Kinmen County Constituency

Kinmen County Constituency
Single-member constituency
for the Legislative Yuan
District(s)Kinmen
Electorate124,669 (2024 election)
Current constituency
Created1992
PartyKMT
MemberChen Yu-jen

Kinmen County Constituency (Chinese: 金門縣選舉區; pinyin: Jīnmén Xiàn Xuǎnjǔ Qū) is one of the 73 regional constituencies represented in the Legislative Yuan, the national legislature of Taiwan. It was created in 1992 following a series of constitutional reforms, and elects one legislator, through first-past-the-post voting, to the Legislative Yuan. It has been represented by Chen Yu-jen of the Kuomintang since 2019.

Legislators

ElectionLegislator Party
1992 - 1995 Chen Ching-pao Independent
1995 - 2001 Kuomintang
2001 - 2008 Wu Cherng-dean New Party
2008 - 2011 Chen Fu-hai Independent
2011 - 2012 People First Party
2012 - 2016 Yang Ying-hsiung Kuomintang
2016 - 2019 Yang Cheng-wu Kuomintang
2019 - 2020 Chen Yu-jen Independent
2020 Kuomintang

Election results

1995

* denotes the incumbent legislator

1995 Taiwanese legislative election: Kinmen
CandidatePartyVotes%
Chen Ching-pao*Kuomintang11,04152.74
Wu Cherng-deanNew Party6,99633.42
Chen Yun-huoIndependent1,8548.86
Chang Tien-chinDemocratic Progressive Party5782.76
Hsu Shui-tsengIndependent4652.22
Total20,934100.00
Valid votes20,93498.86
Invalid/blank votes2421.14
Total votes21,176100.00
Registered voters/turnout29,85270.94
Majority4,04519.32
Kuomintang gain from Independent
Source:

1998

* denotes the incumbent legislator

1998 Taiwanese legislative election: Kinmen
CandidatePartyVotes%+/–
Chen Ching-pao*Kuomintang9,09744.76Decrease 7.98
Li Cheng-IIndependent7,93139.02NEW
Hsu Chin-tuIndependent1,7868.79NEW
Chen Yao-huiNew Party1,1465.64Decrease 27.78
Chen Kuo-yaoIndependent3641.79NEW
Total20,324100.00–
Valid votes20,32498.35
Invalid/blank votes3411.65
Total votes20,665100.00
Registered voters/turnout34,31660.22
Majority1,1665.74
Kuomintang hold
Source:

2001

* denotes the incumbent legislator

2001 Taiwanese legislative election: Kinmen
CandidatePartyVotes%+/–
Wu Cherng-deanNew Party10,29241.13Increase 35.49
Yang Su-yuanPeople First Party5,87423.47NEW
Chen Ching-pao*Kuomintang3,92315.68Decrease 29.08
Chen Shui-tsaiIndependent3,52314.08NEW
Chen Tsang-chiangDemocratic Progressive Party1,4135.65NEW
Total25,025100.00–
Valid votes25,02597.44
Invalid/blank votes6572.56
Total votes25,682100.00
Registered voters/turnout39,92264.33
Majority4,41817.66
New Party gain from Kuomintang
Source:

2004

* denotes the incumbent legislator

2004 Taiwanese legislative election: Kinmen
CandidatePartyVotes%+/–
Wu Cherng-dean*New Party12,13754.07Increase 12.94
Li Cheng-INon-Partisan Solidarity Union5,54424.70NEW
Chen Ching-paoIndependent3,43615.31NEW
Weng Ming-chihDemocratic Progressive Party1,3295.92Increase 0.27
Total22,446100.00–
Valid votes22,44698.81
Invalid/blank votes2701.19
Total votes22,716100.00
Registered voters/turnout46,44948.91
Majority6,59329.37
New Party hold
Source:

2008

* denotes the incumbent legislator

2008 Taiwanese legislative election: Kinmen
CandidatePartyVotes%+/–
Chen Fu-haiIndependent9,91237.31NEW
Wu Cherng-dean*Kuomintang9,83837.04NEW
Lee Wo-shihIndependent5,27419.85NEW
Hu Wei-shengIndependent1,0704.03NEW
Tang Hui-peiDemocratic Progressive Party4311.62Decrease 4.30
Kao Hsien-tengCivil Party390.15NEW
Total26,564100.00–
Valid votes26,56498.36
Invalid/blank votes4431.64
Total votes27,007100.00
Registered voters/turnout63,45142.56
Majority740.27
Independent gain from New Party
Source:

2012

* denotes the incumbent legislator

2012 Taiwanese legislative election: Kinmen
CandidatePartyVotes%+/–
Yang Ying-hsiungKuomintang12,43532.96Decrease 4.08
Chen Fu-hai*People First Party12,12832.15NEW
Wu Cherng-deanNew Party10,67828.30NEW
Hsu Nai-chuanIndependent2,2605.99NEW
Kao Hsien-tengNational Health Service Alliance2280.60NEW
Total37,729100.00–
Valid votes37,72997.35
Invalid/blank votes1,0272.65
Total votes38,756100.00
Registered voters/turnout81,78347.39
Majority3070.81
Kuomintang gain from Independent
Source:

2016

2016 Taiwanese legislative election: Kinmen
CandidatePartyVotes%+/–
Yang Cheng-wuKuomintang16,35045.08Increase 12.12
Wu Cherng-deanNew Party9,40525.93Decrease 2.37
Chen Tsang-chiangDemocratic Progressive Party8,36723.07NEW
Chang Chung-faIndependent6701.85NEW
Kao Tan-huaMilitary, Civil and Faculty Alliance Party6661.84NEW
Hung Chih-hengIndependent6471.78NEW
Chen Te-huiTaiwan Labor Party1130.31NEW
Chen Chung-liIndependent490.14NEW
Total36,267100.00–
Valid votes36,26797.98
Invalid/blank votes7472.02
Total votes37,014100.00
Registered voters/turnout109,47833.81
Majority6,94519.15
Kuomintang hold
Source:

2019 by-election

Called due to incumbent legislator Yang Cheng-wu being elected as Magistrate of Kinmen.

2019 Taiwanese legislative by-elections: Kinmen
CandidatePartyVotes%+/–
Chen Yu-jenIndependent7,11728.69NEW
Chen Tsang-chiangIndependent6,02024.27NEW
Hung Li-pingKuomintang5,68122.90Decrease 22.18
Tsai Hsi-huIndependent5,17520.86NEW
Lu Kuan-yuIndependent5702.30NEW
Hung Chih-hengKinmen Kao-liang Party2400.97NEW
Total24,803100.00–
Valid votes24,80399.34
Invalid/blank votes1650.66
Total votes24,968100.00
Registered voters/turnout117,73021.21
Majority1,0974.42
Independent gain from Kuomintang
Source:

2020

* denotes the incumbent legislator

2020 Taiwanese legislative election: Kinmen
CandidatePartyVotes%+/–
Chen Yu-jen*Kuomintang21,87546.64Increase 23.74
Chen Fu-haiIndependent13,80129.42NEW
Chen Tsang-chiangIndependent7,30315.57Decrease 8.70
Hung ChenTaiwan Statebuilding Party1,6273.47NEW
Hung Chih-hengKinmen Kao-liang Party8991.92Increase 0.95
Hsu Pi-kenChinese New Inhabitant Party4280.91NEW
Cheng Yao-teChinese Unification Promotion Party3110.66NEW
Hung Ho-chenIndependent2830.60NEW
Lin Chih-chinIndependent2640.56NEW
Lu Yueh-hsiangChinese Production Party1120.24NEW
Total46,903100.00–
Valid votes46,90396.31
Invalid/blank votes1,7983.69
Total votes48,701100.00
Registered voters/turnout119,09240.89
Majority8,07417.22
Kuomintang gain from Independent
Source:

2024

* denotes the incumbent legislator

2024 Taiwanese legislative election: Kinmen
CandidatePartyVotes%+/–
Chen Yu-jen*Kuomintang28,84665.28Increase 18.64
Shang Wen-kaiTaiwan People's Party13,17729.82NEW
Hung Ho-chengIndependent2,1684.91Increase 4.31
Total44,191100.00–
Valid votes44,19197.22
Invalid/blank votes1,2632.78
Total votes45,454100.00
Registered voters/turnout124,66936.46
Majority15,66935.46
Kuomintang hold
Source:

References

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  5. ↑ "Election Result By Parties Votes For The 6th Legislators Elections" (PDF). Election Study Centre. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
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  1. ↑ Yang Cheng-wu resigned in 2018 after elected Kinmen County magistrate.
  2. ↑ Not affiliated with Labor Party
  3. ↑ Membership revoked by the Kuomintang for competing in the by-election
  4. ↑ Pan-Green independent
  5. ↑ Membership revoked by the Kuomintang for competing in the by-election
  6. ↑ Pan-Blue independent]]
  7. ↑ Pan-Green independent]]