2006 Democratic Progressive Party chairmanship election

The 2006 Democratic Progressive Party chairmanship by-election was held on January 15, 2006 in Taiwan. It was the tenth chairmanship election conducted by the party. In December 2005, chairperson Su Tseng-chang resigned as a result of failing to win ten of the twenty-three positions in the 2005 local elections.

2006 Democratic Progressive Party chairmanship election

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Turnout19.96%
 
Candidate Yu Shyi-kun Chai Trong-rong Wong Chin-chu
Popular vote 25,397 16,846 4,406
Percentage 54.4% 36.1% 9.4%

Chaiperson before election

Su Tseng-chang

Elected Chaiperson

Yu Shyi-kun

Candidates

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There were many hopefuls that publicly expressed their desire for the chairmanship. These politicians withdrew after acting chairperson Annette Lu withdrew her campaign. Only three candidates formally announced their bids for chairperson:

Results

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Graphical depiction of the results

Yu won the race with over 54% of the votes. However, the voter turnout was only 19.96%,[5] the lowest turnout in the party's history. This was significantly different from the 2005 Kuomintang election, which had a voter turnout of 50.17%.

It is commonly believed that Yu's successful campaign symbolized the fact that President Chen Shui-bian's Justice Alliance was still in power within the party. After Su Tseng-chang, also a member of the Justice Alliance, was appointed the premier, his term was relatively more stable as a result of the mutual cooperation between the three leaders.

On the other hand, former chairperson Lin Yi-hsiung left the party as a result of the loss of Wong Chin-chu.

Candidate Total votes cast Percentage of vote
Yu Shyi-kun (W) 25,397 54.4%
Chai Trong-rong 16,846 36.1%
Wong Chin-chu 4,406 9.4%
Voter turnout 19.96%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Mo Yan-chih. "Lu confirms she won't run for post" Archived August 17, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Taipei Times, 12/17/2005
  2. ^ a b Chiu Yu-Tzu. DDP chairmanship race slowly beginning to heat up, Taipei Times, 12/10/2005
  3. ^ a b c Huang, Jewel. "Power struggle heating up in election for DPP chair", Taipei Times, 12/28/2005
  4. ^ Huang, Jewel. "Yu announces bid for DPP chairman; vows party reform", Taipei Times, 12/19/2005
  5. ^ YU SHYI-KUN WINS DPP CHAIR ELECTION Archived August 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, DPP official English site, 1/16/2006