2001 Kuomintang chairmanship election

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Turnout| 57.9%
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Nominee  | Lien Chan |  |
Popular vote  | 521,712 |
Percentage  | 100% |

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| Chairman before election

Lien Chan

| Elected Chairman

Lien Chan

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The 2001 Kuomintang chairmanship election (Chinese: 2001年中國國民黨主席選舉) was held on 24 March 2001 in Taiwan. This was the first direct party leadership election in Kuomintang history in which all registered, due-paying party members were eligible to vote. In previous elections, only 2,000 high-ranking members could cast votes.

## History

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Lee Teng-hui had assumed the presidency and Kuomintang chairmanship in 1988, after the death of Chiang Ching-kuo. With the help of Lien Chan, Lee had withstood a challenge to his leadership in 1997, shortly after the Kuomintang lost that year's local elections handily.[1] In 2000, the Kuomintang lost the presidential election to Democratic Progressive Party candidate Chen Shui-bian, and discontent over Lee's leadership had again broken out.[2][3] He planned to resign the chairmanship in September,[4] but eventually submitted his resignation on 24 March,[5] after days of speculation and protest.[6] Lien Chan succeeded Lee as chairman in June.[7] The first direct leadership election was scheduled for 24 March 2001. In previous elections, only 2,000 party representatives could vote for the office.[8]

## Election

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Lien Chan registered for the election on 9 February 2001,[9] and ran unopposed, as Tuan Hung-chun was declared ineligible.[7] Lien was required to gather a petition of three percent of the party membership to validate his candidacy.[7] He garnered 521,712 of 537,370 votes in the election itself, at a time when the Kuomintang had an eligible voter count of 928,175.[10] Lien won 97.09% of all votes cast, a record that would stand until 2015, when Eric Chu was elected.[11]

Candidate| Party| Votes| %

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| Lien Chan| Kuomintang| 521,712| 100.00
Total| 521,712| 100.00
Valid votes| 521,712| 97.09
Invalid/blank votes| 15,658| 2.91
Total votes| 537,370| 100.00
Registered voters/turnout| 928,175| 57.90

## References

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1. ^ Liu, Weiling (12 December 1997). "Lee's party chairmanship unshaken". Taiwan Today. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
2. ^ Han Cheung (15 March 2020). "Taiwan in Time: The KMT's first downfall". Retrieved 15 March 2020.
3. ^ "Protesters Denounce Taiwan President". Los Angeles Times. 21 March 2000. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
4. ^ Chu, Henry (23 March 2000). "Taiwan's Lee Reportedly Quitting Party Post Now". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
5. ^ "President Resigns as Party Leader". Los Angeles Times. 24 March 2000. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
6. ^ Chu, Henry (20 March 2000). "Outgoing Taiwan Leader to Quit as Head of Party". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
7. ^ a b c Lin, Chieh-yu (24 March 2001). "Lien gears up for polls". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
8. ^ Huang, Joyce (30 January 2001). "KMT membership drive wraps up after five months". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
9. ^ "Lien Chan registers candidacy for KMT chairmanship". Kyodo News. 9 February 2001. Retrieved 14 May 2016 – via The Free Library.
10. ^ Lin, Chieh-yu (25 March 2001). "No surprise as Lien wins election". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
11. ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan (18 January 2015). "KMT elects Eric Chu as chairman". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 May 2016.

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