2007 Keelung mayoral by-election

By-election in Taiwan 2007 Keelung mayoral by-election Taiwan by-election no 2005–06 Taiwanese local elections 2005 2009 Taiwanese local elections 2009 2007 5 12 y Zhang Tung-Rong(cropped).jpg Chang Tong-rong Kuomintang 56,115 47.44% Liu Wen-hsiung (cropped).jpg Liu Wen-hsiung Independent politician 33,956 28.71% 100px Shih Shih-ming Democratic Progressive Party 26,908 22.75% 100px Chang Tung-hsien Independent politician 1,105 0.93% 100px Chang Chao-chung Independent politician 206 0.17% Mayor Chen Chong-guan (Acting) Chang Tong-rong Democratic Progressive Party Kuomintang thumb|Voting station staff permit for the by-election 2007 Keelung mayoral by-election was held on 12 May 2007, three months after the death of incumbent mayor Hsu Tsai-li. Chang Tong-rong from the Kuomintang (KMT) defeated the other four candidates and held the mayorship for the party with 47% of votes.http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2007/new/may/13/today-p2.htm 基市長補選 張通榮勝出 Liberty Times 2007-05-13 2008-03-24 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090309125428/http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2007/new/may/13/today-p2.htm 2009-03-09 Background One of the strongholds of Kuomintang, Keelung had been led by Hsu Tsai-li since 2001 after re-elected in 2005. However, Hsu was sentenced to 7 years in jail for corruption in 2006. Although resisting pressure for his resignation, Hsu was expelled from the party and recall petition was gaining momentum. On 19 February 2007, Hsu died suddenly of blood poisoning, aged 60.許財利病逝 享年六十歲 https://news.cts.com.tw/cts/politics/200702/200702190216761.html 2023-04-08 CTS zh-TW A by-election was therefore triggered to elect a new mayor for the remaining two-year term of office.2007-02-20 許財利驟逝 基市長512補選 - 焦點 https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/focus/paper/117093 2023-04-08 Liberty Times zh-TW Hsu Ching-kun, Secretary General of the Government, became acting mayor, followed by appointment by Ministry of the Interior of former deputy mayor Chen Chong-guan as another acting mayor.UDN 2007-02-26 陳重光將代理基隆市長 3月上任 Candidates Chang Tong-rong, Speaker of Keelung City Council and long-time City Councillor, was endorsed by the KMT after winning the opinion poll of the party. However, the split within the Pan-Blue Coalition and the failed co-operation between the Kuomintang and People First Party (PFP) prompted Liu Wen-hsiung, PFP member of the Legislative Yuan, to run as an independent. thumb|Election advertisement of Shih Shih-ming Another City Councillor Shih Shih-ming represented Democratic Progressive Party, then the ruling party in the central government, in the election, and was backed by party seniors including Chen Shui-bian, Frank Hsieh, and Su Tseng-chang during the campaign.張 謙俊 施世明、張通賢登記參選 China Times 2007-03-22 C2 Two other independents ran in the election also. Result Chang Tong-rong Kuomintang 56115 Liu Wen-hsiung Independent 33956 Shih Shih-ming Democratic Progressive Party 26908 Chang Tung-hsien Independent 1105 Chang Chao-chung Independent 206 1012 294184 基隆市長補選 張通榮勝出 https://www.merit-times.com/NewsPage.aspx?unid=48042 2023-04-08 人間福報 zh-TW References Category:2007 elections in Taiwan Category:May 2007 in Taiwan