1992 Taiwanese legislative election explained

Country:Taiwan
Type:legislative
Previous Election:1989 Taiwanese legislative election
Previous Year:1989
Next Election:1995 Taiwanese legislative election
Next Year:1995
Seats For Election:All 162 seats in the Legislative Yuan
Majority Seats:82
Turnout:72.02%
Election Date:19 December 1992
Image1:President Lee teng hui (cropped).png
Leader1:Lee Teng-hui
Party1:Kuomintang
Seats1:102
Seat Change1:1
Popular Vote1:5,030,725
Percentage1:53.02%
Leader2:Hsu Hsin-liang
Party2:Democratic Progressive Party
Seats2:51
Seat Change2:30
Popular Vote2:2,944,195
Percentage2:31.03%
President
Before Election:Liang Su-yung
Before Party:Kuomintang
After Election:Liu Sung-pan
After Party:Kuomintang
Map2 Image:1992ROCLY-cartogram.svg
Map2 Caption:Elected member party by seat

Legislative elections were held in Taiwan on 19 December 1992.[1] [2]

Background

The Constitution of the Republic of China took effect on December 25, 1947 (36th year of the Republic) and held its first parliamentary election in 1948. Amidst the backdrop of the Chinese Civil War between the Kuomintang nationalist government and the Chinese Communist Party, the National Assembly invoked article 174 of the constitution and implemented the Temporary Provisions against the Communist Rebellion. After the mainland fell to the Communists, the central government retreated to Taiwan thus holding another nationwide elections would be too difficult in the Communist-held areas.

As democratization began in the late 1980s, the government repealed the Temporary Provisions and introduced the Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China, allowing the electorates residing in the free area to directly elect the president and the complete re-election of the Legislative Yuan.

The result was a victory for the KMT, which won 95 of the 161 seats. Voter turnout was 72.0%.

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Issue Voting in the Republic of China on Taiwan's 1992 Legislative Yuan Election. 10.1177/019251296017001002. 1996. Hsieh. John Fuh-Sheng. Niou. Emerson M.S.. International Political Science Review. 17. 13–27. 144074789.