The Taiwanese local elections of 2014,
commonly known as the nine-in-one elections (), were held on Saturday, 29 November 2014, to elect the Municipal Mayors, Municipal Councilors, Chiefs of indigenous districts in municipalities, Councilors of indigenous districts in municipalities, County Magistrates (City Mayors), County (City) Councilors, Township Chiefs, Township Councilors and chiefs of village (borough) in 6 municipalities and 16 counties (cities). Elected officials would serve a four-year term. Polling stations were open from 08:00 to 16:00 on the election day.
The elections resulted in a substantial defeat for the KMT. The KMT previously held 14 of 22 municipalities and counties, but won only 6 in this election due to
widespread public distrust, a ''de facto''
vote of no confidence
A motion of no confidence, also variously called a vote of no confidence, no-confidence motion, motion of confidence, or vote of confidence, is a statement or vote about whether a person in a position of responsibility like in government or mana ...
to President Ma's Administration, both politically (a reckless approach on the cross strait relations with
Chinese Communist Party
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the founding and One-party state, sole ruling party of the China, People's Republic of China (PRC). Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, the CCP emerged victoriou ...
) and economically (social inequality on the income distribution). The DPP gained executive control of 7 municipalities and counties from the KMT, while independent
Ko Wen-je
Ko Wen-je (; born 6 August 1959), also known by his nickname, Ko P (), is a Taiwanese politician and physician. Ko was mayor of Taipei from 2014 to 2022, and Chairman of the Taiwan People's Party since 2019. Before becoming mayor, he was a docto ...
won the Taipei mayoral election. Premier
Jiang Yi-huah
Jiang Yi-huah (; born 18 November 1960) is a Taiwanese politician and former Premier of the Republic of China (ROC). On 29 November 2014, he tendered his resignation and was succeeded by Mao Chi-kuo on 8 December 2014.
Prior to his appointment ...
resigned after the election, forcing President
Ma Ying-jeou
Ma Ying-jeou ( zh, 馬英九, born 13 July 1950) is a Hong Kong-born Taiwanese politician who served as president of the Republic of China from 2008 to 2016. Previously, he served as justice minister from 1993 to 1996 and mayor of Taipei from ...
to appoint
Mao Chi-kuo
Mao Chi-kuo (; born 4 October 1948 in Fenghua, Chekiang) is a Taiwanese politician, who served as the Premier, the President of Executive Yuan from 2014 to 2016.
Early life
Mao was born on 4 October 1948, in Fenghua, Chekiang Province. ...
to replace Jiang. President Ma resigned from his post as Chairperson of the
Chinese Nationalist Party
The Kuomintang (KMT), also referred to as the Guomindang (GMD), the Nationalist Party of China (NPC) or the Chinese Nationalist Party (CNP), is a major political party in the Republic of China, initially on the Chinese mainland and in Ta ...
(KMT) in the days following the election.
As five elected leaders were incumbent legislators, a subsequent
legislative by-election was held in March 2015, in which there were no party swings.
Results Summary
Magistrate and mayor elections
New Taipei
Taipei
Taoyuan
Taichung
Tainan
Kaohsiung
Yilan County
Hsinchu County
Miaoli County
Changhua County
Nantou County
Yunlin County
Chiayi County
Taitung County
Pingtung County
Hualien County
Penghu County
Keelung
Hsinchu
Chiayi
Kinmen County
Lienchiang County
Councillor elections
Township/city mayor elections
* Including Municipal Mayors, Aboriginal Rural District Chiefs, Township Chiefs
Township/city council elections
Village chief elections
See also
*
2016 Taiwan general election
General elections were held in Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, on Saturday, 16 January 2016 to elect the 14th President and Vice President of the Republic of China, and all 113 members of the ninth Legislative Yuan:
Presidential election ...
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