List of political parties in Taiwan


This article lists political parties in Taiwan.
The organization of political parties in Taiwan are governed by the Political Parties Act, enacted on 6 December 2017. Prior to the passage of the Political Parties Act, political organizations in Taiwan followed the Civil Associations Act, promulgated in 1989. The Political Parties Act defines political parties as "political groups consisting of ROC citizens with a common political ideology who safeguard the free, democratic, constitutional order, assist in shaping the political will of the people, and nominate candidates for election to public office."
Groups established when the Civil Associations Act was in effect should have revised their charters to comply with the Political Parties Act by 7 December 2019. To be compliant with the Political Parties Act, political groups must additionally convene a representative assembly or party congress for four consecutive years and have followed relevant laws and regulations governing the nomination of candidates to campaign in elections for public office for the same time period. Within one year of filing for political party status, a political group must complete legal person registration. The Ministry of the Interior requires that political parties submit annual property and financial statements. Political organizations that do not meet these regulations were dissolved and removed from the registry of political parties.

Current parties

Parties with national or local representation

The following is a full list of registered political parties according to the Ministry of the Interior, by order of registration. Dates indicate date of founding.
NumberName of Political PartyEstablishment DateLeader
1Kuomintang 10 October 1919Wu Den-yih
2Chinese Youth Party 2 December 1923Wu Wenzhou
3China Democratic Socialist Party 15 August 1946Yi Bulun
4Worker's Party of Taiwan 1 November 1987Zheng Zhaomin
5China Democracy Party 14 August 1988Shen Chaojiang
6China Democratic Justice Party 25 February 1988Zhang Dazheng
7Chinese Republican Party 9 March 1988Wang Yingqun
8China United Party 12 February 1989Wang Jianquan
9China New Social Party 12 November 1947Chen Jianfu
10Chinese People's Party 21 November 1987Wang Zhongquan
11China Republican Party 5 April 1894Zheng Xianglin
12China Integrated Party 9 March 1988He Maosong
13Integrated Democratic Party 2 March 1988Sun Shenglian
14China Loyalty Party 26 March 1989Cui Xiaoyun
15Labor Party 29 March 1989Wu Rongyuan
16Democratic Progressive Party 28 September 1986Cho Jung-tai
17Chinese Younger Youth Party 26 February 1989Lai Yongqing
18China Old Veterans Unification Party 12 November 1988Chen Yuzhen
19Youth China Party 2 December 1923Xiong Kai
20Loyalty and Public Interest Party 29 March 1989Zhang Jinwei
21China Democratic Youth Party 21 March 1953Hong Binlu
22China Iron Guard Party 24 March 1989Fei Jiliang
23China Solidarity Party 21 May 1989Wu Zhiyi
24China Liberal Democratic Party 2 August 1987Wu Kuncheng
25China Revival Party 30 May 1989Wang Suichun
26Great Harmony Party 20 May 1989Wang Lianxin
27China National Security Party 4 June 1989Chen Hanlong
28China Peace Party 4 June 1989Zhang Wenyang
29China Democratic Reform Party 13 September 1987Gao Zhaoxiong
30Democratic Freedom Party 1 January 1989He Weikang
31Democratic Action Party 1 March 1983Wang Minglong
32China Democratic Constitutional Party 15 July 1989Chen Shou
33China Great Harmony Democratic Party 10 October 1988Chen Hengsheng
34China Hung Ying Patriotism Party 20 July 1989Chen Jianhong
35Great Justice and Fair Party 7 January 1989Lei Yuqi
36China Self-Strengthening Party 7 July 1989Chen Xinfu
37China Middle and Youth Party 2 December 1923Yan Nanchang
38Chinese Orthodox Party 25 August 1989Feng Yue
39China Democratic Integrated Party 26 September 1989Xie Tiantian
40China All-people National Party 30 October 1989Liu Bao
41China People's Protection Party 16 December 1989Zhuang Zhengdong
42Peasant Party 3 February 1989Zhang Mingxian
43China Justice Advocating Party 13 February 1989Liu Haixiang
44China By The People Party 3 February 1989Liao Zhixiong
45China Human Rights Promotion Party 10 October 1989Han Weitian
46China Civil Administration Party 31 March 1990Lu Zhengqiu
47Indigenous People's Party 18 March 1990Yisao Ludao
48Revival Party 5 April 1990Li Xitang
49China People Wealth Enrichment Party 16 April 1990Yu Jinying
50Democratic Republic Party 5 May 1990Yang Wenhua
51Autonomy People's Action Party 8 May 1990Zheng Chunlin
52Chinese National Equal Wealth Party 8 May 1990Zhang Peijiang
53China Great Harmony Socialist Party 11 May 1990Chen Tianfa
54All is Equal Under Heaven Party 12 July 1990Wu Wentou
55China Youth Democratic Party 6 August 1990Chen Jixiong
56Truth Party 18 September 1990Xiao Zhihong
57China Great Harmony Integrated Party 7 October 1990Zhang Naiqiang
58China Binying National Wealth Advancement Party 5 September 1990Zeng Kuang
59Chinese Social Democratic Party 1 March 1991Ju Gau-jeng
60New China Democracy Building Party 25 December 1991Peng Huabu
61China Liberal Social Party 13 January 1991Huang Handong
62China Independence Party 11 May 1991Chen Zhenduan
63China National Welfare Party 28 July 1991Di Pingyang
64China Women Party 15 August 1991Wu Xingren
65China Women Democratic Party 18 August 1991Wu Guiru
66Non-party National Democratic League 16 October 1991Ye Xianxiu
67China People's Action Party 28 September 1991Ma XieLu
68Chinese Labor Party 25 October 1991Xie Yuzhu
69Nationwide Labor Party 1 May 1992Zuo Jingqiu
70Chinese Minority Race Justice Party 21 June 1992Chen Hongjian
71Chinese Nationalist Republican Party 2 September 1992Wu Zaisheng
72Chinese Anqing Party 19 September 1992Wang Zhongsan
73Civil Party 7 March 1993Qian Hanqing
74New Party 10 August 1993Yok Mu-ming
75Youth Concordance Progressive Party 9 August 1994He Naihao
76China National Party 17 July 1995Ren Taiqin
77People's Solidarity Party 18 September 1995Su Qiuzhen
78Advance Party 1 January 1996Chen Yuxiang
79Green Party Taiwan 25 January 1996Pan Hansheng, Liu Lilan
80National Democratic Party 4 April 1996Huang Jianyuan
81Natural Law Party 22 September 1996Huang Rongsun
82Taiwan Independence Party 6 October 1996Wu Jingxiang
83Chinese New People Party 18 May 1997Gong Chunsheng
84Social Reform Party 19 July 1997Xu Yunde
85Democratic Alliance 24 June 1998Xu Chengkun
86New Nation Connection 18 September 1998Peng Baixian
87Taiwan Democratic Party 20 December 1998Lin Yuyin
88China Tiantong Party 18 April 1998Shao Boxiang
89Zhongshan Party 12 November 1999Lu Xuewei
90People First Party 31 March 2000James Soong
91China Republic Democratic Party 12 March 2000Lin Xiong
92Greater China Unification Front 7 July 2000Wang Zhaozeng
93New China Unification Promotion Party 13 August 2000Chen Mingxiong
94Taiwan Intelligence Action Volunteers Party 12 December 2000Lin Chengcai
95For Public Good Party 18 December 2000
96Taiwan Solidarity Union 12 August 2001Liu Yi-te
97Taiwan Ethnic Integration Alliance 17 August 2001
98Taiwan Number One Party 21 September 2001Wei Jizhu
99China-Taiwan Public Interest Party 21 April 2002Wang Ruisheng
100People's Wealth Enrichment Party 4 May 2002Liao Wenzhi
101China Democratic Call Party 29 March 2003Wan Qingui
102Taiwan Democratic Worker's Party 27 April 2003Xie Zhengyi
103National Loyalty Party 27 July 2003Yang Zhangchao
104World Peace Party 13 March 2004Lin Jinsong
105Civil Service Alliance 21 March 2004Lin Qiaofeng
107People's Right Progressive Party 3 April 2004Chen Jianzhou
108Non-Partisan Solidarity Union 15 June 2004Lin Pin-kuan
109Dignity Party 20 June 2004Zeng Wenda
110Republic of China Free Party 8 June 2004Cai Mingda
111Chinese Defense League 12 March 2005Lin Zhengjie
112Taiwan Defense Alliance 1 August 2004Yang Xudong
111Taiwanese People's Action Alliance 23 July 2005Huang Wenzhang
113Chinese Universal Love Public Interest Party 12 August 2005Jin Lianci
114Chinese Unification Promotion Party 12 August 2006Zhang Futang
115China Democratic Progressive Party 16 October 2005Zhou Qinjun
116New Taiwan Party 4 July 2004Chen Sanxing
117Taiwan Independence Alliance 10 December 2005Wu Qing
118Taiwan Party 17 July 2004Huang Suimu
119Help the Weak Alliance 12 April 2006Huang Qizhi
120Taiwan Life Party 15 July 2006Kang Weirang
121Non-Partisan Solidarity Union 1 September 2006Zhang Xinsong
122Hakka Party 14 October 2006Wen Jinquan
123Independent Non-partisan National League 9 September 2006Wang Chunyuan
124Taiwan New Hakka Party 11 February 2007Gu Wenfa
125Taiwan Civil Action Party 4 March 2007Chen Zhuxian
126National Health Alliance 23 March 2007Wu Nanhe
127Liberal Worker's Party 1 May 2007Wu Quanhong
128Taiwan National Party 27 May 2007Liao Guoan
129Taiwanese Farmers' Party 15 June 2007Xie Yonghui
130Taiwan Civil Democratic Party 6 June 2007Lin Zhisheng
131Third Society Party 15 July 2007Zou Yicheng
132Chinese Reform Party 30 June 2007Kang Chenming
133Save The World And Mercy Party 22 September 2007Wang Chongren
134Home Party 14 October 2007Yao Liming
135Taiwan Constitution Association 8 November 2007Huang Qianming
136Democratic Peace Party 18 November 2007Zeng Zekun
137Taiwan Democratic Republican Party 24 November 2007Zhou Zhenjian
138World Peace Neutral Party 9 December 2007Wang Kefu
139Taiwan National Party 26 April 2008Sun Zhengxiong
130Party of Native Citizens 26 April 2008Zeng Hanhuang
141Health Party of the Republic of China 24 May 2008Yi Daifu
142Taiwan Communist Party 20 July 2008Wang Laoyang
143World Labor Party 1 November 2008Wang Chunzhang
144China Family Party 8 November 2008Chen Buqing
145Broadcasting and Telecommunications Alliance Party 29 November 2008Xu Jianchang
146Radio Party of the Republic of China 27 December 2008Hong Minhui
147Cross-Strait Peace Alliance Party 1 March 2009Jian Binghong
148Communist Party of the Republic of China 31 March 2009Lu Baoyao
149Rites and Constitution Party 23 May 2009Lan Shibo
150Taiwanese Party of the People 23 June 2009Lai Jixiong
151Filial Piety Party 11 July 2009Huang Kelin
152Chinese Women's Party 3 August 2009Tu Minghui
153China Communist Alliance 28 August 2009Shi Fengyang
154People are the Greatest Party 1 October 2009Xu Rongshu
155Eastern Red Party 1 October 2009Lin Yuansheng
156Formosa Independence Rights Party 6 September 2009Cheng Zhongmo
157People's Party 4 October 2009Lin Feng
158Taiwan Democratic Communist Party 1 October 2009Chen Tianfu
159White Party 31 October 2009Nian Dingshan
160Phoenix Party 27 December 2009Hong Meizhen
161Taiwan Welfare Party 5 February 2010Chen Yongsong
162Chinese Tiantong Party 20 February 2010Lu Baoyao
163Chinese Hakka Party 27 February 2010Liu Bingsong
164Greater China Plum Flower Party 5 March 2010Huang Yuru
165Chinese Production Party 28 February 2010Lu Yuexiang
166Chinese Elite Party 21 March 2010Wu Chenzhi
167Taiwan Ideology Party 3 March 2010Jiang Suilang
168China Hung Meng Public Interest Party 21 May 2010Xiao Yuanbao
169Taiwan Our Party 13 June 2010Liu Maochuan
170Great Tao People's Party 13 June 2010Chen Cuirong
171Taiwan Public Opinion Party 22 August 2010Huang Tianchen
172Taiwan Democratic Movement Party 26 August 2010Lin Fenglong
173Taiwan Small Farmer's Party 5 September 2010Fu Zexiong
174Chinese Home-Nation Party 19 September 2010Mei feng
175China Social Party 12 September 2010Zhou Jiezhi
176China Construction Party 5 December 2010Wang Geqi
177Round Party 26 December 2010Wen Chengxian
178Chinese Reform Party 5 December 2010Chen Kunneng
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Historical parties

Taiwan under Japanese rule

Political party movements in Taiwan started in the late 1910s after World War I, during the Taishō period. Taiwanese political movements at this time were to modify the discriminatory colonial laws established in earlier years, and to setup local autonomy systems like in Mainland Japan. The largest political movement at this time was the Petition Movement for the Establishment of a Taiwanese Parliament. At the same time, the International Communist Movement also influenced Taiwan, many Left-wing parties and organizations were also established.
Notable Taiwanese parties during this time are:
At the same time, the political parties in Mainland Japan also affected Taiwan. Those who served as Governor-General of Taiwan were also members of the House of Peers of the Imperial Diet. Party affiliations of the Governor-Generals were:
In the late 1930s, the Empire of Japan joined the World War II. To prepare for the Pacific War, all political parties in Mainland Japan were merged into a single organization
with its Taiwanese branch
was the only legal political party-like organization in Taiwan until the end of World War II.

Taiwan after World War II

was ceded back to the Republic of China, founded in 1912 on the mainland, on 25 October 1945. From 1945 until 1949, political parties in China which had operated covertly under Japanese rule were permitted to operate in Taiwan province. The ruling Kuomintang set up formal branches in Taiwan, and so did other major political parties including the Communist Party of China. Although it had no formal connection with the Taiwanese Communist Party suppressed by Japanese authorities in the 1930s, the Taiwan branch of the Communist Party of China absorbed many former members of the Taiwanese Communist Party. However, against the backdrop of the Chinese Civil War which erupted soon after the retrocession of Taiwan, the Kuomintang-controlled Republic of China government attempted to restrict the operation of Communist Party of China cells in Taiwan, and other opposition parties.

Taiwan after 1949

With the Republic of China government rapidly losing the Chinese civil war against the Communist Party of China, the ruling Kuomintang began preparing to move the government to Taiwan in 1949. Taiwan was placed under martial law from 19 May 1949 to 15 July 1987. The Taiwan provincial branch of the Communist Party of China was particularly targeted, and by 1952 had been completely destroyed.
During this time, all forms of opposition were forbidden by the government, only three political parties who retreated to Taiwan were allowed to participate the elections.
All other oppositions who were not allowed not form a political party could only be listed as "independent candidate". These movements were called Tangwai movement. A notable exception in this era was
  • Democratic Progressive Party.
It was established "illegally" in 28 September 1986, then was legalized in the next year by the lifting of the martial law.

Democratization

As Taiwan democratized in the late 1980s, the number of legally registered political parties in Taiwan had increased exponentially and continued to increase year by year, indicating a liberal democracy and high political freedom in Taiwan.
Year1990199219941996199820002002200420062008201020122014201620172018
No. parties60727582879499110122145177234264310334220

In recent decades, Taiwan's political campaigns can be classified to two ideological blocs
The majority in both coalitions state a desire to maintain the status quo for now. Many minor parties in Taiwan are unaligned with either coalition.
On December 6, 2017, the Political Parties Act was enforced. The Act requires the political parties to maintain a number of compliance, including
  • File a declaration to the Ministry of the Interior, AND register as a legal person to a District Court,
  • Convene representative assembly or party congress at least once in a four-year period,
  • Nominate candidates in national or local elections at least once in a four-year period, and
  • Compliance on funding source, accounting, and financial transparency.
By the end of 2018, among the 343 existing political party declarations: 220 have met the new compliance, 56 chose to dissolve or transformed to a national political association.

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