2001–02 Taiwanese local elections
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Registered | 15,875,304 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 67.30% ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Local elections were held in Taiwan on 1 December 2001 to elect magistrates of counties and mayors of cities, on 26 January 2002 to elect councillors in county/city councils and mayors of townships and cities, on 8 June 2002 to elect representatives in township/city councils and village chiefs (all except in Taipei City), and on 7 December 2002 to elect mayors and councillors of special municipalities.[2]
Magistrate/mayor elections in counties/cities
Mayor elections in special municipalities
The election was administered directly under the central government of Taiwan. Mayor candidates for the Kuomintang were elected in Taipei, while candidates for the Democratic Progressive Party were elected in Kaohsiung.
Taipei City
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Results of Past Taipei Municipal Mayoral Elections | |||||
Year | Winning Candidate | Political Party | |||
1994 | Chen Shui-bian | Democratic Progressive Party | |||
1998 | Ma Ying-jeou | ![]() |
Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
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![]() | 2 | Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) | 873,102 | 64.11% | ![]() ![]() | |
Democratic Progressive Party | 1 | Lee Ying-yuan (李應元) | 488,811 | 35.89% | ![]() | |
Total | 1,374,862 | 100.00% | ||||
Voter turnout | 70.61% |
Kaohsiung City
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Results of Past Kaohsiung Municipal Mayoral Elections | |||||
Year | Winning Candidate | Political Party | |||
1994 | Wu Den-yih | ![]() | |||
1998 | Hsieh Chang-ting | Democratic Progressive Party |
Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
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Democratic Progressive Party | 5 | Hsieh Chang-ting (謝長廷) | 386,384 | 50.04% | ![]() ![]() | |
![]() | 4 | Huang Jun-ying (黃俊英) | 361,546 | 46.82% | ![]() | |
Independent | 2 | Chang Po-ya (張博雅) | 13,479 | 1.75% | ![]() | |
Independent | 1 | Shih Ming-te (施明德) | 8,750 | 1.13% | ![]() | |
Independent | 3 | Huang Tian-sheng (黃天生) | 1,998 | 0.26% | ![]() | |
Total | 779,911 | 100.00% | ||||
Voter turnout | 71.38% |
See also
Notes
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- 2001-12-01: magistrates of counties and mayors of cities
- 2002-01-26: councillors in county/city councils and mayors of township/cities
- 2002-06-08: representatives in township/city councils and villages chiefs (all except in Taipei City)
- 2002-12-07: mayors and councillors of special municipalities
- ^ Figures in this infobox are for magistrate/mayor elections unless otherwise noted. Special municipalities are counted with counties/cities despite being counted separately in official statistics
- 993 councillors
- 319 township/city mayors
- 3,717 township/city council representatives
- 7,360 village chiefs (all except in Taipei City)
- ^ Not yet established