Elections in Taiwan
What do we know about elections in Taiwan?
Latest result: Kuomintang won 52 of 113 seats in 2024.
- Latest result:
- Final result
- Central Election Commission (Taiwan), read 28 October 2026
Which party won the most seats at the latest election in our data?
As of , the latest result in our data is the 2024 legislative election: Kuomintang won 52 of 113 seats. This page lists 9 elections, past and coming.
Kuomintang, 52 of 113 seats
- Kuomintang52
- Democratic Progressive Party51
- Taiwan People's Party8
- Independents2
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Taiwan 2024 legislative electionFinal result
Kuomintang won 52 of 113 seats.
- Kuomintang52
- Democratic Progressive Party51
- Taiwan People's Party8
- Others2
- Largest party's seats
- 52 of 113
- Its share of the vote
- 34.6%
- Turnout
- 71.8%
What does the latest result show?
- The balance
No single party reached a majority.
Kuomintang won 52 of 113 seats. A majority needs 57.
- The change
The largest seat gain went to Kuomintang.
Kuomintang gained 14 seats compared with 2020. Democratic Progressive Party lost 10 seats.
- Participation
Turnout reached 71.8%.
That is down 3.1 points on 2020.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Kuomintang34.6% of votes46.0% of seats
- Democratic Progressive Party36.2% of votes45.1% of seats
- Taiwan People's Party22.1% of votes7.1% of seats
- New Power Party2.6% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 15.0 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.3 by votes and 2.4 by seats; Democratic Progressive Party led Kuomintang by 1.6 points of the vote.
How many people voted in Taiwan?
Which past elections do we list for Taiwan?
| Election and largest party | % | Seats | Turnout % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 legislative electionKuomintang | 34.6 | 52 of 113 | 71.8 |
| 2020 legislative electionDemocratic Progressive Party | 34.0 | 61 of 113 | 74.9 |
| 2016 legislative electionDemocratic Progressive Party | 44.1 | 68 of 113 | 66.3 |
| 2012 legislative electionKuomintang | 44.5 | 64 of 113 | 74.3 |
| 2008 legislative electionKuomintang | 51.2 | 81 of 113 | 58.3 |
| 2004 legislative electionDemocratic Progressive PartyShare: the party's candidates' votes added up; no seats | 35.7 | 59.2 | |
| 2001 legislative electionDemocratic Progressive PartyShare: the party's candidates' votes added up; no seats | 33.4 | 66.2 | |
| 1998 legislative electionKuomintangShare: the party's candidates' votes added up; no seats | 46.4 | 68.1 | |
| 1995 legislative electionKuomintangShare: the party's candidates' votes added up; no seats | 46.1 | 67.6 |
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Every partyEach party's share of the vote at its latest election in our data, and the year of that election.
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Sources
- Central Election Commission, Taiwan: election database (open data dataset 13119), Open Government Data License v1.0. (source). Licence: Open Government Data License, version 1.0 (Taiwan)