Mayor of Taipei
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| Mayor of the City of Taipei | |
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| Term length | four years; may serve 1 consecutive terms |
| Inaugural holder | Gao Yu-shu |
| Formation | December 25, 2010 |
| Website | Office of the Mayor |
Non-Kuomintang Taiwanese politician Wu San-lian (2L) celebrated his landslide victory (65.5%) in the first-time Taipei city mayoral election in January 1951 with his supporters. Taipei has been the capital of Taiwan since December 1949.
The Mayor of Taipei is the head of the Taipei City Government and is elected to a four-year term. Presidents Lee Teng-hui, Chen Shui-bian and Ma Ying-jeou have all held this position prior to being elected President of the Republic of China.
Taipei was elevated as a special municipality from 1967. The mayor was a position appointed by the central government from 1967 to 1994, and the first public election for Mayor of Taipei was held in 1994.
The incumbent mayor is Ko Wen-je.
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List of Mayors
Independent Kuomintang Democratic Progressive
| Special municipality era (appointed mayors) | ||||
| # | Name | Office | Political party | Term |
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| 1 | Henry Kao Yu-shu (高玉樹) | 1 June 1967 – 10 June 1972 | Independent | – |
| 2 | Chang Feng-hsu (張豐緒) | 10 June 1972 – 11 June 1976 | Kuomintang | – |
| 3 | Lin Yang-kang (林洋港) | 11 June 1976 – 9 June 1978 | Kuomintang | – |
| 4 | Lee Teng-hui (李登輝) | 9 June 1978 – 5 December 1981 | Kuomintang | – |
| 5 | Shao En-hsin (邵恩新) | 5 December 1981 – 19 April 1982 | Kuomintang | – |
| 6 | Yang Jin-cong (楊金欉) | 19 April 1982 – 30 May 1985 | Kuomintang | – |
| 7 | Hsu Shui-teh (許水德) | 30 May 1985 – 25 July 1988 | Kuomintang | – |
| 8 | Wu Po-hsiung (吳伯雄) | 25 July 1988 – 2 June 1990 | Kuomintang | – |
| 9 | Huang Ta-chou (黃大洲) | 2 June 1990 – 25 December 1994 | Kuomintang | – |
| Special municipality era (direct elected mayors) | ||||
| # | Name | Office | Political party | Term |
| 1 | Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) [1] | 25 December 1994 – 25 December 1998 | Democratic Progressive | 1 |
| 2 | Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) | 25 December 1998 – 25 December 2002 | Kuomintang | 2 |
| 25 December 2002 – 25 December 2006 | 3 | |||
| 3 | Hau Lung-pin (郝龍斌) | 25 December 2006 – 25 December 2010 | Kuomintang | 4 |
| 25 December 2010 – 25 December 2014 | 5 | |||
| 4 | Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) | 25 December 2014 - incumbent | Independent | 6 |
Electoral history
Taipei Mayoral Election, 1994
| Taipei Mayoral Election, 1994 | ||||||
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| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Democratic Progressive (DPP) |
3 | Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) | 615,090 | 43.67% |
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| New Party | 2 | Zhao Shao-kang (趙少康) | 424,905 | 30.17% |
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 Kuomintang (KMT) |
4 | Huang Ta-chou (黃大洲) | 364,618 | 25.89% |
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1 | Ji Rong-zhi (紀榮治) | 3,941 | 0.28% |
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| Total | 1,408,554 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 78.53% | |||||
Taipei Mayoral Election, 1998
| Taipei Mayoral Election, 1998 | ||||||
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| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Kuomintang (KMT) |
2 | Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) | 766,377 | 51.13% |
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| Democratic Progressive (DPP) |
1 | Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) | 688,072 | 45.91% |
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| New Party | 3 | Wang Chien-shien (王建煊) | 44,452 | 2.97% |
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| Total | 1,498,901 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 80.89% | |||||
Taipei Mayoral Election, 2002
| Taipei Mayoral Election, 2002 | ||||||
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| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Kuomintang (KMT) |
2 | Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) | 873,102 | 64.11% |
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| Democratic Progressive (DPP) |
1 | Lee Ying-yuan (李應元) | 488,811 | 35.89% |
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| Total | 1,361,913 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 70.61% | |||||
Taipei Mayoral Election, 2006
| Taipei Mayoral Election, 2006 | ||||||
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| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Kuomintang (KMT) |
5 | Hau Lung-pin (郝龍斌) | 692,085 | 53.81% |
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| Democratic Progressive (DPP) |
3 | Frank Hsieh (謝長廷) | 525,869 | 40.89% |
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| Independent |
4 | James Soong (宋楚瑜) | 53,281 | 4.14% |
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| Independent |
1 | Li Ao (李敖) | 7,795 | 0.61% |
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6 | Ko Tzu-Hai (柯賜海) | 3,687 | 0.29% |
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| Taiwan Solidarity Union | 2 | Clara Chou (周玉蔻) | 1,832 | 0.13% |
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| Total | 1,284,549 | 100.00% | ||||
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Taipei Mayoral Election, 2010
| Taipei Mayoral Election, 2010 | ||||||
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| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Kuomintang (KMT) |
2 | Hau Lung-pin (郝龍斌) | 797,865 | 55.65% |
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| Democratic Progressive (DPP) | 5 | Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) | 628,129 | 43.81% |
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| Independent |
4 | Francis Wu (吳武明) | 3,672 | 0.26% |
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3 | Helen Hsiao (蕭淑華) | 2,238 | 0.16% |
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| Independent |
1 | Wu Yen-cheng (吳炎成) | 1,832 | 0.13% |
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| Total | 1,433,736 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 70.65% | |||||
Taipei Mayoral Election, 2014
| Taipei Mayoral Election, 2014 | ||||||
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| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Independent [2] |
7 | Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) | 853,983 | 57.16% |
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| Kuomintang (KMT) |
6 | Sean Lien (連勝文) | 609,932 | 40.82% |
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| Independent |
2 | Zhao Yan-qing (趙衍慶) | 15,898 | 1.06% |
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| Independent |
5 | Neil Peng (馮光遠) | 8,080 | 0.54% |
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| Independent |
3 | Li Hong-xin (李宏信) | 2,621 | 0.18% |
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4 | Chen Yong-chang (陳永昌) | 1,908 | 0.13% |
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| 三等國民公義人權自救黨 | 1 | Chen Ru-bin (陳汝斌) | 1,624 | 0.11% |
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| Total | 1,494,046 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 70.46% | |||||
See also
References
- ↑ First non-Kuomintang mayor and first elected mayor in special municipality era of Taipei.
- ↑ Supported by the Democratic Progressive Party, Taiwan Solidarity Union, People First Party and other parties.
Bibliography
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