Taipei 8th district

Taipei 8th district
Single-member Constituency for the Legislative Yuan
District(s)	Wenshan & parts of Zhongzheng
Current constituency
Created	2008
Member(s)	Lai Shyh-bao (2008–)

Taipei 8th district (Chinese: 臺北市第八選舉區; pinyin: Táiběi Shì Dì-bā Xuǎnjǔ Qū) is a single-member constituency for the Legislative Yuan since 2008.

Geography

• Wenshan
• Zhongzheng: 2 sub-districts
  • Gutting: 6 urban villages
    • Hedi, Dingdong, Yingxue, Banxi, Wangxi, Yingpu
  • Gongguan: 4 urban villages
    • Shuiyuan, Linxing, Wensheng, Fushui

List of Representatives

Representative	Party		Dates	Notes
Lai Shyh-bao		Kuomintang	2008–	Incumbent

Election results

Legislative Election 2016: Taipei 6th district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Kuomintang	Lai Shyh-bao	83,931	49.69
	Independent	Lee Ching-yuan	60,459	35.80
	Others	Miao Boya	21,084	12.48
	Independent	Fang Jingjun	1,540	0.91
	Independent	Lai Shusheng	1,071	0.63
	Independent	Chen Rusheng	808	0.48
Majority			23,472	13.89
Total valid votes			168,893	97.99
Rejected ballots			3,469	2.01
	Kuomintang hold		Swing
Turnout			172,362	68.30
Registered electors			252,360

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