2004 Taiwanese legislative election

The 2004 Taiwanese legislative election was held on 11 December 2004. All 225 seats of the Legislative Yuan were up for election: 168 elected by single non-transferable vote, 41 elected through party-list Proportional representation, eight elected from overseas Chinese constituencies on the basis of the proportion of nationwide votes received by participating political parties, eight elected by popular vote among the aboriginal populations. Members served three-year terms beginning on 1 February 2005, and ending 31 January 2008. The next term served four years.

2004 Taiwanese legislative election

11 December 2004

All 225 seats to the Legislative Yuan
113 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Chen Shui-bian Lien Chan James Soong
Party DPP Kuomintang People First
Alliance Pan-Green Pan-Blue Pan-Blue
Leader since 21 July 2002 20 March 2000 31 March 2000
Last election 33.38%, 87 seats 28.56%, 68 seats 18.57%, 46 seats
Seats won 89 79 34
Seat change 2 11 12
Popular vote 3,471,429 3,190,081 1,350,613
Percentage 35.72% 32.83% 13.90%
Swing 2.34pp 4.27pp 4.67pp

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Huang Chu-wen Chang Po-ya Yok Mu-ming
Party TSU NPSU New
Alliance Pan-Green N/A Pan-Blue
Leader since 12 August 2001 16 June 2004 1 June 2003
Last election 7.76%, 13 seats 2.61%, 1 seat
Seats won 12 6 1
Seat change 1 New
Popular vote 756,712 353,164 12,137
Percentage 7.79% 3.63% 0.12%
Swing 0.03pp New 2.49pp


Elected member party by seat
  •   People First
  •   Taiwan Solidarity Union
  •   Non-Partisan Solidarity Union
  •   New Party
  •   Independent

President before election

Wang Jin-pyng
Kuomintang

Elected President

Wang Jin-pyng
Kuomintang

This was the first election following Pan-Blue coalition candidate Lien Chen's narrow defeat in the presidential election in March. With the results of the presidential election still contested, many saw the legislative election as a referendum on Chen Shui-bian's Government and on the Pan-Blue Coalition's electoral viability. With the failure of the Pan-Green Coalition to win a majority, President Chen Shui-bian found it difficult, as in the past, to enact his policies.

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