Non-Partisan Solidarity Union

Non-Partisan Solidarity Union 無黨團結聯盟
NPSU logo
Leader	Lin Pin-kuan
Founded	16 June 2004
Headquarters	Taipei, Taiwan
Ideology	Third Way
Political position	Centre
National affiliation	Pan-Blue Coalition [1]
Legislative Yuan	0 / 113
Municipal mayors	0 / 6
Magistrates/mayors	0 / 16
Councilors	7 / 912
Township/city mayors	0 / 204
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Non-Partisan Solidarity Union
Traditional Chinese	無 黨 團結 聯盟
Simplified Chinese	无 党 团结 联盟
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wúdǎng Tuánjié Liánméng Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Mò-tóng Thòn-kiet Lièn-mèn Southern Min Hokkien POJ Bô-tóng Thoân-kiat Liân-bêng Tâi-lô Bô-tóng Thuân-kiat Liân-bîng

The Non-Partisan Solidarity Union ^[I] is a political party in Taiwan. It was established on 16 June 2004, ^[2] led by founding Chairwoman Chang Po-ya and emerged a major player in the national political scene during the 2004 Legislative Yuan election, with 26 candidates running for local constituency and aboriginal seats, and 6 others nominated for proportional representation seats.

History

At its founding, it was something of a big tent party in that it lacked a central ideology and fielded various candidates who ran more on their personal qualities rather than a well-articulated commonality. ^[3]

The party won six seats in the 6th Legislative Yuan (2005–2008), three seats in the 7th Legislative Yuan (2008–2012), two seats in the 2012 election and one in the 2016 election.

Election results

Legislative elections

Election	Total seats won	Total votes	Share of votes	Outcome of election	Election leader
2004	6 / 225	353,164	3.86%	5 seats; Opposition (unaligned)	Chang Po-ya
2008	3 / 113	239,317	2.4%	3 seats; Opposition (unaligned)	Lin Pin-kuan
2012	2 / 113	148,105	1.12%	1 seats; Opposition (unaligned)	Lin Pin-kuan
2016	1 / 113	77,672	0.64%	1 seats; Opposition (unaligned)	Lin Pin-kuan

Local elections

Election	Mayors & Magistrates	Councils	Third-level Municipal heads	Third-level Municipal councils	Fourth-level Village heads	Election Leader
2005	0 / 23	0 / 901	1 / 319	—	—	Chang Po-ya
2006 municipalities only	0 / 2	0 / 96	—	—	—	Chang Po-ya
2009	0 / 17	0 / 587	0 / 211	—	—	Lin Pin-kuan
2010 municipalities only	0 / 5	0 / 314	—	—	0 / 3,757	Lin Pin-kuan
2014 unified	0 / 22	2 / 906	0 / 204	0 / 2,137	0 / 7,836	Lin Pin-kuan
2018 unified	0 / 22	5 / 912	0 / 204	0 / 2,148	0 / 7,744	Lin Pin-kuan
2022 unified	0 / 22	7 / 910	0 / 204	0 / 2,139	0 / 7,748	Lin Pin-kuan

National Assembly elections

Election	Total seats won	Total votes	Share of votes	Outcome of election	Election leader
2005	2 / 300	25,162	0.65%	2 seats; Opposition(Rejecting amendments)	Chang Po-ya

See also

• Politics of the Republic of China
• List of political parties in Taiwan

Notes

1. • Traditional Chinese script: 無黨團結聯盟
   • Mandarin Pinyin: Wúdǎng Tuánjié Liánméng
   • Hokkien: Bô-tóng Thoân-kiat Liân-bêng
   • Sixian Hakka: Mò-tóng Thòn-kiet Lièn-mèn

References

1. Gold, Thomas B. (2009). "Taiwan in 2008: My Kingdom for a Horse" . Asian Survey. 49 (1): 88–97. doi:10.1525/as.2009.49.1.88. ISSN   0004-4687. JSTOR   10.1525/as.2009.49.1.88. Because blue is the dominant color of the KMT flag and green the dominant color of the DPP flag, their respective party alliances are referred to as the Blue and Green Camps. The pro-Blue Non Partisan Solidarity Union won two district and one aborigine seat, and the People First Party won one aborigine seat; one seat went to an independent.
2. Yiu, Cody (17 June 2004). "Legislator says new party should not be recognized". Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
3. Wu, Debby (2004-11-20). "Introducing the 'non-party' party". Taipei Times .