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2012 Taiwanese Legislative Election
Legislative elections were held in Taiwan on 16 January 2012 for all 113 seats in the Legislative Yuan. For the first time, the legislative elections were held simultaneously with the presidential election. Elected parliamentarians formed the fifteenth Legislative Yuan session since 1946, when the current constitution came into effect. Voting took place on 14 January 2012 between 08:00 and 16:00 local Taipei time at 14,806 polling stations nationwide. Electoral system Members were elected by parallel voting. Subsidies According to the "Civil Servants Election And Recall Act", subsidies are payable to the political parties who sponsor candidates for Legislative Yuan elections. Article 43 has the following specifications: Laws and Regulations Database of the Republic of Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislative Yuan
The Legislative Yuan () is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in Taipei. The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for four-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a parallel voting system. Originally located in Nanjing, the Legislative Yuan, along with the National Assembly (electoral college) and the Control Yuan (upper house), formed the tricameral parliament under the original 1947 Constitution. The Legislative Yuan previously had 760 members representing constituencies in all of China (includes provinces, municipalities, Tibet Area, and various professions in Mainland China). Until democratization, the Republic of China was an authoritarian state under the '' Dang Guo'' system. At the time, the Legislative Yuan functioned as a rubber stamp for the ruling regime of the Kuomintang. Like parliaments or congresses of other countries, the Legislative Yuan is responsible for the passage of leg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Progressive Party
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is a centre to centre-left Taiwanese nationalist political party in Taiwan. As the dominant party in the Pan-Green Coalition, one of the two main political camps in Taiwan, the DPP is currently the ruling party in Taiwan, leading a minority government that controls the presidency and the central government. Founded in 1986 by Hsu Hsin-liang, Roger Hsieh and Lin Shui-chuan, a year prior to the end of martial law, the DPP is one of two major parties in Taiwan, the other being the Kuomintang (KMT), a Chinese nationalist party previously ruling the country as a one-party state, and its smaller allies in the Pan-Blue Coalition. It has traditionally been associated with a strong advocacy of human rights, emerging against the authoritarian White Terror that was initiated by the KMT, as well as the promotion of Taiwanese nationalism and identity. Lai Ching-te is the current chairperson of the DPP from 2023, who also serves as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hsu Shu-hua
Hsu Shu-hua (; born 15 October 1975) is a Taiwanese politician serving as magistrate of Nantou County. From 2002 to 2006, she was a member of the Nantou County Council. Hsu then served as mayor of Nantou City until 2014. She subsequently won a by-election to the Legislative Yuan. Hsu vacated her legislative seat in 2022 to take office as magistrate of Nantou County. Another Taiwanese politician also named Hsu Shu-hua is a Taipei City Councilor, representing the Democratic Progressive Party. Early life and education Hsu was born on 15 October 1975. She graduated from Nan Kai University of Technology with a degree in industrial management and earned a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from Feng Chia University. Political career Hsu was elected to the Nantou County Council in 2002, and became mayor of Nantou City in 2006. While mayor of Nantou, she was elected to the Kuomintang Central Standing Committee in 2011. She served as mayor until 2014, and was named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lin Ming-chen
Lin Ming-chen () is a Taiwanese politician who served as a member of the Legislative Yuan from 2005 to 2014 and as magistrate of Nantou County from 2014 to 2022. In both offices, Lin was succeeded by Hsu Shu-hua. Education Lin earned his bachelor's degree in architecture from China Junior College of Technology and master's degree in leisure service management from Chaoyang University of Technology. Early political career Lin led Jiji Township from 1994 to 2002, was subsequently elected to the Nantou County Council until 2006, and served on the Legislative Yuan between 2008 and 2014. Magistrate of Nantou County 2014 Magistrate election Lin was elected as the Magistrate of Nantou County after winning the 2014 Nantou County magistrate election held on 29 November 2014. 2016 Mainland China visit In September 2016, Lin with another seven magistrates and mayors from Taiwan visited Beijing, which were Hsu Yao-chang (Magistrate of Miaoli County), Chiu Ching-chun (Magistrate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hsu Yao-chang
Hsu Yao-chang (; born 30 June 1955) is a Taiwanese politician. He represented Miaoli County in the Legislative Yuan from 2002 to 2014, when he was elected Magistrate of Miaoli County. Education Hsu graduated from the Chin-Min Institute of Technology and completed his master's degree in industrial and commercial management at Chung Hua University. Political career Hsu began his political career in 1994, as Toufen Township mayor affiliated with the Kuomintang. He left the KMT to represent the People First Party in the 2001 legislative elections. Hsu served as a legislator from 2002 to 2014, returning to the KMT to contest the Miaoli County magistracy in 2014. He declared his candidacy for the Miaoli County magistracy on 8 January 2014 at Toufen Elementary School in Toufen Township, Miaoli County. He was accompanied by his wife and other officials. Toufen Township chief Hsu Ting-chen said that Hsu would be able to expedite the development of the county due to his abundant e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chen Su-yueh
Chen Su-yueh (; born 18 January 1966) is a Taiwanese politician. She served on the Changhua County Council from 2006 to 2014, then she won a by-election and succeeded Wei Ming-ku as a member of the Legislative Yuan in 2015. Education and early career Chen attended primary and middle school in Nantou County, subsequently graduating from Taichung Municipal Taichung Girls' Senior High School. She earned an undergraduate degree in history at Chinese Culture University and remained at CCU, where she earned a master's degree in the subject. She has held lecturer posts at Dayeh University and National Open University. Political career Chen has served as a representative to the Democratic Progressive Party National Congress, and as legislative assistant to Wei Ming-ku. From 2006 to 2014, she was a member of the Changhua County Council. While on the county council, she called for a "crude and ill-made" statue portraying fruit placed in Yuanlin to be removed. Chen contested the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wei Ming-ku
Wei Ming-ku (; born 18 March 1963) is a Taiwanese politician. He served in the Legislative Yuan from 2002 to 2008 and again from 2012 until 2014, when he was elected Magistrate of Changhua County Changhua (Wade-Giles: ''Chang¹-hua⁴'') is a Taiwanese County (Taiwan), county that is the smallest on the Geography of Taiwan, main island of Taiwan by area, and the fourth smallest in the country. With a total population of 1.24 million, Chan .... Education Wei received his bachelor's degree in business from National Taichung University of Science and Technology and master's degree in business management from Dayeh University. Magistrate of Changhua County 2014 Changhua County magistrate election Wei won the 2014 Changhua County magistrate election held on 29 November 2014. 2016 Japan visit In August–September 2016, Wei led a business delegation to Japan to promote trade and investment in Changhua County. He also studied the development of the Abeno-ku area. 2018 Chan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yen Kuan-heng
Yen Kuan-heng (; born 14 September 1977) is a Taiwanese politician. He was elected to the Legislative Yuan from Taichung in 2013, to replace his father Yen Ching-piao in office. Yen lost reelection to Chen Po-wei in 2020, and returned to office in 2024. Education Yen graduated from Chienkuo Technology University and earned a Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) from Chung Hua University. He then completed graduate studies in the United States at the University of San Francisco, where he earned a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.). Political career Yen Kuan-heng helped run his father's first legislative campaign in 2001, and worked as the elder Yen's legislative assistant. Yen Ching-piao was sentenced to prison in November 2012 and expelled from the Legislative Yuan, necessitating a by-election for Taichung 2. Chen Shih-kai was named the Democratic Progressive Party candidate days before the Kuomintang announced its support of Yen Kuan-heng. The by-election was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yen Ching-piao
Yen Ching-piao (; born 25 August 1960) is a Taiwanese politician. Personal life and early career As a child, Yen Ching-piao earned the nickname "winter melon-piao" from his grandfather for his short stature and stocky build. Yen married at age 17, and had children, including son Yen Kuan-heng and daughter Yen Li-ming. Yen was linked to organized crime in 1986 and was imprisoned on Green Island, Taiwan, Green Island for over three years. Upon his release, Yen was elected a borough leader, and, in 1994, was elected to the Taiwan Provincial Assembly, becoming the body's youngest member. He later served on the Taichung County Council, including a stint as speaker. Yen was expelled from the Kuomintang in April 2000, after having publicly backed James Soong's presidential campaign the previous month. Yen assumed the chairmanship of the Dajia Jenn Lann Temple in January 1999, and used his position to push for direct travel from Taiwan to mainland China. He has become known for leading t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Non-Partisan Solidarity Union
The Non-Partisan Solidarity Union is a political party in Taiwan. It was established on 16 June 2004, led by founding Chairwoman Chang Po-ya and emerged a major player in the national political scene during the 2004 Taiwan legislative election, 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. 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 Taiwan legislative election, 2012 election and one in the 2016 Taiwan general election, 2016 election. Election results Legislative elections Local elections National Assembly elections See also *Politics of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Party (Taiwan)
The New Party (NP; ; Taiwanese Hakka, Hakka: ''Sîn Tóng''), formerly the Chinese New Party (CNP), is a Chinese nationalism, Chinese nationalist political party in the Taiwan, Republic of China (Taiwan). The New Party was established in 1993 due to a split from the Kuomintang by members of the New Kuomintang Alliance, who were dissatisfied with Kuomintang Chairman Lee Teng-hui. In the 2000 Taiwanese presidential election, 2000 presidential elections, the party symbolically nominated Li Ao as its candidate, but both Li and the party encouraged party members to support former Kuomintang member James Soong. It won one seat in the 2001 Taiwanese legislative election, 2001 legislative elections, and saw significant support in the 2005–06 Taiwanese local elections, 2005–06 municipal elections, though its influence has waned since then. The New Party is considered to be on the right-wing or the far-right of the political spectrum. It strongly supports Chinese unification, unif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
