Highland Aborigine Constituency

Highland Aborigine district
Multi-members constituency
for the Legislative Yuan
ElectorateTaiwanese aborigines
Current constituency
Created1972
Member(s)Ciwas Ali (2008–)
Saidhai Tahovecahe (2020–)
Sasuyu Ruljuwan (2024–)

The Highland Aborigine constituency (Chinese: 山地原住民選舉區; pinyin: Shāndì Yuán Zhùmín Xuǎnjǔ Qū) is a multi-member constituency of the Legislative Yuan. Taiwanese indigenous people have elected representatives to reserved legislative seats since the 1970s.[1] Predecessors to both the Highland and Lowland Aborigine districts were established in 1994.[2] Since 2008, the Highland Taiwanese indigenous elect three members to the Legislative Yuan.

Legislators

Election Representative Representative Representative Representative
1972 Hua Ai (Paiwan)
Tarigu Pujaruyang
Kuomintang
1975
1980
1983
1986 Lin Tien-sheng (Paiwan)
Kuomintang
1989 Kao Tien-lai (Atayal)
Kuomintang 		Hua Chia-chih (Paiwan)
Tjaravak Kadrangian
Kuomintang
1992 Walis Perin (Seediq)
Independent
1995 Kao Yang-sheng (Atayal)
Kuomintang 		Chuan Wen-sheng (Bunun)
Kuomintang 		Walis Perin (Seediq)
Kuomintang
1998 Tseng Hua-te (Paiwan)
Tjivuluan
Kuomintang 		Walis Perin (Seediq)
National Democratic Non-Party Union 		Lin Chun-te (Seediq)
Kuomintang
2001 Kao Chin Su-mei (Atayal)
Ciwas Ali
Independent 		Walis Perin (Seediq)
Taiwan Number One Party 		Lin Chun-te (Seediq)
People First Party
2004 Kung Wen-chi (Seediq)
Yosi Takun
Kuomintang
2008 Kao Chin Su-mei (Atayal)
Ciwas Ali
Non-Partisan Solidarity Union 		Chien Tung-ming (Paiwan)
Uliw Qaljupayare
Kuomintang
2012
2016
2020 Kao Chin Su-mei (Atayal)
Ciwas Ali
Independent 		Wu Li-hua (Rukai)
Saidhai Tahovecahe
Democratic Progressive Party
2024 Lu Hsien-yi (Paiwan/Rukai)
Sasuyu Ruljuwan
Kuomintang

Election results

2024

Legislative Election 2024: Highland Aborigine Constituency [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Kao Chin Su-mei 37,131 25.75
DPP Wu Li-hua 31,874 22.10
Kuomintang Lu Hsien-yi 22,284 15.45
Kuomintang Kung Wen-chi 21,304 14.77
Independent Zhang Zi Xiao 11,726 8.13
Independent Savungaz Valincinan 6,840 4.74
Independent Lin Shi Wei 6,331 4.39
TPP Hu Huang Guang Wen 6,143 4.26
Judicial Reform Party Kao Wan Hsin 351 0.24
Independent Lin Kuo 230 0.16
Total valid votes 144,214
Independent hold Swing
DPP hold Swing
Kuomintang hold Swing

References

  1. ^ Hale, Erin (8 January 2020). "'Always campaign time': Why Taiwan's indigenous people back KMT". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. ^ Gerber, Abraham (10 April 2016). "Campaigners pan empty Aboriginal legislative seats". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  3. ^ "11th Legislative Election Result" (Legislator). Taiwan Central Election Commission (中央選舉委員會). Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.