Taiwan held legislative elections on January 12, 2008—little more than two months before its presidential elections. It was split into a constituency ballot and a party-list ballot; each citizen voted once for each ballot. The Democratic Progressive Party-controlled Pan-Green Coalition was the previous majority, and the KMT-aligned Pan-Blue Coalition was the opposition. The Pan-Blue coalition won a supermajority, earning 85 seats compared to the Pan-Green's 27.
Election Results
Pan-Blue Coalition
- Kuomintang (KMT)
- Constituency votes: 5,291,512 (53.5%)
- Seats won: 61
- Party list votes: 5,010,801 (51.2%)
- Seats won: 20
- Non-Partisan Solidarity Union (NPSU)
- Constituency votes: 239,317 (2.4%)
- Seats won: 3
- Party list votes: 68,527 (0.7%)
- Seats won: 0
- People First Party (PFP)
- Constituency votes: 28,254 (0.3%)
- Seats won: 1
- Party list votes: N/A
- Seats won: N/A
- New Party (CNP)
- Constituency votes: N/A
- Seats won: N/A
- Party list votes: 386,660 (4.0%)
- Seats won: 0
Pan-Green Coalition
- Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)
- Constituency votes: 3,775,352 (38.2%)
- Seats won: 13
- Party list votes: 3,610,106 (36.9%)
- Seats won: 14
- Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU)
- Constituency votes: 93,480 (0.9%)
- Seats won: 9
- Party list votes: 344,887 (3.5%)
- Seats won: 0
- Taiwan Constitution Association (TCA)
- Constituency votes: 3,926 (0.1%)
- Seats won: 0
- Party list votes: 30,315 (0.3%)
- Seats won: 0
Taiwan Election News
- Google News: Taiwan Election
- CNN.com: Opposition Sweep to Victory in Taiwan (January 12, 2008)
- With 90% of the votes counted, it appears that the KMT, which favors closer ties with mainland China, has won 85 of the 113 seats in Parliament.
- USAToday: "Nationalists Win Big in Taiwan Election" (January 12, 2008)
- Xinhua: "Ballot Counting Starts in Taiwan "legislator" Election" (January 12, 2008)
- Bloomberg: Taiwan's Opposition Kmt Set to Win Landslide Election Victory (January 12, 2008)
- VOA News: Opposition Takes Early Lead in Taiwan Parliamentary Election (January 12, 2008)
- Economist: "Taiwan's Elections" (January 8, 2008)
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References
Fast Facts
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Took place
January 12, 2008
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Constituency votes cast
10,050,619
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Party List votes cast
10,076,239
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Voter turnout
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Total number of seats
113
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Fact:
All seats available in election
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Previous ruling party
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Previous opposition party
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Fact:
Pan-Blue Coalition won supermajority, with 85 seats
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Fact:
Pan-Green Coalition won only 27 seats
