Republic of China legislative election, 2004

Taiwan legislative election, 2004

← 2001 December 11, 2004 2008 →
All 225 seats to the Legislative Yuan 113 seats are needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Chen Shui-bian Lien Chan Party Democratic Progressive Kuomintang Leader since May 20, 2000 March 20, 2000 Last election 87 seats, 36.6% 68 seats, 31.3% Seats before 88 67 Seats won 89 79 Seat change 1 12 Popular vote 3,471,429 3,190,081 Percentage 37.98% 34.90%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Soong Chu-yu Huang Chu-wen Party People First Party (Taiwan) TSU Leader since May 20, 2000 August 12, 2001 Last election 46 seats, 20.3% 13 seats, 8.5% Seats before 46 13 Seats won 34 12 Seat change 12 1 Popular vote 1,350,613 756,712 Percentage 14.78% 8.28%
Election results

The Election for the 6th Legislative Yuan (第六屆立法委員選舉) of Taiwan was held on December 11, 2004. All 225 seats of the Legislative Yuan were up for election: 168 elected by popular vote, 41 elected on the basis of the proportion of nationwide votes received by participating political parties, eight elected from overseas Chinese constituencies on the basis of the proportion of nationwide votes received by participating political parties, eight elected by popular vote among the aboriginal populations. Members served three-year terms beginning on February 1, 2005, and ending January 31, 2008. The next term served four years.

This was the first election following Pan-Blue coalition candidate Lien Chen's narrow defeat in the presidential election in March. With the results of the presidential election still contested, many saw the legislative election as a referendum on Chen Shui-bian's Government and on the Pan-Blue Coalition's electoral viability. With the failure of the Pan-Green Coalition to win a majority, President Chen Shui-bian found it difficult, as in the past, to enact his policies.

The Chinese reunification-leaning conservative Pan-Blue Coalition (consisting of the Kuomintang, People First Party, and New Party) retained its majority in the legislature, winning 114 seats, compared to 101 seats won by the Taiwan independence-leaning Pan-Green Coalition (consisting of the Democratic Progressive Party and Taiwan Solidarity Union). The remaining ten seats went to independents and other groups.