Election of the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China in 2008
The election to the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China in 2008 was held on January 12 of 2008. It led to a landslide victory for the opposition forces (82 of the 113 seats in parliament), especially the Kuomintang , over the Democratic Progressive Party of ruling President Chen Shui-bian .
The 6th Legislative Yuan resigned on January 24, 2008, and the 14th Legislative Yuan took office on the following February 1st.
background
In 2005, a constitutional reform was carried out, which provided for the synchronization of the elections to the Legislative Yuan (the legislative parliament of the Republic of China) and the presidential elections. As a result, the election was brought forward a bit. The election was also considered a test of mood for the presidential election on March 22, 2008.
Election mode
On 23. August 2004 a constitutional amendment was adopted, providing for the significant changes in election mode. The number of parliamentary seats was reduced from 225 to 113 seats and the legislative period was extended from three to four years. The current elections took place in a trench voting system with relative majority voting (in only one ballot) in 73 individual candidate constituencies (previously there had been several candidates per constituency depending on the size of the constituency) and proportional representation for 34 seats, which corresponded to the percentage of votes of the parties of the nationwide lists of parties were filled. A five percent threshold was applied . Overseas Taiwanese were also eligible to vote in the election of MPs on the list. It was also stipulated that at least half of the members of the list had to be women. Two votes were therefore to be given on the ballot paper (the first vote for the constituency candidate, the second vote for the party). Six more seats were reserved for the indigenous Taiwanese population , three for the inhabitants of the highlands and three for those of the lowlands.
Results
The pan-green coalition achieved the majority in the counties of Pintung, Tainan, and z. T. Chiayi and in Kaohsiung City and Tainan . The result was an overwhelming victory for the Kuomintang or the parties of the Pan-Blue coalition over the Democratic Progressive Party and the parties of the Pan-Green coalition . The turnout was 58% (first votes: 58.29%, second votes: 58.5%).
| Party list | Constituencies | List mandates | total | Seats (in%) | |
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| Kuomintang List (以 中國 國民黨 名義 登記) | 61 | 20th | 81 | 71.7% | |
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 Impartial Solidarity Union( 無 黨 團結 聯盟 , English Non-Partisan Solidarity Union ) |
3 | 0 | 3 | 2.7% | |
 Qinmindang ( 親民 黨 , English People First Party )
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0.9% | |
| Pan-blue coalition (泛藍 陣營) | 63 | 20th | 85 | 75.2% | |
| Democratic Progressive Party (民主 進步 黨) | 13 | 14th | 27 | 23.9% | |
 Taiwan Solidarity Union( 台灣 團結 聯盟 , English Taiwan Solidarity Union ) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Pan-green coalition (泛綠 陣營) | 13 | 14th | 27 | 23.9% | |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0.9% | |
| total | 79 | 34 | 113 | 100.0% | |
Eight Qinmindang candidates entered parliament as "KMT-QMD co-nominees" (國親 共 推) on the Kuomintang list based on an agreement between Qinmindang and Kuomintang. The two elected candidates of the New Party were put up internally by the KMT (新 黨 背書). The Kuomintang achieved 20 seats on the national list, the Democratic Progressive Party 14, all other parties remained below the five percent hurdle.
Results in the 73 constituencies
Constituency results in the 73 constituencies, the 6 by the indigenous people and the 34 members elected via state lists in hexagonal representation (colors as described)
Additional references
In addition to the seats for the 7th legislative period, two further referendums were held. The first was initiated by the current ruling party, the DPP, for a law on the treatment of assets that political parties have improperly appropriated. According to the DPP, this special law is intended to provide the legal basis for forcing the current opposition party, the Kuomintang, to return to the state the assets it had improperly appropriated during its reign in Taiwan.
「你 是否 同意 依 下列 原則 制定「 政黨 不當 取得 財產 處理 條例 」， 將 中國 國民黨 黨 產 還給 全民 ： ： 國民黨 及其 附隨 組織 的 財產 ， 除 黨費 、 政治獻金 及 競選 補助 金 外 ， 均 推定 為不當 取得 的 財產 ， 應 還給 人民。 已 處分 者 ， 應 償還 價 額 」
" Do you agree that the following" Regulating the Transfer of Property Illegally Acquired by Political Parties "apply to the transfer of such Kuomintang property to the people? : The property of the Kuomintang and its affiliated organizations - with the exception of membership fees, voter donations, and public party funding - are to be viewed as illegally acquired and returned to the people. Those properties that have already been sold are to be reimbursed at market prices. "
| Yes -votes | No -votes | valid votes | invalid votes | votes cast | Eligible voters | voter turnout |
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| 3,891,170 (91.46%) | 363,494 (8.54%) | 4,254,664 | 296.217 | 4,550,881 | 17,277,720 | 26.34% |
According to the KMT, a second referendum was particularly aimed at President Chen Shui-bian, who had been charged with embezzling state funds, but who enjoys political immunity due to his presidency . This was supposed to decide on a new law, on the basis of which it would be possible to examine whether the respective heads of state and their relatives, whether intentionally or because of negligence, have caused great damage to the state. Parliament should be able to set up a special investigation committee on the basis of the law to investigate such a case. The people involved in the case should be punished according to the law. Assets that they have illegally appropriated should be returned to the state.
「您 是否 同意 制定 法律 追究 國家 領導人 及其 部屬 ， 因 故意 或 重大 過失 之 措施 ， 造成 國家 嚴重 損害 之 之 責任 ， 並由 立法院 設立 調查 委員會 委員會 調查 ， 政府 各部門應 全力 配合 ， 不得 抗拒 ， 以 維 全民利益 ， 並 懲處 違法 失職 人員 ， 追償 不當 所得 」
“ Do you agree that a law should be passed to review the responsibility of nation leaders and their subordinates if they have caused grave harm to the nation through their inappropriateness or if they have failed in the performance of their duties? Do you also agree that the Legislative Yuan should set up a commission of inquiry to investigate these matters and that the government apparatus should cooperate unopposed to ensure the welfare of the people? That personal criminal culpable behavior should be punished and illegal income should be confiscated? "
| Yes -votes | No -votes | valid votes | invalid votes | votes cast | Eligible voters | voter turnout |
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| 2,304,136 (58.17%) | 1,656,890 (41.83%) | 3,961,026 | 544.901 | 4,505,927 | 17,277,720 | 26.08% |
Both referenda failed because of the low turnout.
literature
- Thomas Weyrauch: China's Democratic Traditions from the 19th Century to the Present in Taiwan. Heuchelheim: Longtai 2014, ISBN 978-3-938946-24-4 .
- Thomas Weyrauch: Taiwan's common color. The Democratic Profile of the Republic of China . Heuchelheim: Longtai 2015, ISBN 978-3-938946-26-8 .
Web links
- Election results according to the central election commission
- BBC news
- BBC coverage of the election campaign
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kabinett resigns prematurely on January 24th ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Radio Taiwan International , January 23, 2008
- ↑ Choice mode ( Memento of the original from August 28, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Based on Radio Taiwan International, last accessed on January 29, 2008
- ↑ a b Results of the 2008 parliamentary election ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Radio Taiwan International , last accessed on January 26, 2008
- ↑ a b Referenda results ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Radio Taiwan International, last accessed on January 26, 2008
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