New Taipei City Constituency VIII

New Taipei City Constituency VIII (Chinese: 新北市第八選舉區; pinyin: Xīnběi Shì Dì-bā Xuǎnjǔ Qū) includes most of Zhonghe in New Taipei City. The district was formerly known as Taipei County Constituency VIII (2008-2010) and was created in 2008, when all local constituencies of the Legislative Yuan were reorganized to become single-member districts.

New Taipei City Constituency VIII
Single-member Constituency
for the Legislative Yuan
District(s)parts of Zhonghe
Current constituency
Created2008
Member(s)Chang Ching-chung (2008–2016)
Chiang Yung-chang (2016–)

Current district

Legislators

Representative Party Dates Notes
Chang Ching-chung Kuomintang 2008–2016
Chiang Yung-chang Democratic Progressive Party 2016– Incumbent

Election results

Legislative Election 2016: New Taipei City Constituency VIII
Party Candidate Votes % ±
DPP Chiang Yung-chang 100,543 53.67
Kuomintang Chang Ching-chung 75,738 40.43
Independent Tong Zhengyi 7,335 3.92
Others Wu Jinkui 1,596 0.85
Others Lin Jianzhi 1,316 0.70
Others Shao Boxiang 817 0.44
Majority 24,805 13.24
Total valid votes 187,345 96.78
Rejected ballots 6,241 3.22
DPP gain from Kuomintang Swing
Turnout 193,586 68.64
Registered electors 282,028
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