Legislative elections are set to be held in Taiwan by 2028 to renew all 113 seats to the Legislative Yuan.
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Background
edit2024 legislative election
editThe 2024 Taiwanese legislative election saw the incumbent Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lose the majority they had held since 2016. Despite receiving the most votes, both in the constituency and list votes, the DPP fell to second place with 51 seats, 1 seat behind the Kuomintang (KMT), who received 52 seats. The Taiwan People's Party (TPP), a centre-left party describing itself as a third force between the pan-green camp and pan-blue camp, consolidated the third party vote, increasing its seat share to 8, and placing it in a kingmaker position, meaning its support is crucial in the midst of the hung parliament scenario currently faced, although it has aligned itself with the KMT, under the Blue and White collaboration.
Electoral system
editThe 113 seats of the Legislative Yuan are elected through parallel voting:[1]
- 73 seats are elected through First-past-the-post voting in single member constituencies,
- 6 seats are reserved for taiwanese aboriginals elected through single non-transferable vote in two 3-member constituencies, Lowland and Highland,
- 34 seats are elected through party-list proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency with a 5% electoral threshold, and 50% of list seats won must be women.
Taiwan's Central Election Commission uses an active household registration system, therefore no citizen has to actively register. Electronic voting is not implemented in Taiwanese elections, nor is absentee voting.[2]
Opinion polling
edit| Date(s) conducted |
Pollster | Sample size |
DPP | KMT | TPP | IND | Others/Don't know | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-17 December 2025 | Taiwan Public Opinion Foundation[3] | 1,077 | 38.4% | 20.6% | 16.7% | 22.2% | 2% | 16.2 |
| 2 May 2024 | 2024 legislative election[b] | 36.16% | 34.58% | 22.07% | - | 7.19% | 11.1 | |
Approval rating
edit| Date(s) conducted |
Pollster | Sample size |
Cho Jung-tai | Lai Ching-te | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Neg. | Net | Pos. | Neg. | Net | |||
| December 2025 | Taiwan Public Opinion Foundation[3] | ? | 44.3% | 44.3% | 0 | 43.4% | 48.6% | –5.2 |
| November 2025 | Taiwan Public Opinion Foundation[3] | ? | 39.7% | 46.6% | –6.9 | 37.9% | 50.2% | –12.3 |
| October 2025 | Taiwan Public Opinion Foundation[3] | ? | 36.1% | 48.7% | –12.6 | 34.9% | 52.5% | –17.6 |
| September 2025 | Taiwan Public Opinion Foundation[3] | ? | 31.0% | 58.2% | –27.2 | 32.7% | 57.8% | –25.1 |
References
edit- ↑ "Election Types". Central Election Commission. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
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{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - 1 2 3 4 5 "December 2025: "The Democratic Progressive Party in the Eyes of Taiwanese People" (English Excerpt)". Taiwan Public Opinion Foundation. 23 Dec 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
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