2007 Kuomintang chairmanship by-election

The 2007 Kuomintang chairmanship by-election (Chinese: 2007年中國國民黨主席補選) was held on 7 April 2007 in Taiwan between Wu Po-hsiung and Hung Hsiu-chu. This was the second direct election of the chairman in the Kuomintang history. All registered, due-paying KMT party members were eligible to vote. The previous leadership election had occurred in 2005.

2007 Kuomintang chairmanship by-election

7 April 2007
Turnout	53.75%
Nominee Wu Po-hsiung Hung Hsiu-chu Popular vote 156,499 23,447 Percentage 86.97% 13.03%
Chairman before election Ma Ying-jeou Wu Po-hsiung (acting) Chiang Pin-kung (acting) Elected Chairman Wu Po-hsiung

The election was triggered by the resignation of chairman Ma Ying-jeou after he was indicted for allegedly misusing funds while Mayor of Taipei.[1] The Taiwan High Court eventually cleared Ma of all corruption charges.[2][3] The election, held on 7 April, was won by Wu Poh-hsiung.[4]

Candidate	Total votes cast	Percentage of vote
Wu Poh-hsiung (W)	156,499	87.0%
Hung Hsiu-chu	23,447	13.0%
Voter turnout	53.75%

References

1. Chang, Rich; Mo, Yan-chih (14 February 2007). "Ma indicted, quits as KMT chair". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
2. Rickards, Jane (22 September 2007). "Taiwan's Vice President, 2 Others Charged With Corruption". Washington Post. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
3. "Opposition candidate cleared". Los Angeles Times. 28 December 2007. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
4. Mo, Yan-chih (8 April 2007). "Wu wins comfortably in KMT chairmanship poll". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 June 2016.