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Civil Affairs

To meet the requirements before the re-unification of the nation, according to the Additional Articles
of the Constitution of the ROC in August 1994, legislation was passed that the President and the Vice

President should be elected by direct popular vote in the free area of the Republic of China commencing
since the ninth term. See Table 2-2 for details.

Table 2-1 Elections of National Assemblymen and Legislators
Unit: Persons
National Assemblymen Legislators
Period
No. of Candidates Nominees Elected No. of Candidates Nominees Elected
Second Seats Elected 1991 627 325 - -
Term Seats Elected 1992 - - 403 161

Seats Elected 1995 - - 397 164
Third Term
Seats Elected 1996 591 334 - -
Fourth Term Seats Elected 1998 - - 498 225
Fifth Term Seats Elected 2001 - - 584 225
Seats Elected 2004 - - 492 225
Sixth Term
Seats Elected 2005 686 300 - -
Seventh Seats Elected 2008 - - 423 113
Term
Eighth Term Seats Elected 2012 - - 410 113
Ninth Term Seats Elected 2016 - - 556 113

Table 2-2 Statistics on Presidential and Vice Presidential Elections

Election Date Electors Pair of Turnout Ratio
Term Nominees Elected
(Year) (1,000 Persons) Candidates (%)
Ninth Term 85 14 313 4 Lee Teng-hui, Lien Chan 76.0

Tenth Term 89 15 463 5 Chen Shui-bian, Lu Hsiu-lien 82.7
Eleventh Term 93 16 507 2 Chen Shui-bian, Lu Hsiu-lien 80.3
Twelfth Term 97 17 321 2 Ma Ying-jeou, Vincent Siew 76.3

Thirteenth Term 101 18 086 3 Ma Ying-jeou, Wu Den-yih 74.4
Fourteenth Term 105 18 783 3 Tsai Ing-wen, Chen Chien-jen 66.3

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