Chiu Chih-wei

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Chiu Chih-wei
MLY
邱志偉
File:Chiu Chih-wei (cropped).jpg
Member of the Legislative Yuan
Assumed office
1 February 2012
Preceded by Lin Yi-shih
Constituency Kaohsiung 2
Personal details
Born (1972-07-24) 24 July 1972 (age 52)
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Nationality Taiwanese
Political party Democratic Progressive Party
Alma mater National Sun Yat-sen University
Occupation Politician

Chuu Chih-wei (Chinese: 邱志偉; born July 24, 1972) is a Taiwanese politician and a member of the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's unicameral legislature. A Hakka descent, he is a member of the Democratic Progressive Party.[1] He has a Ph.D. degree from the National Sun Yat-sen University. He served as Kaohsiung's chief of bureau of civil affairs between 2007 and 2011. He was elected into the Legislative Yuan representing Kaohsiung 2nd district since 2012.[2] He was reelected in 2016.

Parliamentary career

Chuh resigned his position as the chief of Kaohsiung Bureau of Civil Affairs in order to run for a seat in the 2012 election. In the 2012 election, he defeated a four-term veteran Lin Yi-shih in the general election, thus elected as the Member of Legislative Yuan for Kaohsiung 2. During his tenure, he served in two committees: Education and Cultural Committee and Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee.[2]

Electoral Records

Incumbents are in bold

2012

  • All registered: 249,535
  • Voters (turnout): 194,515(77.95%)
  • Valid (percentage): 192,021(98.72%)
  • Rejected (percentage): 2,494(1.28%)
Order Candidate Party Votes Percentage Elected
1 Chiu Chih-wei Green Taiwan in White Cross.svg Democratic Progressive Party 96,818 50.42% Vote1.svg
2 Sie Jhang-li Black-nill.png Independent politician 2,301 1.20%
3 Lin Yi-shih Emblem of the Kuomintang.svg Kuomintang 92,902 48.38%

2016

  • All registered: 256,424
  • Voters (turnout): 178,539(69.63%)
  • Valid (percentage): 175,247(98.16%)
  • Rejected (percentage): 3,292(1.84%)
Order Candidate Party Votes Percentage Elected
1 Chiu Chih-wei Green Taiwan in White Cross.svg Democratic Progressive Party 110,819 63.24% Vote1.svg
2 Huang Yun-han Emblem of the Kuomintang.svg Kuomintang 61,186 34.91%
3 Huang jin-ling Blue spiral.png Chinese Reunification Party 628 0.36%
4 Li Bai-rong 20x20px Trees Party 1,733 0.99%
5 Ceng Ying-feng Paper crane red bg.png Free Taiwan Party 881 0.50%


References

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