2016 Kuomintang chairmanship by-election

none 2016 Kuomintang chairmanship by-election Naval Jack of the Republic of China.svg by-election no 2015 Kuomintang chairmanship by-election 2015 2017 Kuomintang chairmanship election 2017 26 March 2016 41.61% (14.73%) ChenSheisaint-crop.jpg Apollo Chen 7A1920 6,784 4.83% 2006DirectSellRunning_HsinLee.jpg Lee Hsin 00BFE3 7,604 5.42% Huang Min-hui chopped.png Huang Min-hui 7511FD 46,341 33.02% Hong_Hsiu-chu_chopped.jpg Hung Hsiu-chu D42187 78,829 56.16% 2016KMTChair.svg 300px #D42187 County level units won by Hung Hsiu-chu.#7511FD County level units won by Huang Min-hui. Chairman Huang Min-hui (acting) Hung Hsiu-chu The 2016 Kuomintang chairmanship by-election (2016年中國國民黨主席補選) was held on 26 March 2016 in Taiwan. This was the seventh direct election of the party leader in Kuomintang history. All registered, due-paying KMT party members were eligible to vote. History The party leadership by-election was called after Kuomintang presidential candidate Eric Chu lost the 2016 election to Democratic Progressive Party candidate Tsai Ing-wen. Chu, who had been elected as KMT leader a year prior, subsequently resigned his post.Chen Feng-li Chin Jonathan KMT's Hung to run for chairpersonship http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/01/21/2003637706 21 January 2016 Taipei Times 21 January 2016 On 21 January, a day after Hung Hsiu-chu announced her candidacy, Hau Lung-pin declared his interest in the position.Hsu Stacy Hau Lung-bin in bid for new KMT chairmanship http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/01/22/2003637788 22 January 2016 Taipei Times 22 January 2016 Apollo Chen, Chung Hsiao-ping, and Lee Hsin also joined the race,Hsu Stacy Hung shrugs off reports of KMT members quitting http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2016/01/26/2003638092 26 January 2016 Taipei Times 26 January 2016Hsu Stacy KMT youth to hear leadership hopefuls http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/01/23/2003637867 23 January 2016 Taipei Times 23 January 2016 as did New Party chairman Yok Mu-ming, whom the KMT immediately declared ineligible.Hsu Stacy New Party's Yok not eligible for KMT chairman race http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2016/01/26/2003638093 26 January 2016 Taipei Times 26 January 2016 The registration period for the election began on 26 January. Lee Hsin became the first to complete the process. Yok Mu-ming did not file his proposed candidacy, as he had been barred from doing so by the KMT the previous day. Central Advisory Committee member Chou Kai-lun filed the required documentation, but did not pay the fee, nullifying his candidacy.Hsu Stacy Yok says offer to chair KMT was a bid for unity http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2016/01/27/2003638152 27 January 2016 Taipei Times 27 January 2016 On 27 January, Apollo Chen, Chen Ming-yi, Hung Hsiu-chu, acting chair Huang Min-hui, and Lin Rong-te began registration.Liu Claudia Kuo Chung-han KMT acting chairperson to bid for party leadership (update) http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201601270022.aspx 28 January 2016 Central News Agency 27 January 2016 Hau Lung-pin dropped out, and Chung Hsiao-ping zh 鍾小平 was rejected because he had not yet served on the party's Central Committee.Hsiao Alison Acting chairperson in KMT race http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/01/28/2003638247 28 January 2016 Taipei Times 28 January 2016 On 29 January, Chen Ming-yi withdrew his candidacy.Hsiao Alison KMT name change not needed: acting chair Huang 30 January 2016 Taipei Times 30 January 2016 http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/01/30/2003638407Hsiao Alison Hung Hsiu-chu tours legislature for the last time http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/01/31/2003638488 31 January 2016 Taipei Times 31 January 2016 Election To be considered eligible for the election itself, all candidates must have collected the signatures of three percent of the Kuomintang membership, a cutoff of 9,600 in 2016, by 21 February.KMT acting chairperson to bid for leadership http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2016/01/28/457201/KMT-acting.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20160128094255/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2016/01/28/457201/KMT-acting.htm dead January 28, 2016 1 February 2016 China Post Central News Agency 28 January 2016Hsu Stacy KMT chair vows reform amid criticism of review http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/02/05/2003638877 5 February 2016 Taipei Times 5 February 2016 Lin Rong-te dropped out of the election on 17 February, four days before the petition deadline.Hsu Stacy KMT's chairperson vote unfair: Lee Hsin http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/02/18/2003639640 18 February 2016 Taipei Times 18 February 2016 The four remaining candidates submitted petitions and registered for the election on 22 February.Liu Claudia Hsu Elizabeth 4 candidates register to run for KMT chairmanship http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201602220022.aspx 22 February 2016 Central News Agency 22 February 2016 On 26 February, the party confirmed that every candidate had reached the signature threshold required to validate their candidacy.Hsieh Chia-chen Low Y.F. Four qualified to run for KMT chairmanship http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201602260009.aspx 26 February 2016 Central News Agency 26 February 2016 The election was held on 26 March 2016.Liu Claudia Liu Kay KMT to hold chairperson by-election March 26 http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201601200025.aspx 20 January 2016 Central News Agency 20 January 2016 Results Hung Hsiu-chu won the election outright with 56.16% of the vote in the first round. Acting chair Huang Min-hui finished second at 33.02% while Taipei City councilor Lee Hsin and legislator Apollo Chen polled in the single digits with 5.42% and 4.83% of the vote, respectively.Liu Claudia Lu Hsin-hui Wu Lilian Victorious Hung Hsiu-chu vows to work for KMT's rebirth http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201603260022.aspx 26 March 2016 26 March 2016 With the electoral victory Hung became the first elected chairwoman of the party since its establishment.Liu Claudia Hou Elaine Hung Hsiu-chu elected Kuomintang's first female leader http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201603260016.aspx 29 August 2016 26 March 2016 Turnout was 41.61% of 337,351 voters, the lowest turnout since the party began directly electing its leader in 2001.Hsiao Alison Hung elected KMT's first chairwoman http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2016/03/27/2003642525 27 March 2016 Taipei Times 27 March 2016 Hung Hsiu-chu Kuomintang 78829 Huang Min-hui Kuomintang 46341 Lee Hsin Kuomintang 7604 Apollo Chen Kuomintang 6784 800 337351 References 30em Category:2016 elections in Taiwan Kuomintang Category:March 2016 in Asia 2016 Kuomintang chairmanship by-election