New Party (Taiwan)


New Party 新黨 Xīn Dăng | |
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Leader | Yok Mu-ming |
Founder | Chen Kuei-miao |
Founded | August 22, 1993 |
Headquarters | Taipei |
Ideology | Chinese nationalism Conservatism (Taiwan) Chinese reunification |
Political position | Right-wing |
National affiliation | Pan-Blue Coalition |
International affiliation | none |
Legislative Yuan | 0 / 113 |
Local Councillors | 2 / 906 |
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www.np.org.tw | |
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Simplified Chinese | 新党 | ||||||||||
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The New Party (NP), formerly the Chinese New Party (CNP), is a Chinese nationalist political party in Taiwan, supporting Chinese unification of China and part of the pan-blue coalition.
Contents
1 History
2 Election results
2.1 Presidential elections
2.2 Legislative elections
2.3 Local elections
2.4 National Assembly elections
3 See also
4 References
5 External links
History
The New Party was formed out of a split from the then-ruling Kuomintang (KMT) by members of the New Kuomintang Alliance on 22 August 1993.[1] Members of the Alliance had accused KMT Chairman Lee Teng-hui of autocratic tendencies and moving the party away from Chinese reunification. Co-founders of the New Party included Chen Kuei-miao.[2] Originally, the party wanted to keep the name of the faction, but was prevented from doing so due to the similarity of names. The name "New Party" was seemingly inspired by the contemporary electoral success of the Japan New Party ("Nihon Shintō"; see Politics of Japan).
In the mid-1990s, the New Party attracted support from the KMT old guard as well as young urban professionals. The New Party was aided by former Finance Minister Wang Chien-shien and former Environmental Protection Administration Director Jaw Shaw-kong, who had charismatic and clean images.
In the 2000 presidential election, the party nominated writer and dissident Li Ao who ran a spirited but token campaign. In the election, most members of the party supported James Soong, and in fact both Li Ao and the chairman of the New Party encouraged people to do so. In the 2001 Legislative Yuan election, the party only won 1 seat in Kinmen.
In the 2006 municipal elections, the New Party made significant gains, seating over a dozen members into public office. The New Party also gained four seats in Taipei Major private offices.
Since the 2008 Legislative Yuan elections, the New Party hasn't won any seats, while the party supported most of the KMT candidates.
Election results

Yok Mu-ming at the New Party rally in 228 Park.
Presidential elections
Election | Candidate | Running mate | Total votes | Share of votes | Outcome |
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2000 | Li Ao | Elmer Fung | 16,782 | 0.13% | Lost ![]() |
Legislative elections
Election | Total seats won | Total votes | Share of votes | Outcome of election | Election leader |
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1995 | 21 / 164 | 1,222,931 | 13.0% | ![]() | Chen Kuei-miao |
1998 | 11 / 225 | 708,465 | 7.1% | ![]() | Chou Yang-shan |
2001 | 1 / 225 | 269,620 | 2.9% | ![]() | Yok Mu-ming |
2004 | 1 / 225 | 12,137 | 0.13% | ![]() | Yok Mu-ming |
2008 | 0 / 113 | 199,402 | 53.5% | ![]() | Yok Mu-ming |
2012 | 0 / 113 | 10,678 | 0.08% | ![]() | Yok Mu-ming |
2016 | 0 / 113 | 510,074 | 4.18% | ![]() | Yok Mu-ming |
Local elections
Election | Mayors & Magistrates | Councils | Third-level Municipal heads | Third-level Municipal councils | Fourth-level Village heads | Election Leader |
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1994 province-level only | 0 / 3 | 15 / 175 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Wang Chien-shien |
1997-1998 | 0 / 23 | 10 / 886 | 0 / 319 | N/A | N/A | Chou Yang-shan |
1998 municipalities only | 0 / 2 | 10 / 96 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Chen Kuei-miao |
2001-2002 | 1 / 23 | 3 / 897 | 0 / 319 | N/A | N/A | Hsieh Chi-ta, Levi Ying |
2002 municipalities only | 0 / 2 | 5 / 96 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Yok Mu-ming |
2005 | 1 / 23 | 2 / 901 | 0 / 319 | N/A | N/A | Yok Mu-ming |
2006 municipalities only | 0 / 2 | 4 / 96 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Yok Mu-ming |
2009 | 0 / 17 | 0 / 587 | 0 / 211 | N/A | N/A | Yok Mu-ming |
2010 municipalities only | 0 / 5 | 3 / 314 | N/A | N/A | 0 / 3,757 | Yok Mu-ming |
2014 unified | 0 / 22 | 2 / 906 | 0 / 204 | 0 / 2,137 | 0 / 7,836 | Yok Mu-ming |
National Assembly elections
Election | Total seats won | Total votes | Share of votes | Outcome of election | Election leader |
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1996 | 46 / 334 | 1,417,209 | 13.6% | ![]() | Chen Kuei-miao |
2005 | 3 / 300 | 34,253 | 0.88% | ![]() | Yok Mu-ming |
See also
- History of the Republic of China
- Politics of the Republic of China
- Elections in Taiwan
- List of political parties in the Republic of China
- Administrative divisions of the Republic of China
- Political status of Taiwan
References
^ Tai, Y.C.; Liu, L.Y.; Lin, Lillian (22 August 2015). "New Party throws weight behind KMT in legislative election". Central News Agency. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
^ Wen, Kuei-hsiang (2014-08-16). "New Party founder dies at 81". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 2014-09-04.
External links
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- New Party official web site
New Party on Facebook
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