The 2015 Kuomintang chairmanship by-election (
Chinese: 2015年中國國民黨主席補選) was held on 17 January 2015 in
Taiwan. This was the sixth direct election of the chairman in the
Kuomintang history. All registered, due-paying KMT party members were eligible to vote.
History
The election was called after
Ma Ying-jeou resigned from the
Kuomintang chairmanship to take responsibility for the party's heavy losses during the
local elections held on 29 November 2014.[1] Six KMT members, among them
Clara Chou and
Lee Hsin, attempted to register for the election, but five were rejected.[2][3]Eric Chu, who had just been reelected
Mayor of New Taipei in the November elections,[3] was the only officially confirmed candidate.[4]
Result
Chu garnered 99.61% of all votes,[5] beating the previous record in 2001.[6]