2020 Taiwanese legislative election
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Legislative elections were held in Taiwan on 11 January 2020 for all 113 seats to the Legislative Yuan concurrently with the 15th presidential election.[2] The term of the Legislative Yuan began on 1 February 2020.
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All 113 seats in the Legislative Yuan 57 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 74.93%[lower-alpha 1] ( 7.59pp) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lost seven seats but retained a majority of 61 seats in the Legislative Yuan. The Kuomintang gained three seats, winning 38. The New Power Party won three seats, down from five in the last election. The Taiwan People's Party and Taiwan Statebuilding Party entered the Legislative Yuan with five seats and one seat, respectively, with five independent candidates winning their seats and the People First Party losing all of their seats.