The 2020 Kaohsiung mayoral recall vote was a recall election held on 6 June 2020 to recall the incumbent mayor of Kaohsiung, Han Kuo-yu. The recall was successful, as the number of agree votes (939,090) outnumbered disagree votes and exceeded the minimum requirement of 574,996. An acting mayor was appointed by the Executive Yuan and held office until 24 August 2020, nine days after a by-election was held.
2020 Kaohsiung mayoral recall vote
6 June 2020
Popular vote on recalling incumbent mayor of Kaohsiung, Han Kuo-yu
Voting system
Mayor is recalled if votes for the recall outnumber those against and exceed one quarter of eligible voters (574,996)
Outcome
Adopted
Results
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
939,090
97.40%
No
25,051
2.60%
Valid votes
964,141
99.47%
Invalid or blank votes
5,118
0.53%
Total votes
969,259
100.00%
Registered voters/turnout
2,299,981
42.14%
Agree votes below 25%, diff > 9,700
Agree votes below 25%, diff > 2,400
Agree votes below 25%, diff < 2,400
Agree votes above 25%, diff < 2,400
Agree votes above 25%, diff > 2,400
Agree votes above 25%, diff > 9,700
The vote is the largest-scale recall vote in Taiwan in terms of electorate, and is the first ever successful recall of a mayor or magistrate.[1]
Han Kuo-yu was elected mayor of Kaohsiung City in the 24 November 2018 local election. However, his popularity quickly dwindled after he began campaigning for the 2020 Taiwanese presidential election, leading to a recall proposal on 26 December 2019.[2] On 17 January 2020, a petition to recall Han cleared the first threshold with 28,560 signatures, exceeding the required 1% of the electorate (22,814 signatures).[3] On 7 April, the city's electoral commission verified that 377,662 of approximately 406,000 signatures collected in the second phase of the recall petition were valid, clearing the threshold of 10% of the electorate.[4][5] The Central Election Commission certified the validity of collected signatures on 17 April, and scheduled a recall vote on 6 June 2020.[6]
Han contested the legality of the recall in court, claiming that petitioners had been collecting signatures before he had served a full year as mayor, in violation of Article 75 of the Civil Servants and Election and Recall Act. The motion was denied by the Taipei Administrative High Court on 17 April 2020.[7] An appeal to the Taiwan Supreme Administrative Court was rejected on 7 May 2020.[8] Han claimed that the recall vote would damage his reputation, interfere with his mayoral duties, burden other city officials, and delay municipal work programs. The Taipei High Administrative Court ruled against these arguments on 22 May.[9]
Voting systemedit
Residents of Kaohsiung City registered in the city continuously since 6 February 2020 and aged 20 or above on the day prior to the vote are eligible. The mayor is recalled if votes in favour of the recall outnumber those against and exceed one quarter of voters in the original electoral district (574,996).[10][11][12]
Procedures and timetableedit
The Central Election Commission stated on 2 May 2020 that the 1,823 polling sites used in the 2018 mayoral election would be set up for the recall vote.[13] The CEC released a statement by Han on 5 May, in which he emphasised the economic investment drawn to Kaohsiung during his mayoral administration.[14] Polls were open from 08:00 to 16:00 on 6 June.[15]
Leaders of the recall initiative speaking to supporters after results are confirmed; left to right: Chang Po-yang, Aaron Yin, Chen Kuan-jung, Lee Yi-chieh
The motion to recall Han garnered 939,090 votes favouring recall and 25,051 votes against recall. Agree votes accounted for 40.83% of eligible voters, exceeding the 25% minimum electoral threshold to pass it.[16][17] Han conceded the vote shortly after polls closed.[18][19] Kuomintang chairman Johnny Chiang stated that he accepted the outcome of the recall vote, and apologized to city residents for the party's shortcomings. The New Power Party said that the recall vote was a "victory for Taiwan’s democracy." The Taiwan People's Party commented that "the recall process — from the petition to the outcome of the vote — has written a new page in the history of the autonomy of regional politics in Taiwan."[20] Approximately five hundred supporters of Han from around Taiwan gathered in Taipei on 13 June to protest his recall and the policies of the Tsai Ing-wen presidential administration.[21][22]
^Responses indicating "likely turnout" are not included
Referencesedit
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November 23, 2023
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The 2020 Kaohsiung mayoral recall vote was a recall election held on 6 June 2020 to recall the incumbent mayor of Kaohsiung Han Kuo yu The recall was successful as the number of agree votes 939 090 outnumbered disagree votes and exceeded the minimum requirement of 574 996 An acting mayor was appointed by the Executive Yuan and held office until 24 August 2020 nine days after a by election was held 2020 Kaohsiung mayoral recall vote6 June 2020Popular vote on recalling incumbent mayor of Kaohsiung Han Kuo yuVoting systemMayor is recalled if votes for the recall outnumber those against and exceed one quarter of eligible voters 574 996 OutcomeAdoptedResultsChoice Votes Yes 939 090 97 40 No 25 051 2 60 Valid votes 964 141 99 47 Invalid or blank votes 5 118 0 53 Total votes 969 259 100 00 Registered voters turnout 2 299 981 42 14 Agree votes below 25 diff gt 9 700 Agree votes below 25 diff gt 2 400 Agree votes below 25 diff lt 2 400 Agree votes above 25 diff lt 2 400 Agree votes above 25 diff gt 2 400 Agree votes above 25 diff gt 9 700The vote is the largest scale recall vote in Taiwan in terms of electorate and is the first ever successful recall of a mayor or magistrate 1 Contents 1 Background 2 Voting system 3 Procedures and timetable 4 Opinion polling 5 Results 6 Notes 7 ReferencesBackground editHan Kuo yu was elected mayor of Kaohsiung City in the 24 November 2018 local election However his popularity quickly dwindled after he began campaigning for the 2020 Taiwanese presidential election leading to a recall proposal on 26 December 2019 2 On 17 January 2020 a petition to recall Han cleared the first threshold with 28 560 signatures exceeding the required 1 of the electorate 22 814 signatures 3 On 7 April the city s electoral commission verified that 377 662 of approximately 406 000 signatures collected in the second phase of the recall petition were valid clearing the threshold of 10 of the electorate 4 5 The Central Election Commission certified the validity of collected signatures on 17 April and scheduled a recall vote on 6 June 2020 6 Han contested the legality of the recall in court claiming that petitioners had been collecting signatures before he had served a full year as mayor in violation of Article 75 of the Civil Servants and Election and Recall Act The motion was denied by the Taipei Administrative High Court on 17 April 2020 7 An appeal to the Taiwan Supreme Administrative Court was rejected on 7 May 2020 8 Han claimed that the recall vote would damage his reputation interfere with his mayoral duties burden other city officials and delay municipal work programs The Taipei High Administrative Court ruled against these arguments on 22 May 9 Voting system editResidents of Kaohsiung City registered in the city continuously since 6 February 2020 and aged 20 or above on the day prior to the vote are eligible The mayor is recalled if votes in favour of the recall outnumber those against and exceed one quarter of voters in the original electoral district 574 996 10 11 12 Procedures and timetable editThe Central Election Commission stated on 2 May 2020 that the 1 823 polling sites used in the 2018 mayoral election would be set up for the recall vote 13 The CEC released a statement by Han on 5 May in which he emphasised the economic investment drawn to Kaohsiung during his mayoral administration 14 Polls were open from 08 00 to 16 00 on 6 June 15 Opinion polling editGraphs are unavailable due to technical issues Date Pollster Sample size turn out a turn out and vote agree in favour of recall against recall other2020 06 06 Result 2 299 981 42 1 40 8 2020 05 24 INA News 1 080 45 5 41 9 57 3 30 0 12 72020 05 23 Apple Daily 1 079 39 0 36 0 50 1 22 0 27 92020 05 20 TVBS 1 237 39 0 34 3 45 0 2020 05 21 TPOF 1 085 47 9 35 0 56 3 28 2 11 22020 05 19 New Power Party 830 46 4 35 6 56 4 28 9 14 72020 05 19 Statebuilding Party 1 072 34 5 31 9 54 4 26 5 19 02020 05 08 Apple Daily 1 082 50 2 37 3 65 0 20 4 14 62020 05 05 INA News 1 090 47 5 36 0 55 1 32 0 12 92020 04 20 New Power Party 805 43 6 33 0 52 1 35 2 12 72020 03 20 Taiwan Brain Trust 1 087 51 2 39 5 59 5 34 5 6 02020 02 07 TVBS 1 213 44 0 34 8 53 0 32 0 16 02020 01 16 ETtoday 1 768 63 4 33 2 3 42020 01 14 TVBS 1 030 53 0 32 0 15 02020 01 14 TISR 1 072 65 1 58 2 58 5 29 8 11 7Results edit nbsp Leaders of the recall initiative speaking to supporters after results are confirmed left to right Chang Po yang Aaron Yin Chen Kuan jung Lee Yi chiehThe motion to recall Han garnered 939 090 votes favouring recall and 25 051 votes against recall Agree votes accounted for 40 83 of eligible voters exceeding the 25 minimum electoral threshold to pass it 16 17 Han conceded the vote shortly after polls closed 18 19 Kuomintang chairman Johnny Chiang stated that he accepted the outcome of the recall vote and apologized to city residents for the party s shortcomings The New Power Party said that the recall vote was a victory for Taiwan s democracy The Taiwan People s Party commented that the recall process from the petition to the outcome of the vote has written a new page in the history of the autonomy of regional politics in Taiwan 20 Approximately five hundred supporters of Han from around Taiwan gathered in Taipei on 13 June to protest his recall and the policies of the Tsai Ing wen presidential administration 21 22 Former counselor to the Kaohsiung City Government Yang Ming jou was appointed interim mayor on 13 June by the Secretary General of the Executive Yuan Li Meng yen 23 A by election for a new full term mayor was held on 15 August which was won by Chen Chi mai 24 2020 Kaohsiung mayoral recall 25 Count electorateElectorate 2 299 981 100 00Threshold 574 996 25 00Agree votes 939 090 97 40 40 83Disagree votes 25 051 2 60 1 09Valid votes 964 141 99 47 41 92Invalid votes 5 118 0 53 0 22Total votes 969 259 100 00 42 14Outcome Adopted2020 Kaohsiung mayoral recall vote district breakdown 26 District Electorate Agree votes electorate Diff from 25 electorate Disagree votes Diff from agree votes valid votes Valid votes Invalid votes Total votes Turnout Yancheng 21 094 9 107 43 17 3 833 221 8 886 2 37 9 328 57 9 385 44 49Gushan 113 422 44 512 39 24 16 156 1 008 43 504 2 21 45 520 190 45 710 40 30Zuoying 158 116 57 508 36 37 17 979 1 416 56 092 2 40 58 924 271 59 195 37 44Nanzih 151 524 61 389 40 51 23 508 1 623 59 766 2 58 63 012 283 63 295 41 77Sanmin 281 281 120 311 42 77 49 990 2 889 117 422 2 34 123 200 567 123 767 44 00Sinsing 43 397 17 452 40 21 6 603 443 17 009 2 48 17 895 96 17 991 41 46Cianjin 23 704 9 437 39 81 3 511 252 9 185 2 60 9 689 47 9 736 41 07Lingya 142 733 57 069 39 98 21 386 1 421 55 648 2 43 58 490 295 58 785 41 19Cianjhen 157 294 66 816 42 48 27 492 1 779 65 037 2 59 68 595 347 68 942 43 83Cijin 23 954 10 658 44 49 4 669 295 10 363 2 69 10 953 58 11 011 45 97Siaogang 129 597 55 361 42 72 22 962 1 415 53 946 2 49 56 776 259 57 035 44 01Fongshan 294 083 117 795 40 06 44 274 3 062 114 733 2 53 120 857 617 121 474 41 31Linyuan 57 617 25 028 43 44 10 624 684 24 344 2 66 25 712 194 25 906 44 96Daliao 94 987 39 474 41 56 15 727 1 029 38 445 2 54 40 503 222 40 725 42 87Dashu 35 719 15 318 42 88 6 388 389 14 929 2 48 15 707 89 15 796 44 22Dashe 29 282 13 320 45 49 5 999 363 12 957 2 65 13 683 89 13 772 47 03Renwu 73 973 32 787 44 32 14 294 886 31 901 2 63 33 673 168 33 841 45 75Niaosong 38 963 16 662 42 76 6 921 412 16 250 2 41 17 074 91 17 165 44 05Gangshan 79 113 32 084 40 55 12 306 895 31 189 2 71 32 979 190 33 169 41 93Ciaotou 32 578 16 254 49 89 8 109 507 15 747 3 02 16 761 95 16 856 51 74Yanchao 25 354 10 618 41 88 4 279 306 10 312 2 80 10 924 91 11 015 43 44Tianliao 6 425 2 552 39 72 946 92 2 460 3 48 2 644 21 2 665 41 48Alian 23 841 10 559 44 29 4 599 281 10 278 2 60 10 840 70 10 910 45 76Lujhu 42 432 18 054 42 55 7 446 568 17 486 3 05 18 622 111 18 733 44 15Hunei 25 097 10 929 43 55 4 655 369 10 560 3 27 11 298 75 11 373 45 32Qieding 25 515 10 600 41 54 4 221 315 10 285 2 89 10 915 59 10 974 43 01Yong an 11 699 4 914 42 00 1 989 122 4 792 2 42 5 036 23 5 059 43 24Mituo 15 918 6 173 38 78 2 193 193 5 980 3 03 6 366 48 6 414 40 29Zihguan 30 272 14 032 46 35 6 464 404 13 628 2 80 14 436 87 14 523 47 98Cishan 30 807 11 399 37 00 3 697 474 10 925 3 99 11 873 78 11 951 38 79Meinong 34 112 9 749 28 58 1 221 420 9 329 4 13 10 169 88 10 257 30 07Liouguei 10 903 2 880 26 41 154 164 2 716 5 39 3 044 40 3 084 28 29Jiasian 5 224 1 223 23 41 83 56 1 167 4 38 1 279 16 1 295 24 79Shanlin 10 238 2 733 26 69 173 121 2 612 4 24 2 854 28 2 882 28 15Neimen 12 517 3 863 30 86 734 145 3 718 3 61 4 008 56 4 064 32 47Maolin 1 520 60 3 95 320 1 59 1 64 61 0 61 4 01Taoyuan 3 342 201 6 01 635 24 177 10 67 225 2 227 6 79Namasia 2 334 209 8 95 375 7 202 3 24 216 0 216 9 25Notes edit Responses indicating likely turnout are not includedReferences edit Wei Katherine 5 June 2020 Kaohsiung to vote on recall motion against mayor Han Kuo yu The Straits Times Archived from the original on 6 June 2020 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