Non-Partisan Solidarity Union
Political party in Taiwan
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The Non-Partisan Solidarity Union[I] is a political party in Taiwan. It was established on 16 June 2004,[2] led by founding Chairwoman Chang Po-ya and emerged a major player in the national political scene during the 2004 Legislative Yuan election, with 26 candidates running for local constituency and aboriginal seats, and 6 others nominated for proportional representation seats.
Non-Partisan Solidarity Union 無黨團結聯盟 | |
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| Leader | Lin Pin-kuan |
| Founded | 16 June 2004 |
| Headquarters | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Ideology | Third Way |
| Political position | Centre |
| National affiliation | Pan-Blue Coalition[1] |
| Legislative Yuan | 0 / 113 |
| Municipal mayors | 0 / 6 |
| Magistrates/mayors | 0 / 16 |
| Councilors | 7 / 912 |
| Township/city mayors | 0 / 204 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 無黨團結聯盟 | ||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 无党团结联盟 | ||||||||||||||||
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History
At its founding, it was something of a big tent party in that it lacked a central ideology and fielded various candidates who ran more on their personal qualities rather than a well-articulated commonality.[3]
The party won six seats in the 6th Legislative Yuan (2005–2008), three seats in the 7th Legislative Yuan (2008–2012), two seats in the 2012 election and one in the 2016 election.
Election results
Legislative elections
| Election | Total seats won | Total votes | Share of votes | Outcome of election | Election leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 6 / 225 |
353,164 | 3.86% |  5 seats; Opposition (unaligned) |
Chang Po-ya |
| 2008 | 3 / 113 |
239,317 | 2.4% | 3 seats; Opposition (unaligned) |
Lin Pin-kuan |
| 2012 | 2 / 113 |
148,105 | 1.12% | 1 seats; Opposition (unaligned) |
Lin Pin-kuan |
| 2016 | 1 / 113 |
77,672 | 0.64% | 1 seats; Opposition (unaligned) |
Lin Pin-kuan |
Local elections
| Election | Mayors & Magistrates |
Councils | Third-level Municipal heads |
Third-level Municipal councils |
Fourth-level Village heads |
Election Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0 / 23 |
0 / 901 |
1 / 319 |
N/a | N/a | Chang Po-ya |
| 2006 municipalities only |
0 / 2 |
0 / 96 |
N/a | N/a | N/a | Chang Po-ya |
| 2009 | 0 / 17 |
0 / 587 |
0 / 211 |
N/a | N/a | Lin Pin-kuan |
| 2010 municipalities only |
0 / 5 |
0 / 314 |
N/a | N/a | 0 / 3,757 |
Lin Pin-kuan |
| 2014 unified |
0 / 22 |
2 / 906 |
0 / 204 |
0 / 2,137 |
0 / 7,836 |
Lin Pin-kuan |
| 2018 unified |
0 / 22 |
5 / 912 |
0 / 204 |
0 / 2,148 |
0 / 7,744 |
Lin Pin-kuan |
| 2022 unified |
0 / 22 |
7 / 910 |
0 / 204 |
0 / 2,139 |
0 / 7,748 |
Lin Pin-kuan |
National Assembly elections
| Election | Total seats won | Total votes | Share of votes | Outcome of election | Election leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2 / 300 |
25,162 | 0.65% |  2 seats; Opposition (Rejecting amendments) |
Chang Po-ya |
