The Non-Partisan Solidarity Union is a political party in Taiwan. It was established on 16 June 2004, 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.
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.
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 leader2004 353,164 3.86% 5 seats; Opposition (unaligned) Chang Po-ya2008 239,317 2.4% 3 seats; Opposition (unaligned) Lin Pin-kuan2012 148,105 1.12% 1 seats; Opposition (unaligned) Lin Pin-kuan2016 77,672 0.64% 1 seats; Opposition (unaligned) Lin Pin-kuan
Local elections Election Mayors &Magistrates Councils Third-levelMunicipal heads Third-levelMunicipal councils Fourth-levelVillage heads Election Leader2005 Chang Po-ya2006 Chang Po-ya2009 Lin Pin-kuan2010 Lin Pin-kuan2014 Lin Pin-kuan2018 Lin Pin-kuan2022 Lin Pin-kuan
National Assembly elections Election Total seats won Total votes Share of votes Outcome of election Election leader2005 25,162 0.65% 2 seats; Opposition Chang Po-ya
See also Politics of the Republic of China List of political parties in Taiwan
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