Taipei City Constituency 8

Taipei City Constituency VIII
Single-member constituency
for the Legislative Yuan
District(s)Wenshan & parts of Zhongzheng
Current constituency
Created2008
Member(s)Lai Shyh-bao (2008–)

Taipei City Constituency VIII (Chinese: 臺北市第八選舉區; pinyin: Táiběi Shì Dì-bā Xuǎnjǔ Qū) includes all of Wenshan and part of Zhongzheng in southern Taipei. The district was created in 2008, when all local constituencies of the Legislative Yuan were reorganized to become single-member districts.

Current district

  • Wenshan
  • Zhongzheng: 2 sub-districts
    • Gutting: 6 urban villages
      • Hedi, Dingdong, Yingxue, Banxi, Wangxi, Yingpu
    • Gongguan: 4 urban villages
      • Shuiyuan, Linxing, Wensheng, Fushui

Legislators

Representative Party Dates Notes
Lai Shyh-bao Kuomintang 2008– Incumbent

Election results

2016

Legislative Election 2016: Taipei City Constituency VIII
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Kuomintang Lai Shyh-bao (賴士葆) 83,931 49.69
Independent Lee Ching-yuan (李慶元) 60,459 35.80
SDP Miao Boya (苗博雅) 21,084 12.48
Independent Fang Jingjun (方景鈞) 1,540 0.91
Independent Lai Shusheng (賴樹聲) 1,071 0.63
Independent Chen Rusheng (陳如聖) 808 0.48
Majority 23,472 13.89
Total valid votes 168,893 97.99
Rejected ballots 3,469 2.01
Kuomintang hold Swing
Turnout 172,362 68.30
Registered electors 252,360

2020

Legislative Election 2020: Taipei City Constituency VIII
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Kuomintang Lai Shyh-bao (賴士葆) 96,377 49.98 Increase0.29
DPP Joshua J. S. Ruan (阮昭雄) 67,470 34.99 New
TPP Chang Hsing-song (張幸松) 12,111 6.28 New
Taiwan Animal Protection Party Hua Pei-jun (華珮君) 7,660 3.97 New
Statebuilding Yan Ming-wei (顏銘緯) 4,330 2.25 New
Green Ko Shih-ling (柯士翎) 2,024 1.05 New
Independent Peng Tzu-hsuan (彭子軒) 1,324 0.69 New
Independent Lee Wen (李文) 1,064 0.55 New
Formosa Alliance Hsiao Hsiao-ling (蕭曉玲) 474 0.25 New
Majority 28,907 14.99 Increase1.10
Total valid votes 192,834 98.51
Rejected ballots 2,920 1.49
Kuomintang hold Swing
Turnout 195,754 76.96 Increase8.66
Registered electors 254,363

2024

Legislative Election 2024: Taipei City Constituency VIII [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Kuomintang Lai Shyh-Bao (賴士葆) 87,099 47.46 Decrease2.52
DPP Wang Min-Sheng (王閔生) 59,490 32.42 Decrease2.57
TPP Jang Chyi-Lu (張其祿) 28,335 15.44 Increase9.16
Taiwan Obasang Political Equality Party Lai Sharon (賴宣任) 6,374 3.47 New
Taiwan Renewal Party Liu Peiling (劉佩玲) 1,122 0.61 New
Independent Hsia Wan-Lang (夏萬浪) 761 0.41 New
Independent Chang Wei-Shyue (張維學) 201 0.11 New
Revival of the Chinese Alliance Hu Chih-Chuang (胡之壯) 136 0.07 New
Majority 27,609 15.04 Increase0.05
Total valid votes 183,518 98.59
Rejected ballots 2,630 1.41
Kuomintang hold Swing Increase0.03
Turnout 186,148 74.96 Decrease2.00
Registered electors 248,318

References

  1. ^ "11th Legislative Election Result" (Legislator). Taiwan Central Election Commission (中央選舉委員會). Retrieved 16 January 2024.