Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, the first woman to be elected to the office, Tsai is the seventh president of the Republic of China und...
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| Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, the first woman to be elected to the office, Tsai is the seventh president of the Republic of China under the 1947 Constitution and the second president from the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). | AP |
Voting in Taiwan’s election closed today at 4 p.m. Taipei time (3 a.m. New York time), with incumbent President Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) taking an early lead on Han Kuo-yu of the Kuomintang (KMT), according to key television networks. Seats in the Legislative Yuan—where the DPP also holds a majority—are on the ballot as well.
Starting in 2012, legislative elections have been held simultaneously with presidential ones. A constitutional amendment reforming the Legislative Yuan was passed in 2005 and since then the party that controlled Taiwan’s executive branch also controlled its legislative assembly.
Starting in 2012, legislative elections have been held simultaneously with presidential ones. A constitutional amendment reforming the Legislative Yuan was passed in 2005 and since then the party that controlled Taiwan’s executive branch also controlled its legislative assembly.
Votes cast per presidential candidate
Tsai Ing-wen
(DPP)
7,497,664
57.4%
Han Kuo-yu
(KMT)
5,022,919
38.4%
James Soong
(PFP)
550,860
4.2%
Top party by township/city and district in the 2020 Taiwan presidential election
Awaiting results
- DPP
- KMT
- PFP
- Absolute margin of victory
KEELUNG
39% of Taiwan’s population lives in the island’s four northmost districts around Taipei. Tsai’s DPP performed well here in 2016 after eight years of KMT rule.
KINMEN
TAIPEI
TAOYUAN
NEW TAIPEI
HSINCHU
HSINCHU COUNTY
PENGHU
YILAN
MIAOLI
10 miles
10 km
city center
TAICHUNG
CHANGHUA
HUALIEN
NANTOU
YUNLIN
CHIAYI
CHIAYI COUNTY
TAINAN
TAITUNG
KAOHSIUNG
The Kuomintang’s Han Kuo-yu was elected mayor of Kaohsiung, Taiwan’s third metro area and a DPP stronghold, in December 2018. He became the city’s first pan-blue mayor in 20 years.
PINGTUNG
Note: Rural islands including Lienchiang County and parts of Kinmen County are not shown.
Legislative Elections
Taiwan’s Parliament is elected by semi-proportional representation. Seventy-three members are elected in a first-past-the-post system from special municipalities, counties and cities. Of the remainder, 34 are chosen by proportional representation from lists proposed by political parties and six are elected by indigenous peoples.
Starting in 2012, legislative elections have been held simultaneously with presidential ones. A constitutional amendment reforming the Legislative Yuan was passed in 2005 and since then the party that controlled Taiwan’s executive branch also controlled its legislative assembly.