1994 Taiwanese local elections
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3 December 1994
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Provincial election | ||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 76.15% | |||||||||||||||
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 Election result in township division James Soong Chen Ding-nan | ||||||||||||||||
Municipal election | ||||||||||||||||
2 mayors of special municipalities | ||||||||||||||||
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Provincial and municipal elections were held in Taiwan on 3 December 1994, electing the Governor of Taiwan Province, and mayor of two special municipalities (Taipei and Kaohsiung).
This is the first election for all three posts,[1] and the only one for the governorship of the later-streamlined Taiwan Province.
Kuomintang (KMT) was elected in Taiwan Province and Kaohsiung, while the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) captured the capital city.
Since the retreat of Kuomintang's regime from mainland China to Taiwan, the head of the Taiwan Province was appointed by the central government due to martial law in place.
In 1994, the new Province and County Autonomy Act (Chinese: 省縣自治法) was enacted, the chairmanship of Taiwan Provincial Government was replaced by elected governorship of Taiwan Province.
James Soong of the KMT, then-chairman of Taiwan Provincial Government, was nominated to continue heading the province. The DPP endorsed Chen Ding-nan, member of Legislative Yuan and former Yilan Magistrate.
Soong was elected in a landslide, winning 56% of votes, while the party also secured a majority in the Provincial Council.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| James Soong | Kuomintang | 4,726,012 | 56.22 | |
| Chen Ding-nan | Democratic Progressive Party | 3,254,887 | 38.72 | |
| Ju Gau-jeng | New Party | 362,377 | 4.31 | |
| 蔡正治 | Independent | 37,256 | 0.44 | |
| 吳梓 | Independent | 25,398 | 0.30 | |
| Total | 8,405,930 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 8,405,930 | 98.69 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 111,194 | 1.31 | ||
| Total votes | 8,517,124 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 11,184,258 | 76.15 | ||
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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| Kuomintang | 4,223,995 | 51.03 | 48 | |
| Democratic Progressive Party | 2,693,353 | 32.54 | 23 | |
| New Party | 309,648 | 3.74 | 2 | |
| Independent | 1,051,015 | 12.70 | 6 | |
| Total | 8,278,011 | 100.00 | 79 | |
| Valid votes | 8,278,011 | 97.62 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 202,030 | 2.38 | ||
| Total votes | 8,480,041 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 11,111,460 | 76.32 | ||
