2019_Taiwanese_by-elections
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.
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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]
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]
Taipei City Constituency 2
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Democratic Progressive Party called in Taipei councillor Ho Chih-wei to contest the seat [8] 
Kuomintang called in Taipei councillor Chen Bing-fu to contest the seat.[9]
Independent candidate Chen Si-yu has announced to contest the seat.[10]
Taichung City Constituency 5
- Kuomintang had seven candidates indicate interest in contesting the by-election. The party nominated ex-legislator Shen Chih-hwei [zh] to contest the seat.
- ‹See Tfd› Democratic Progressive Party has called in Taichung Transportation Bureau director Wang Yi-chuan [zh] to contest the seat.
Changhua County Constituency 1
- Kuomintang has 3 candidates indicated interest in contesting the by-election. Polls were done, KMT has nominated current Yunlin-Chiayi-Tainan Regional Branch Workforce Development Agency director Ko Cheng-fang to contest the seat.[11]
- ‹See Tfd› Democratic Progressive Party has called in former Lukang Township mayor Huang Chen-yen to contest the seat.[12]
Tainan City Constituency 2
- ‹See Tfd› Democratic Progressive Party has called in Kuo Kuo-wen to contest the seat.
- Kuomintang has called in current Tainan councillor Hsieh Lung-chieh [zh]
- Independent candidate Chen Hsiao-yu has announced to contest the seat after leaving the ‹See Tfd› Democratic Progressive Party.
Kinmen County Constituency
- Kuomintang has called in former Kinmen County Council speaker Hung Li-ping [zh]
- Independent candidate Chen Yu-chen [zh] announced her intentions to contest the seat,[13] and was stripped of her KMT membership.[14]
New Taipei City Constituency 3
- ‹See Tfd› Democratic Progressive Party called in New Taipei City branch chairman Yu Tian to contest the seat [15]
- Kuomintang called in KMT Vice Chairman of the Cultural Communication Committee Cheng Shih-wei to contest the seat.[16]
Taipei City Constituency 2
More information Poll Organization, Date of completion ...
| 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% |
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Taichung City Constituency 5
More information Poll Organization, Date of completion ...
| 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% |
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Tainan City Constituency 2
More information Poll Organization, Date of completion ...
| 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% |
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New Taipei City Constituency 3
More information Poll Organization, Date of completion ...
| 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% |
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Taipei 2
Voted on 27 January 2019.[17]
More information Candidate, Party ...
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ho Chih-wei | Democratic Progressive Party | 38,591 | 47.76 | |
| Chen Bing-fu | Kuomintang | 31,532 | 39.03 | |
| Chen Si-yu | Independent | 9,689 | 11.99 | |
| Wang Yi-kai | Independent | 897 | 1.11 | |
| Chen Yuan-chi | National Non-Party Union | 89 | 0.11 | |
| Total | 80,798 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 80,798 | 99.62 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 309 | 0.38 | ||
| Total votes | 81,107 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 266,907 | 30.39 | ||
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Taichung 5
Voted on 27 January 2019.
More information Candidate, Party ...
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shen Chih-hwei | Kuomintang | 49,230 | 57.78 | |
| Wang Yi-chuan | Democratic Progressive Party | 32,903 | 38.62 | |
| Chiu Yu-shan | Independent | 2,910 | 3.42 | |
| Lin Chung-sheng | United Party | 157 | 0.18 | |
| Total | 85,200 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 85,200 | 99.51 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 421 | 0.49 | ||
| Total votes | 85,621 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 337,848 | 25.34 | ||
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New Taipei 3
Voted on 16 March 2019.[18]
More information Candidate, Party ...
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yu Tian | Democratic Progressive Party | 56,888 | 52.04 | |
| Cheng Shih-wei | Kuomintang | 51,127 | 46.77 | |
| Su Ching-yen | Independent | 1,303 | 1.19 | |
| Total | 109,318 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 109,318 | 99.44 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 621 | 0.56 | ||
| Total votes | 109,939 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 261,154 | 42.10 | ||
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Changhua 1
Voted on 16 March 2019.
More information Candidate, Party ...
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ko Cheng-fang | Kuomintang | 47,835 | 52.11 | |
| Huang Chen-yen | Democratic Progressive Party | 41,946 | 45.69 | |
| Chi Ching-tang | Independent | 2,022 | 2.20 | |
| Total | 91,803 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 91,803 | 99.34 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 608 | 0.66 | ||
| Total votes | 92,411 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 252,529 | 36.59 | ||
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Tainan 2
Voted on 16 March 2019.
More information Candidate, Party ...
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuo Kuo-wen | Democratic Progressive Party | 62,858 | 47.05 | |
| Hsieh Lung-jie | Kuomintang | 59,194 | 44.31 | |
| Chen Hsiao-yu | Independent | 10,424 | 7.80 | |
| Yang Hsiao-ju | Independent | 492 | 0.37 | |
| Wu Ping-hui | Independent | 350 | 0.26 | |
| Hsu Kuo-tong | Independent | 269 | 0.20 | |
| Total | 133,587 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 133,587 | 99.49 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 688 | 0.51 | ||
| Total votes | 134,275 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 301,571 | 44.53 | ||
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Kinmen
Voted on 16 March 2019.
More information Candidate, Party ...
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chen Yu-chen | Independent | 7,117 | 28.69 | |
| Chen Tsang-chiang | Independent | 6,020 | 24.27 | |
| Hung Li-ping | Kuomintang | 5,681 | 22.90 | |
| Tsai Hsi-hu | Independent | 5,175 | 20.86 | |
| Lu Kuan-yu | Independent | 570 | 2.30 | |
| Hung Chih-heng | Kinmen Sorghum Party | 240 | 0.97 | |
| Total | 24,803 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 24,803 | 99.34 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 165 | 0.66 | ||
| Total votes | 24,968 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 117,730 | 21.21 | ||
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- "By-elections date changed". Taipei Times. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
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