2012 Taiwanese presidential election

2012 Taiwanese presidential election
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Opinion polls
Registered18,086,455
Turnout74.38% (Decrease1.95pp)
 
Nominee Ma Ying-jeou Tsai Ing-wen
Party Kuomintang DPP
Running mate Wu Den-yih Su Jia-chyuan
Popular vote 6,891,139 6,093,578
Percentage 51.60% 45.63%
President before election

Ma Ying-jeou
Kuomintang

Elected President

Ma Ying-jeou
Kuomintang

Presidential elections were held in Taiwan on 14 January 2012.[1][2] The election was held concurrently with legislative elections. It was the fifth direct election for the President of the Republic of China. Prior to 1996, the President was elected by the ROC's National Assembly and not directly by the people.

Incumbent Ma Ying-jeou was re-elected as President with 51.6% of the vote. DPP challenger Tsai Ing-wen resigned her post as chairperson of the DPP following her election defeat.[3]

  1. ^ ":::Presidential Elections:::". Central Election Commission. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  2. ^ Angella Tsai and Lilian Wu (21 April 2011). "Presidential, legislative poll set tentatively for Jan. 14". Central News Agency. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Tsai steps down as DPP chair after election defeat" Focus Taiwan News Channel. 2012.01.14