Lee Yi-ting explained

Lee Yi-ting
Native Name Lang:zh-tw
Office1:Member of the Legislative Yuan
Constituency1:Miaoli I
Term Start1:1 February 2008
Term End1:10 December 2008
Predecessor1:Tu Wen-ching
Successor1:Kang Shih-ju
Nationality:Republic of China
Party:Kuomintang
Spouse:Chen Luan-ing

Lee Yi-ting is a Taiwanese politician.

Political career

Both Lee and fellow Kuomintang member Kang Shih-ju planned to run in the January 2008 legislative elections, and the party chose to back Lee.[1] He was elected to the Legislative Yuan in January 2008, defeating Democratic Progressive Party incumbent Tu Wen-ching.[2] A few weeks after the election, the Miaoli District Prosecutors Office charged Lee with vote buying.[3] The Taichung bench of the Taiwan High Court upheld the ruling of the Miaoli District Court in December, annulling Lee's electoral victory.[4] By-elections were scheduled for 14 March 2009,[5] and the Kuomintang named Lee's wife Chen Luan-ing as its candidate.[6] She lost to Kang Shih-ju, a candidate who had left the KMT to plan an independent campaign.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Li. Ming-hsien. KMT struggles to limit legislative candidates. 23 October 2016. Taipei Times. 7 April 2007.
  2. News: Legislative Elections and Referendums. 23 October 2016. Taipei Times. 13 January 2008.
  3. News: Chang. Rich. Prosecutors charge KMT's Lee Yi-ting with vote-buying. 23 October 2016. Taipei Times. 24 January 2008.
  4. News: Taichung court upholds ruling over annulment. 23 October 2016. Taipei Times. 11 December 2008.
  5. News: By-elections next month to act as litmus test: KMT. 23 October 2016. Taipei Times. 2 February 2009.
  6. News: Ko. Shu-ling. KMT taps wife of unseated legislator to run in Miaoli. 23 October 2016. Taipei Times. 5 January 2009.
  7. News: Mo. Yan-chih. Kang beats convicted vote-buyer's wife in Miaoli vote. 23 October 2016. Taipei Times. 15 March 2009.