Hsu Yao-chang
Hsu Yao-chang | |
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| 徐耀昌 | |
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| Magistrate of Miaoli County | |
| In office 25 December 2014 – 25 December 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Liu Cheng-hung |
| Succeeded by | Chung Tung-chin |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 1 February 2002 – 25 December 2014 | |
| Succeeded by | Hsu Chih-jung (徐志榮) |
| Constituency | Miaoli County (until 2008) → Miaoli County 2 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 June 1955 Republic of China |
| Political party | Independent (since 2023) |
| Other political affiliations | Kuomintang (until 2001; 2014–2023) People First Party (2001–2014) |
| Alma mater | Chung Hua University |
Hsu Yao-chang (Chinese: 徐耀昌; pinyin: Xú Yàochāng; Wade–Giles: Hsü2 Yao4-chʻang1; born 30 June 1955) is a Taiwanese politician. He represented Miaoli County in the Legislative Yuan from 2002 to 2014, when he was elected Magistrate of Miaoli County.
Education
Hsu graduated from the
Political career
Hsu began his political career in 1994, as
Miaoli County Magistracy
2014 Miaoli County magistrate election
Hsu was elected as the Magistrate of Miaoli County on 29 November 2014, defeating Democratic Progressive Party candidate Wu Yi-chen.[5]
2014 Miaoli County Magistrate Election Result
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| No. | Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 1 | Hsu Yao-chang |  KMT |
147,547 | 46.59% | 
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| 2 | Kang Shi-ru (康世儒) | Independent | 60,356 | 19.06% | ||
| 3 | Jiang Ming-xiu (江明修) | Independent | 14,978 | 4.73% | ||
| 4 | Chen Shu-fen (陳淑芬) | Independent | 2,137 | 0.67% | ||
| 5 | Zeng Guo-liang (曾國良) | Independent | 1,807 | 0.57% | ||
| 6 | Wu Yi-chen |  DPP |
89,838 | 28.37% | ||
2016 Mainland China visit
In September 2016, Hsu with another seven magistrates and mayors from Taiwan visited
2018 Miaoli County magistrate election
The Kuomintang endorsed Hsu for a second term as Miaoli County magistrate in December 2017.[9]
| 2018 Kuomintang Miaoli County magistrate primary results | ||||
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| Candidates | Place | Result | ||
| Hsu Yao-chang | Nominated | Walkover | ||
| 2018 Miaoli County mayoral results | |||||
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| No. | Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | |
| 1 | Zhu Tai-ping (朱泰平) | .svg){kind=icon} Independent |
6,880 | 2.26% | |
| 2 | Hsu Ting-zhen (徐定禎) | Independent |
112,704 | 37.03% | |
| 3 | Huang Yu-yen (黃玉燕) | Independent |
9,030 | 2.97% | |
| 4 | Hsu Yao-chang | Kuomintang |
175,756 | 57.74% |
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| Total voters | 446,507 | ||||
| Valid votes | 304,370 | ||||
| Invalid votes | |||||
| Voter turnout | 68.17% | ||||
Hsu was term-limited and ineligible for the Miaoli County magisterial post in the 2022 local election. The Kuomintang nominated Hsieh Fu-hung, who led the Irrigation and Water Conservancy Association and Irrigation Agency in Miaoli.[10][11]
In August 2023, Hsu declared his support of a 2024 presidential bid by Terry Gou, and left the Kuomintang.[3]
References
- ^ "Hsu Yao-chang (8)". Legislative Yuan. 23 July 2013.
- ^ "Who's Who in the ROC" (PDF). Executive Yuan. p. 183. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- ^ a b Kuan, Jui-ping; Wang, Cheng-chung; Shih, Hsiu-chuan (22 August 2024). "Former Miaoli magistrate quits KMT to support Terry Gou for president". Central News Agency. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "KMT's Hsu Yao-chang to run for Miaoli commissioner". Taipei Times. 9 January 2014.
- ^ "KMT holds onto Miaoli County leadership". Central News Agency.
- ^ "Local gov't officials hold meeting with Beijing".
- ^ "Local government heads arrive in Beijing for talks - Taipei Times". 18 September 2016.
- ^ "Kuomintang News Network". Archived from the original on 2016-09-24.
- ^ Chung, Jake (21 December 2017). "KMT names candidates in local elections". Taipei Times. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ Shih, Hsiao-kuan; Chiu, Yen-ling; Chin, Jonathan (23 January 2018). "KMT to discipline association heads over dissent". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ Teng, Pei-ju (29 June 2022). "KMT picks ex-Legislator Ko Chih-en for Kaohsiung mayoral race". Central News Agency. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
External links
- Hsu Yao-chang on Facebook