2016 Taiwanese legislative election
Legislative elections were held in Taiwan on 16 January 2016 to elect all 113 members in the Legislative Yuan, alongside presidential elections. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) led by Tsai Ing-wen, who also won the presidential election on the same day, secured a majority for the first time in history by winning 68 seats. The ruling Kuomintang (KMT) lost both the presidency and its legislative majority and returned to the opposition.
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The Legislative Yuan is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in Taipei. The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for four-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a parallel voting system.
Image: 中華民國立法院 (議場外) Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (chamber, exterior)
Image: 中華民國立法院 (議場内) Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (chamber, interior)
A stamp from the Legislative Yuan Library when it was based in Nanjing
Former Legislative Yuan building in Nanjing, 1928 (seen in 2017).