Republic of China municipal elections, 2006
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The mayoral and city-councillor elections for Taipei and Kaohsiung, the two special municipalities administered directly under the central government, consisted the 2006 Republic of China (Taiwan) municipal elections on 2006-12-09.
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[edit] Results for Taipei City
[edit] Taipei Mayoral Elections
| No | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| 1 | Li Ao | 7,795 | 0.61% | |
| 2 | Clara Chou [1] |  |
3,372 | 0.26% |
| 3 | Frank Hsieh |  |
525,869 | 40.89% |
| 4 | James Soong[2] | 53,281 | 4.14% | |
| 5 | Hau Lung-pin |  |
692,085 | 53.81% |
| 6 | Ke Tsi-hai 柯賜海 | 3,687 | 0.29% |
Hau Lung-pin of the opposition party Kuomintang was elected mayor of Taipei, defeating the main opponent, Frank Hsieh of the governing Democratic Progressive Party.
[edit] Taipei City Councillors Elections
| Party | Seats | Votes | % | |
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Kuomintang | 24 | 555,480 | 43.65% |
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Democratic Progressive Party | 18 | 391,674 | 30.77% |
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Chinese New Party | 4 | 74,752 | 5.87% |
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People First Party | 2 | 88,852 | 6.98% |
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Taiwan Solidarity Union | 2 | 65,197 | 5.12% |
| Chinese People's Party | - | 416 | 0.03% | |
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Green Party | - | 5,381 | 0.42% |
| Non-Partisan Solidarity Union | - | 197 | 0.02% | |
| None or others | 2 | 90,908 | 7.14% | |
| Total | 52 | 1,272,857 | 100% | |
[edit] Results for Kaohsiung City
[edit] Kaohsiung City Mayoral Elections
| No | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| 1 | Huang Chun-ying 黃俊英 | |
378,303 | 49.27% |
| 2 | Lin Chi-sheng 林志昇 | TDA | 1,746 | 0.23% |
| 3 | Lo Chih-ming 羅志明 | |
6,599 | 0.86% |
| 4 | Lin Ching-yuan 林景元 | 1,803 | 0.23% | |
| 5 | Chen Chu | |
379,417 | 49.41% |
Chen Chu of DPP was elected mayor of Kaohsiung, defeating the major rival, Kuomintang's Huang Chun-ying. Huang has contested the result, citing voting irregularities, Chen's violation of election law, and the differences was simply too small. The court ordered a complete recount of the votes, starting on March 12, 2007. It is expected that the recount will be complete within five days[3].
[edit] Kaohsiung City Councillors Elections
| Party | Seats | Votes | % | |
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Kuomintang | 17 | 272,785 | 35.95% |
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Democratic Progressive Party | 15 | 231,417 | 30.49% |
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Chinese New Party | - | 233 | 0.03% |
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People First Party | 4 | 51,475 | 6.78% |
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Taiwan Solidarity Union | 1 | 43,564 | 5.74% |
| Taiwan Defense Alliance | - | 2,397 | 0.32% | |
| Taiwan Jianguo Union (台灣建國聯盟) | - | 6,915 | 0.91% | |
| None or others | 7 | 150,125 | 19.78% | |
| Total | 44 | 758,911 | 100% | |
[edit] Notes
- ^ Despite Chou's expulsion from the Taiwan Solidarity Union on 2006 November 9, the Taiwan Solidarity Union cannot withdraw their recommendation for Chou under Republic of China's Public Officials Election and Recall Law. She would still contest the elections as a TSU candidate. (ETtoday Report)
- ^ James Soong is Chairman of the People's First Party at the time of the elections, but entered the elections as an independent.
- ^ Kaohsiung City Mayor election recount - Public Television Service - March 12, 2007 (Trad. Chinese)
[edit] External links
- CEC Taipei Mayoral and City Councilors Election website
- CEC Kaohsiung Mayoral and City Councilors Election website
- BBC News (2006-12-10): Taiwan's top cities elect mayors
- China Post: Four KMT contenders emerge for Taipei mayor
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