59
Total votes14,045,608100.0013,878,057100.00
Registered voters/turnout19,566,00771.7919,468,96971.28
Source: Central Election Commission

By constituency

ConstituencyResultIncumbent memberElected member
Taipei City I DPP hold Rosalia Wu
II DPP hold Ho Chih-wei Wang Shih-chien
III Kuomintang hold Wang Hung-wei
IV Kuomintang gain from DPP Kao Chia-yu Lee Yen-hsiu
V DPP hold Freddy Lim Wu Pei-yi
VI Kuomintang holdVacant [b] Lo Chih-chiang
VII Kuomintang hold Alex Fai Hsu Chiao-hsin
VIII Kuomintang hold Lai Shyh-bao
New Taipei City I Kuomintang hold Hung Mong-kai
II DPP hold Lin Shu-fen
III DPP hold Yu Tian Lee Kuen-cheng
IV DPP holdWu Ping-jui
V DPP hold Su Chiao-hui
VI DPP hold Chang Hung-lu
VII Kuomintang gain from DPP Lo Chih-cheng Yeh Yuan-chih
VIII Kuomintang gain from DPP Chiang Yung-chang Chang Chih-lun
IX Kuomintang hold Lin Te-fu
X DPP hold Wu Chi-ming
XI Kuomintang hold Lo Ming-tsai
XII Kuomintang gain from DPP Lai Pin-yu Liao Hsien-hsiang
Taoyuan City I Kuomintang gain from DPP Cheng Yun-peng Niu Hsu-ting
II Kuomintang gain from DPP Huang Shier-chiehTu Chuan-chi
III Kuomintang hold Lu Ming-che
IV Kuomintang holdWan Mei-ling
V Kuomintang holdLu Yu-ling
VI Kuomintang gain from Independent Chao Cheng-yu Chiu Jo-hua
Taichung City I DPP hold Tsai Chi-chang
II Kuomintang gain from DPP Lin Ching-yi Yen Kuan-heng
III Kuomintang hold Yang Chiung-ying
IV Kuomintang gain from DPP Chang Liao Wan-chien Sean Liao Wei-hsiang
V Kuomintang gain from DPP Zhuang Ching-chengHuang Chien-hao
VI Kuomintang gain from DPP Huang Kuo-shu Lo Ting-wei
VII DPP hold Ho Hsin-chun
VIII Kuomintang hold Johnny Chiang
Tainan City I DPP holdLai Huei-yuen
II DPP hold Kuo Kuo-wen
III DPP hold Chen Ting-fei
IV DPP hold Lin I-chin
V DPP holdLin Chun-hsien
VI DPP holdWang Ting-yu
Kaohsiung City I DPP hold Chiu Yi-ying
II DPP hold Chiu Chih-wei
III DPP hold Liu Shyh-fang Lee Po-yi
IV DPP hold Lin Tai-hua
V DPP holdLee Kun-tse
VI DPP holdChao Tien-lin Huang Jie
VII DPP hold Hsu Chih-chieh
VIII DPP holdLai Jui-lung
Hsinchu County I Kuomintang holdLin Wei-chou Hsu Hsin-ying
II Kuomintang hold Lin Si-ming
Miaoli County IIndependent hold Chen Chao-ming
II Kuomintang holdHsu Chih-jung Chiu Chen-chun
Changhua County I DPP hold Chen Hsiu-bao
II DPP hold Huang Hsiu-fang
III Kuomintang hold Hsieh Yi-fong
IV DPP hold Chen Su-yueh
Nantou County I Kuomintang hold Ma Wen-chun
II Kuomintang gain from DPP Frida Tsai Yu Hao
Yunlin County I Kuomintang gain from DPP Su Chih-fen Ting Hsueh-chung
II DPP hold Liu Chien-kuo
Chiayi County I DPP holdTsai Yi-yu
II DPP hold Chen Ming-wen Chen Kuan-ting
Pingtung County I DPP hold Chung Chia-pin
II DPP gain from IndependentSu Chen-chingHsu Fu-kuei
Yilan County DPP hold Chen Ou-po Chen Chun-yu
Hualien County Kuomintang hold Fu Kun-chi
Taitung County Kuomintang gain from IndependentLiu Chao-howHuang Chien-pin
Penghu County DPP hold Yang Yao
Kinmen County Kuomintang hold Chen Yu-jen
Lienchiang County Kuomintang hold Cheng Hsueh-sheng
Keelung City Kuomintang gain from DPP Tsai Shih-ying Jonathan Lin
Hsinchu City Kuomintang hold Cheng Cheng-chien
Chiayi City DPP hold Wang Mei-hui
Lowland Aboriginal I Kuomintang hold Zheng Tian-cai (Sra Kacaw)
II DPP hold Chen Ying (Asenay Daliyalrep)
III Kuomintang hold Liao Kuo-tung (Sufin Siluko) Huang Jen (Kin Cyang)
Highland Aboriginal IIndependent hold Kao Chin Su-mei (Ciwas Ali)
II DPP hold Wu Li-hua (Saidhai Tahovecahe)
III Kuomintang holdKung Wen-chi (Yosi Takun) Lu Hsien-yi (Sasuyu Ruljuwan)

By National-at-large

National-at-large legislators are apportioned by largest remainder method. Political parties will gain seats upon reaching the 5% threshold and allocated based on total votes. The quota remains as 2.9412%, each political party will be allocated a seat. The remainder will be allocated based on the largest remainder (Remainder: Democratic Progressive Party 0.7244%; Kuomintang 1.9683%; Taiwan People's Party 0.2496%).

2024 Taiwanese legislative election national-at-large party vote share with elected national-at-large members
Counties/CitiesTotal Voters Democratic Progressive Party Kuomintang Taiwan People's Party
VotesVotes %VotesVotes %VotesVotes %
Taipei 2,090,062511,12633.36%575,00437.53%334,38921.83%
New Taipei City 3,402,064846,76634.81%854,55835.13%556,98022.90%
Keelung 312,20767,01831.01%85,32039.48%48,40122.40%
Yilan County 379,026107,72541.02%78,94430.06%58,45622.26%
Taoyuan City 1,882,592429,37332.14%475,06335.56%338,32925.32%
Hsinchu County 466,55879,31523.59%132,16039.31%96,73428.78%
Hsinchu City 359,46579,72130.20%83,49931.63%77,49629.35%
Miaoli County 447,76779,22425.32%135,10743.18%72,81523.27%
Taichung City 2,328,896568,83933.74%576,75834.21%416,86624.73%
Changhua County 1,032,636251,99434.58%255,61635.08%170,90323.45%
Nantou County 407,14991,94832.66%114,45440.66%56,93920.23%
Yunlin County 560,296151,91240.77%119,03931.95%77,58120.82%
Chiayi County 423,199126,32844.20%84,20729.46%54,45119.05%
Chiayi City 217,54960,94739.07%50,47532.35%33,50721.48%
Tainan City 1,567,432508,78445.97%296,98726.83%214,46919.38%
Kaohsiung City 2,312,303728,10944.90%496,42330.61%283,06217.46%
Pingtung County 681,631207,89344.40%153,48032.78%76,87016.42%
Taitung County 178,72825,91824.17%56,01752.23%18,18216.95%
Hualien County 267,82436,58021.45%90,09052.85%33,38319.57%
Penghu County 92,64217,47236.24%18,52338.42%9,39519.49%
Kinmen County 126,4223,5867.97%28,68863.79%9,79621.7%
Lienchiang County 12,0834827.96%3,88164.12%1,33021.97%
Note
  • Total votes are accurate as per Republic of China Central Election Commission


Elected National-at-large members
Democratic Progressive Party Kuomintang Taiwan People's Party
Lin Yueh-chin
Puma Shen
Ariel Chang
Hung Sun-han
Loh Meei-ling
You Si-kun
Fan Yun
Ker Chien-ming
Shen Fa-hui
Chuang Jui-hsiung
Michelle Lin
Jean Kuo
Chen Pei-yu
Han Kuo-yu
Ko Chih-en
Ko Ju-chun
Weng Hsiao-ling
Chen Jing-hui
Wu Tsung-hsien
Lin Chien-chi
Chen Yeong-kang
Hsu Yu-chen
Hsieh Lung-chieh
Su Ching-chuan
Chang Chia-chun
Wang Yu-min
Huang Shan-shan
Huang Kuo-chang
Chen Gau-tzu
Wu Chun-cheng
Mạch Ngọc Trân
Lin Kuo-cheng
Lin Yi-chun
Chang Chi-kai

Aftermath

At the opening of the new Legislative Yuan on 1 February 2024, Han Kuo-yu of the Kuomintang was elected as President of the Legislative Yuan following two rounds of voting in which all eight members of the TPP abstained in the second round. Han obtained the support of the KMT's 52 members in the Legislative Yuan as well as two independents [12] and defeated the DPP's You Si-kun and the TPP's Huang Shan-shan. The KMT's Johnny Chiang was also elected as deputy speaker, defeating the DPP's Tsai Chi-chang and the TPP's Chang Chi-kai. [13]

See also

Notes

  1. District and aboriginal electorate; party-list voter turnout was 71.78%
  2. The former legislator of this constituency, Lin Yi-hua of the Kuomintang, resigned in February 2023 to take the position of deputy mayor of Taipei. Since the remaining term was less than one year, no by-election was held. Source: "Legislator's plan to delay Taipei post questioned". Taipei Times. 2022-12-25. Retrieved 2024-01-21.

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