Local elections were held in Taiwan on 1 December 2001 to elect magistrates of counties and mayors of cities, on 26 January 2002 to elect councillors in county/city councils and mayors of townships and cities, on 8 June 2002 to elect representatives in township/city councils and village chiefs (all except in Taipei City), and on 7 December 2002 to elect mayors and councillors of special municipalities.[2]
2001–02 Taiwanese local elections |
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15,875,304 |
67.30% 1.52 pp |
| First party | Second party |
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| | | Leader | Lien Chan | Frank Hsieh |
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Party | Kuomintang | DPP |
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Leader since | 20 March 2000 | 20 April 2000 |
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Last election | 9 seats, 43.95% | 13 seats, 44.14% |
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Seats won | 10 | 10 |
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Seat change | 1 | 3 |
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Popular vote | 4,184,865 | 4,674,904 |
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Percentage | 39.75% | 44.40% |
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Swing | 4.21 pp | 0.26 pp |
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Councillors | 412 | 178 |
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Township/city mayors | 195 | 28 |
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| | Third party | Fourth party |
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| | | Leader | James Soong | Hau Lung-pin |
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Party | People First | New |
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Leader since | 31 March 2000 | March 2000 |
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Last election | Did not stand[c] | 0 seats, 1.60% |
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Seats won | 2 | 1 |
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Seat change | 2 | 1 |
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Popular vote | 197,707 | 834,956 |
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Percentage | 1.88% | 7.93% |
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Swing | New party | 6.33 pp |
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Councillors | 64 | 8 |
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Township/city mayors | 4 | 0 |
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Elected magistrate/mayor party by seat |
The election was administered directly under the central government of Taiwan. Mayor candidates for the Kuomintang were elected in Taipei, while candidates for the Democratic Progressive Party were elected in Kaohsiung.
Taipei City
Results of Past Taipei Municipal Mayoral Elections |
Year | Winning Candidate | Political Party |
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1994 | Chen Shui-bian | Democratic Progressive Party |
1998 | Ma Ying-jeou | Kuomintang |
Results Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
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| Kuomintang | 2 | Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) | 873,102 | 64.11% | |
| Democratic Progressive Party | 1 | Lee Ying-yuan (李應元) | 488,811 | 35.89% | |
Total | 1,374,862 | 100.00% |
Voter turnout | 70.61% |
Kaohsiung City
Results of Past Kaohsiung Municipal Mayoral Elections |
Year | Winning Candidate | Political Party |
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1994 | Wu Den-yih | Kuomintang |
1998 | Hsieh Chang-ting | Democratic Progressive Party |
Results Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
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| Democratic Progressive Party | 5 | Hsieh Chang-ting (謝長廷) | 386,384 | 50.04% | |
| Kuomintang | 4 | Huang Jun-ying (黃俊英) | 361,546 | 46.82% | |
| Independent | 2 | Chang Po-ya (張博雅) | 13,479 | 1.75% | |
| Independent | 1 | Shih Ming-te (施明德) | 8,750 | 1.13% | |
| Independent | 3 | Huang Tian-sheng (黃天生) | 1,998 | 0.26% | |
Total | 779,911 | 100.00% |
Voter turnout | 71.38% |