Taiwanese municipal elections, 2002
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The Republic of China municipal elections of 2002, commonly known as the Taiwan metropolitan elections of 2002 (Chinese: 2002年臺灣北高選舉), was held on Saturday, December 7, 2002, to elect the municipal mayors, municipal councilmen, and ward chiefs of the two current and newly created special-municipalities (Kaohsiung and Taipei) administered directly under the central government of the Republic of China. Mayoral candidates for the Kuomintang were elected in Taipei, while candidates for the Democratic Progressive Party were elected in Kaohsiung.
Taipei
Electoral background
| Results of Past Taipei Municipal Mayoral Elections | |||||
| Year | Winning Candidate | Political Party | |||
| 1994 | Chen Shui-bian |  Democratic Progressive Party | |||
| 1998 | Ma Ying-jeou |  Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party) | |||
Results
Municipal Mayoral Election
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuomintang |
2 | Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) | 873,102 | 64.11% |   | |
| Democratic Progressive Party |
1 | Lee Ying-yuan (李應元) | 488,811 | 35.89% |  | |
| Total | 1,374,862 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 70.61% | |||||
Kaohsiung
Electoral background
| Results of Past Kaohsiung Municipal Mayoral Elections | |||||
| Year | Winning Candidate | Political Party | |||
| 1994 | Wu Den-yih | Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party) | |||
| 1998 | Hsieh Chang-ting | Democratic Progressive Party | |||
Results
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Municipal Mayoral Election
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Progressive Party |
5 | Hsieh Chang-ting (謝長廷) | 386,384 | 50.04% |  | |
| Kuomintang |
4 | Huang Jun-ying (黃俊英) | 361,546 | 46.82% |  | |
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2 | Chang Po-ya (張博雅) | 13,479 | 1.75% |  | |
| Independent |
1 | Shih Ming-te (施明德) | 8,750 | 1.13% |  | |
| Independent |
3 | Huang Tian-sheng (黃天生) | 1,998 | 0.26% |  | |
| Total | 779,911 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 71.38% | |||||
See also
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