2012 Taiwanese presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Taiwan on 14 January 2012. The election was held concurrently with legislative elections. It was the fifth direct election for the President of the Republic of China. Prior to 1996, the President was elected by the ROC's National Assembly and not directly by the people.
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| Registered | 18,086,455 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 74.38% (1.95pp) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Ma Ying-jeou was re-elected as President with 51.6% of the vote. DPP challenger Tsai Ing-wen resigned her post as chairperson of the DPP following her election defeat.
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