2013 Taichung by-election
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The 2013 Taichung legislative by-election was held in Taiwan on 23 January 2013 for the Taichung City Constituency II after the former legislator Yen Ching-piao was disqualified for corruption.[1]
Background
[edit]The Yen family was powerful in Taichung's local politics.[2] Yen Ching-piao was the speaker of Taichung County Council in 1990s,[3] and was first elected to the Legislative Yuan, the parliament of Taiwan, in 2001. Yen, who joined the pan-blue Non-Partisan Solidarity Union in 2004, was re-elected three times in 2004, 2008 and 2012.
Yen has been hit by scandal since he entered politics, and was once jailed in 2001.[3] On 28 November 2012, followed by rulings from lower courts and appeals, Yen was sentenced to jail for 3.5 years by the Supreme Court over grafting, abetting stand-in, and violating ammunition law, and was handed disfranchisement for 3 years. He therefore was disqualified and ceased to be a legislator.[4]
Candidates
[edit]A total of three candidates ran in the by-election to succeed Yen, the candidate number was announced on 8 January 2013.[5]
- Yen Kuan-heng: Eldest son of Yen Ching-piao, former member of the National Assembly supported by Non-Partisan Solidarity Union,[6] nominated by Kuomintang on 19 December 2012.[7]
- Yu Sih-jia: Nominated by All People's Party on 21 December 2012,[8] but the party revoked support on 8 January 2013.[5]
- Chen Shih-kai: Taichung City Councilor, nominated by Democratic Progressive Party on 17 December 2012 following a win in the party's opinion poll.[9][10]
Result
[edit]Yen narrowly won the election and succeeded his father with a lead of less than 1%.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuomintang | Yen Kuan-heng | 66,457 | 49.95 | ||
| DPP | Chen Shih-kai | 65,319 | 49.09 | ||
| Independent | Yu Sih-jia | 1,283 | 0.96 | ||
| Total valid votes | 133,059 | 100.00 | |||
| Rejected ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 48.89 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Kuomintang gain from NPSU | Swing | ||||
Controversies
[edit]The by-election was held less than two months after Yen was disqualified, earlier than the average of three months. DPP officials accused the authorities of trying to discourage other candidates to run, while the Central Election Commission officials said they considered holding the election before Lunar New Year holiday such that new legislator can be sworn in at the beginning of the new session.[12] The Yen family was also suspected of bribery during the campaign.[13]
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- ^ "第8屆立法委員臺中市第2選舉區缺額補選選舉結果". Central Election Commission. 2013-01-26. Archived from the original on 2016-08-20.
- ^ "顏清標選區// 1.26補選立委 綠：護航顏家". Liberty Times. 2012-12-08.
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