PUBLIC SENTIMENT:A senior KMT official said that the DPP’s fanning of populist sentiment in its hunt of the KMT would lead to more electoral defeats for the DPP
Taipei Times
Date: Aug 28, 2016
By: Chen Wei-han / Staff reporter
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) candidate Wei Chia-hsien (魏嘉賢) yesterday won the Hualien City
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Hualien City mayoral candidate Wei Chia-hsien, right, claims victory in yesterday’s by-election. Photo: Wang Chun-chi, Taipei Times
mayoral by-election, overthrowing the Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) rule of the city.
Wei won the by-election against his DPP opponent, Chang Mei-hui (張美慧), by a comfortable margin, with 17,923 votes to 13,958.
Wei secured 54.17 percent of the vote against Chang’s 42.18 percent, with a voter turnout of 40.87 percent.
Wei declared victory about 80 minutes after ballot counting began at 4pm, thanking supporters in an emotional speech.
“I will dedicate myself over the next two years and four months. I will prove myself to voters,” Wei said. “I will serve all residents with utmost sincerity to make Hualien a city of warmth, a city that residents can be proud of.” [FULL STORY]
