Legislative elections are set to be held in Taiwan by 2028 to renew all 113 seats to the Legislative Yuan.
Background 2024 legislative election The 2024 Taiwanese legislative election saw the incumbent Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lose the majority they had held since 2016. Despite receiving the most votes, both in the constituency and list votes, the DPP fell to second place with 51 seats, 1 seat behind the Kuomintang (KMT), who received 52 seats. The Taiwan People's Party (TPP), a centre-left party describing itself as a third force between the pan-green camp and pan-blue camp, consolidated the third party vote, increasing its seat share to 8, and placing it in a kingmaker position, meaning its support is crucial in the midst of the hung parliament scenario currently faced, although it has aligned itself with the Kuomintang (KMT), under the .
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.
Opinion polling Date(s)conducted Pollster Sample size DPP KMT TPP Others NoneDon't know/Unsure Lead15-17 December 2025Taiwan Public Opinion Foundation1,07738.4%20.6%16.7%1.6%22.2%0.4%16.221 October 2025Taiwan Public Opinion Foundation1,07032.9%21.9%14.4%1.7%27.3%1.8%5.621 October 2024Taiwan Public Opinion Foundation1,07731.1%25.3%12.6%3.7%26.6%0.6%4.5September 2024Taiwan Public Opinion FoundationUnknown35.5%23.2%12.0%6.9%21.3%1.1%12.319 March 2024Taiwan Public Opinion Foundation1,09031.4%21.9%19.2%3.5%23.6%0.4%7.823 January 2024Taiwan Public Opinion Foundation1,08330.5%25.2%22.5%4.9%16.6%0.5%5.3 13 January 2024 2024 legislative election71.79% 36.16% 34.58% 22.07% 7.19% - - 1.58
Approval rating Date(s)conductedPollsterSamplesizeCho Jung-taiLai Ching-te Pos. Neg. Net Pos. Neg. NetDecember 2025Taiwan Public Opinion Foundation?44.3%44.3%043.4%48.6%–5.2November 2025Taiwan Public Opinion Foundation?39.7%46.6%–6.937.9%50.2%–12.3October 2025Taiwan Public Opinion Foundation?36.1%48.7%–12.634.9%52.5%–17.6September 2025Taiwan Public Opinion Foundation?31.0%58.2%–27.232.7%57.8%–25.1 Notes
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