Legislative elections were held in Taiwan on 13 January 2024 to elect members of the Legislative Yuan. The elections were held alongside presidential elections.

The results saw the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lose its majority in the Legislative Yuan that it had held since 2016, losing 11 seats and retaining 51, while the Kuomintang (KMT) became the largest single party with 52 seats, and the Taiwan People's Party (TPP) won eight seats. The New Power Party lost all its three seats after failing to win a constituency seat or meet the 5% threshold for at-large representation. The election marked the first time under the current electoral system (introduced in 2008) that no party held an absolute majority in the Legislative Yuan, and the first in which the largest party in the legislature won neither the most constituency votes nor the most party votes. The term of the Legislative Yuan began on 1 February 2024.

Electoral system

The 113 seats of the Legislative Yuan are elected through parallel voting: 73 seats are elected through First-past-the-post voting in single member constituencies, 6 seats are reserved for taiwanese aboriginals elected through single non-transferable vote in two 3-member constituencies, Lowland and Highland, 34 seats are elected through party-list proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency with a 5% electoral threshold, and 50% of list seats won must be women.

Taiwan's Central Election Commission uses an active household registration system, therefore no citizen has to actively register. Electronic voting is not implemented in Taiwanese elections, nor is absentee voting.

Contesting parties and candidates A total of 315 candidates registered for first-past-the-post seats in the 2024 legislative election. Sixteen political parties submitted party lists to the Central Election Commission (CEC). A total of 178 nominees were included on party lists. On 15 December 2023, the CEC announced that six first-past-the post candidates, one candidate running for a reserved indigenous seat, and one party list candidate, were ineligible. The campaign period officially started on 16 December 2023. Republished as:

PartyGeneral seatsAboriginal seatsParty listTotal Democratic Progressive Party69234105 Kuomintang64434102 Taiwan People's Party1013445 New Power Party20810 Taiwan Statebuilding Party2079 People First Party001010 Green Party1089 New Party11810 Taiwan Solidarity Union0066 Taiwan Renewal Party101314 Chinese Unification Promotion Party100414 Formosa Alliance1001 Labor Party2002 Independent659－74 Others7212194Total30919177505

Results The Kuomintang won 52 seats, making it the largest single party in the Legislative Yuan. The DPP, having won 51 seats, declined to the second largest party in the Legislative Yuan. The Taiwan People's Party (TPP) ranked the third with 8 seats under its control. The DPP lost 11 seats in the election, which also meant the loss of the parliamentary majority that it had held since 2016. The election results also led to the removal of the New Power Party, which previously held three seats, from the Legislative Yuan after it failed to win a constituency seat or meet the 5% threshold needed to win at-large seats. Two independents, namely Chen Chao-ming and Kao Chin Su-mei, who were members of the Kuomintang caucus in the 10th Yuan, were also elected.

The election was the first in Taiwanese history in which the party that received the most votes did not win the most seats, and also marked the first time since 2004 that no party held an absolute majority in the Legislative Yuan. This put the TPP in a "kingmaker" position; it also meant that the TPP’s support was crucial in the selection of the President of the Legislative Yuan and the major policies.

The election was also the first time that an openly bisexual candidate, Huang Jie (DPP) of Kaohsiung city's sixth constituency, was elected to the Legislative Yuan. It was also the first time that an openly transgender person, Abbygail ET Wu of the Green Party (at-large), ran for the chamber, albeit unsuccessfully.

By constituency ConstituencyResultIncumbent memberElected memberTaipei CityIDPP holdRosalia WuIIDPP holdHo Chih-weiWang Shih-chienIIIKuomintang holdWang Hung-weiIVKuomintang gain from DPPKao Chia-yuLee Yen-hsiuVDPP holdFreddy LimWu Pei-yiVIKuomintang holdVacantLo Chih-chiangVIIKuomintang holdAlex FaiHsu Chiao-hsinVIIIKuomintang holdLai Shyh-baoNew Taipei CityIKuomintang holdHung Mong-kaiIIDPP holdLin Shu-fenIIIDPP holdYu TianLee Kuen-chengIVDPP holdWu Ping-juiVDPP holdSu Chiao-huiVIDPP holdChang Hung-luVIIKuomintang gain from DPPLo Chih-chengYeh Yuan-chihVIIIKuomintang gain from DPPChiang Yung-changChang Chih-lunIXKuomintang holdLin Te-fuXDPP holdWu Chi-mingXIKuomintang holdLo Ming-tsaiXIIKuomintang gain from DPPLai Pin-yuLiao Hsien-hsiangTaoyuan CityIKuomintang gain from DPPCheng Yun-pengNiu Hsu-tingIIKuomintang gain from DPPHuang Shier-chiehTu Chuan-chiIIIKuomintang holdLu Ming-cheIVKuomintang holdWan Mei-lingVKuomintang holdLu Yu-lingVIKuomintang gain from IndependentChao Cheng-yuChiu Jo-huaTaichung CityIDPP holdTsai Chi-changIIKuomintang gain from DPPLin Ching-yiYen Kuan-hengIIIKuomintang holdYang Chiung-yingIVKuomintang gain from DPPChang Liao Wan-chienSean Liao Wei-hsiangVKuomintang gain from DPPZhuang Ching-chengHuang Chien-haoVIKuomintang gain from DPPHuang Kuo-shuLo Ting-weiVIIDPP holdHo Hsin-chunVIIIKuomintang holdJohnny ChiangTainan CityIDPP holdLai Huei-yuenIIDPP holdKuo Kuo-wenIIIDPP holdChen Ting-feiIVDPP holdLin I-chinVDPP holdLin Chun-hsienVIDPP holdWang Ting-yuKaohsiung CityIDPP holdChiu Yi-yingIIDPP holdChiu Chih-weiIIIDPP holdLiu Shyh-fangLee Po-yiIVDPP holdLin Tai-huaVDPP holdLee Kun-tseVIDPP holdChao Tien-linHuang JieVIIDPP holdHsu Chih-chiehVIIIDPP holdLai Jui-lungHsinchu CountyIKuomintang holdLin Wei-chouHsu Hsin-yingIIKuomintang holdLin Si-mingMiaoli CountyIIndependent holdChen Chao-mingIIKuomintang hold Hsu Chih-jungChiu Chen-chunChanghua CountyIDPP holdChen Hsiu-baoIIDPP holdHuang Hsiu-fangIIIKuomintang holdHsieh Yi-fongIVDPP holdChen Su-yuehNantou CountyIKuomintang holdMa Wen-chunIIKuomintang gain from DPPFrida TsaiYu HaoYunlin CountyIKuomintang gain from DPPSu Chih-fenTing Hsueh-chungIIDPP holdLiu Chien-kuoChiayi CountyIDPP holdTsai Yi-yuIIDPP holdChen Ming-wenChen Kuan-tingPingtung CountyIDPP holdChung Chia-pinIIDPP gain from IndependentSu Chen-chingHsu Fu-kueiYilan CountyDPP holdChen Ou-poChen Chun-yuHualien CountyKuomintang holdFu Kun-chiTaitung CountyKuomintang gain from IndependentLiu Chao-howHuang Chien-pinPenghu CountyDPP holdYang YaoKinmen CountyKuomintang holdChen Yu-jenLienchiang CountyKuomintang holdCheng Hsueh-shengKeelung CityKuomintang gain from DPPTsai Shih-yingJonathan LinHsinchu CityKuomintang holdCheng Cheng-chienChiayi CityDPP holdWang Mei-huiLowland AboriginalIKuomintang holdZheng Tian-cai (Sra Kacaw)IIDPP holdChen Ying (Asenay Daliyalrep)IIIKuomintang hold Liao Kuo-tung (Sufin Siluko) Huang Jen (Kin Cyang)Highland AboriginalIIndependent holdKao Chin Su-mei (Ciwas Ali)IIDPP holdWu Li-hua (Saidhai Tahovecahe)IIIKuomintang holdKung Wen-chi (Yosi Takun)Lu Hsien-yi (Sasuyu Ruljuwan)

By National-at-large National-at-large legislators are apportioned by largest remainder method. Political parties will gain seats upon reaching the 5% threshold and allocated based on total votes. The quota remains as 2.9412%, each political party will be allocated a seat. The remainder will be allocated based on the largest remainder (Remainder: Democratic Progressive Party 0.7244%; Kuomintang 1.9683%; Taiwan People's Party 0.2496%).

+2024 Taiwanese legislative election national-at-large party vote share with elected national-at-large members Counties/Cities Total Voters Democratic Progressive Party Kuomintang Taiwan People's Party Votes Votes % Votes Votes % Votes Votes % Taipei 2,090,062 511,126 33.36% 334,389 21.83% New Taipei City 3,402,064 846,766 34.81% 556,980 22.90% Keelung 312,207 67,018 31.01% 48,401 22.40% Yilan County 379,026 78,944 30.06% 58,456 22.26% Taoyuan City 1,882,592 429,373 32.14% 338,329 25.32% Hsinchu County 466,558 79,315 23.59% 96,734 28.78% Hsinchu City 359,465 79,721 30.20% 77,496 29.35% Miaoli County 447,767 79,224 25.32% 72,815 23.27% Taichung City 2,328,896 568,839 33.74% 416,866 24.73% Changhua County 1,032,636 251,994 34.58% 170,903 23.45% Nantou County 407,149 91,948 32.66% 56,939 20.23% Yunlin County 560,296 119,039 31.95% 77,581 20.82% Chiayi County 423,199 84,207 29.46% 54,451 19.05% Chiayi City 217,549 50,475 32.35% 33,507 21.48% Tainan City 1,567,432 296,987 26.83% 214,469 19.38% Kaohsiung City 2,312,303 496,423 30.61% 283,062 17.46% Pingtung County 681,631 153,480 32.78% 76,870 16.42% Taitung County 178,728 25,918 24.17% 18,182 16.95% Hualien County 267,824 36,580 21.45% 33,383 19.57% Penghu County 92,642 17,472 36.24% 9,395 19.49% Kinmen County 126,422 3,586 7.97% 9,796 21.7% Lienchiang County 12,083 482 7.96% 1,330 21.97% Note： Total votes are accurate as per Republic of China Central Election Commission

+ Elected National-at-large membersDemocratic Progressive PartyKuomintangTaiwan People's PartyLin Yueh-chinPuma ShenAriel ChangHung Sun-hanLoh Meei-lingYou Si-kunFan YunKer Chien-mingShen Fa-huiChuang Jui-hsiungMichelle LinJean KuoChen Pei-yuHan Kuo-yuKo Chih-enKo Ju-chunWeng Hsiao-lingChen Jing-huiWu Tsung-hsienLin Chien-chiChen Yeong-kangHsu Yu-chenHsieh Lung-chiehSu Ching-chuanChang Chia-chunWang Yu-minHuang Shan-shanHuang Kuo-changChen Gau-tzuWu Chun-chengMạch Ngọc TrânLin Kuo-chengLin Yi-chunChang Chi-kai

Aftermath At the opening of the new Legislative Yuan on 1 February 2024, Han Kuo-yu of the Kuomintang was elected as President of the Legislative Yuan following two rounds of voting in which all eight members of the TPP abstained in the second round. Han obtained the support of the KMT's 52 members in the Legislative Yuan as well as two independents and defeated the DPP's You Si-kun and the TPP's Huang Shan-shan. The KMT's Johnny Chiang was also elected as deputy speaker, defeating the DPP's Tsai Chi-chang and the TPP's Chang Chi-kai.

See also 2024 Taiwanese general election 2024 Taiwanese presidential election 2025 Taiwanese mass electoral recall campaigns 2025 Taiwanese recall votes

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