At stake
in this election:
- Seats in the Legislative Yuan:
225
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Description
of government structure:
- Bicameral parliament: Taiwan's bicameral
parliament is composed of the National Assembly and the Legislative Yuan.
- National Assembly: The National Assembly
consists of 375 members directly elected for four-year terms.
- Legislative Yuan: The Legislative Yuan
consists of 225 members directly elected for three-year terms. Of the Legislative
Yuan's 225 seats, 176 are elected by simple majority vote and 49 seats are elected
according to a system of proportional representation.
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Results of the electoral race:
- Party:
Kuomintang (or Nationalist Party) (KMT)
Leader: LEE Teng-hui
Seats won in this election: 123
Seats won in last election: 85
- Party:
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)
Leader: LIN Yi-hsiung
Seats won in this election: 70
Seats won in last election: 54
- Party:
Chinese New Party (CNP)
Leader: CHEN Kuei-Miao
Seats won in this election: 11
Seats won in last election: 21
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When was
the last election? Number of seats in last election?
- Elections to the Legislative Yuan last
held: December 2, 1995
- Seats decided in the last election to the
Legislative Yuan: 164
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Population
and number of eligible voters:
- Population: 21,699,776 (July 1997 est.)
- Number of eligible voters: 14,960,000
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Of Interest:
- Since the December 1995 elections,
the number of seats in the Legislative Yuan has increased from 164 to 225.
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| SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES) |
| For additional information:
IFES ElectionGuide Online |
