Highland Aborigine Constituency

The Highland Aborigine constituency (Chinese: 山地原住民選舉區; pinyin: Shāndì Yuán Zhùmín Xuǎnjǔ Qū) is a multi-member constituency of the Legislative Yuan. Taiwanese indigenous people have elected representatives to reserved legislative seats since the 1970s.[1] Predecessors to both the Highland and Lowland Aborigine districts were established in 1994.[2] Since 2008, the Highland Taiwanese indigenous elect three members to the Legislative Yuan.

Highland Aborigine district
Multi-members constituency
for the Legislative Yuan
ElectorateTaiwanese aborigines
Current constituency
Created1972
Member(s)Ciwas Ali (2008–)
Saidhai Tahovecahe (2020–)
Yosi Takun (2008–)

Legislators
Election Representative Representative Representative Representative
1972 Hua Ai (Paiwan)
Tarigu Pujaruyang
Kuomintang
1975
1980
1983
1986 Lin Tien-sheng (Paiwan)
Kuomintang
1989 Kao Tien-lai (Atayal)
Kuomintang		 Hua Chia-chih (Paiwan)
Tjaravak Kadrangian
Kuomintang
1992 Walis Perin (Seediq)
Independent
1995 Kao Yang-sheng (Atayal)
Kuomintang		 Chuan Wen-sheng (Bunun)
Kuomintang		 Walis Perin (Seediq)
Kuomintang
1998 Tseng Hua-te (Paiwan)
Tjivuluan
Kuomintang		 Walis Perin (Seediq)
National Democratic Non-Party Union		 Lin Chun-te (Seediq)
Kuomintang
2001 Kao Chin Su-mei (Atayal)
Ciwas Ali
Independent		 Walis Perin (Seediq)
Taiwan Number One Party		 Lin Chun-te (Seediq)
People First Party
2004 Kung Wen-chi (Seediq)
Yosi Takun
Kuomintang
2008 Kao Chin Su-mei (Atayal)
Ciwas Ali
Non-Partisan Solidarity Union 		Chien Tung-ming (Paiwan)
Uliw Qaljupayare
Kuomintang
2012
2016
2020 Kao Chin Su-mei (Atayal)
Ciwas Ali
Independent		 Wu Li-hua (Rukai)
Saidhai Tahovecahe
Democratic Progressive Party

Election results

References
  1. Hale, Erin (8 January 2020). "'Always campaign time': Why Taiwan's indigenous people back KMT". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. Gerber, Abraham (10 April 2016). "Campaigners pan empty Aboriginal legislative seats". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
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