Republic of China legislative election, 1998
Legislative elections were held in the Republic of China on 5 December 1998.[1] The result was a victory for the Kuomintang, which won 123 of the 225 seats. Voter turnout was 68.1%.
Results
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/- |
| Kuomintang |
4,659,679 |
46.4 |
123 |
+38 |
| Democratic Progressive Party |
2,966,834 |
29.6 |
70 |
+16 |
| New Party |
708,465 |
7.1 |
11 |
-10 |
| Democratic Union of Taiwan |
375,118 |
3.7 |
4 |
New |
| New Nation Alliance |
157,826 |
1.6 |
1 |
New |
| Taiwan Independence Party |
145,118 |
1.5 |
1 |
New |
| Nationwide Democratic Nonpartisan Union |
66,033 |
0.7 |
3 |
+3 |
| Green Party Taiwan |
8,089 |
0.1 |
0 |
New |
| Chinese Taiwan Aboriginies Party |
1,171 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
| Chinese Youth Party |
723 |
0.0 |
0 |
New |
| National Democratic Party |
342 |
0.0 |
0 |
New |
| Independents |
946,431 |
9.4 |
12 |
+8 |
| Invalid/blank votes |
152,473 |
- |
- |
- |
| Total |
10,188,302 |
100 |
225 |
+61 |
| Source: Nohlen et al |
References
- ^ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p535 ISBN 0199249598