2012 Taiwanese Presidential Election
14 January 2012 · The direct-election era
Presidential elections were held in Taiwan on 14 January 2012. The election was held concurrently with legislative elections.
President before
Ma Ying-jeou
KMT
President (re-elected)
Ma Ying-jeou
KMT
Winning share
51.6%
Turnout
74.4%
The result
Ma Ying-jeou
Kuomintang · 6,891,139 votes
51.60%
share
Tsai Ing-wen
Democratic Progressive Party · 6,093,578 votes
45.63%
share
James Soong
People First Party · 369,588 votes
2.77%
share