New Taipei City Constituency VIII

New Taipei City Constituency VIII (Chinese: 新北市第八選舉區; pinyin: Xīnběi Shì Dì-bā Xuǎnjǔ Qū) includes most of Zhonghe in New Taipei City. The district was formerly known as Taipei County Constituency VIII (2008-2010) and was created in 2008, when all local constituencies of the Legislative Yuan were reorganized to become single-member districts.

New Taipei City Constituency VIII
Single-member constituency
for the Legislative Yuan
District(s)parts of Zhonghe
Current constituency
Created2008
Member(s)Chang Ching-chung (2008–2016)
Chiang Yung-chang (2016–)

Current district
  • Zhonghe:
    • Villages:
      Lixing(力行里), Zhongshan(中山里), Zhongzheng(中正里), Zhongyuan(中原里), Zhongxing(中興里)
      Renhe(仁和里), Neinan(內南里), Wenyuan(文元里), Wainan(外南里), Pinghe(平和里)
      Zhengxing(正行里), Zhengnan(正南里), Minsheng(民生里), Min'an(民安里), Minyou(民有里)
      Minxiang(民享里), Wayao(瓦磘里), Jixing(吉興里), Ansui(安穗里)
      Huiyao(灰磘里), Ziqiang(自強里), Jiahe(佳和里), Hexing(和興里), Zhongxiao(忠孝里), Mingde(明德里), Mingsui(明穗里)
      Fangliao(枋寮里), Dongnan(東南里), Xinhe(信和里), Guande(冠穗里), Nanshan(南山里), Jianhe(建和里)
      Yuanshan(員山里), Yuanfu(員富里), Guoguang(國光里), Guohua(國華里), Chongnan(崇南里), Qingsui(清穗里)
      Lianhe(連和里), Liancheng(連城里), Dingnan(頂南里), Fuxing(復興里), Jingwen(景文里), Jingping(景平里)
      Jingben(景本里), Jing'an(景安里), Jingnan(景南里), Jingxin(景新里), Jingfu(景福里), Huanan(華南里)
      Huaxin(華新里), Xinnan(新南里), Ruisui(瑞穗里), Jiaxing(嘉新里), Jiaqing(嘉慶里), Jiasui(嘉穗里)
      Shounan(壽南里), Shoude(壽德里), Zhanghe(漳和里), Bihe(碧河里), Fuhe(福和里), Funan(福南里)
      Fumei(福美里), Fuzhen(福真里), Fuxiang(福祥里), Fushan(福善里), Miaomei(廟美里), Dexing(德行里)
      Desui(德穗里), Henglu(橫路里), Jisui(積穗里), Xingnan(興南里), Jinzhong(錦中里), Jinhe(錦和里), Jinchang(錦昌里), Jinsheng(錦盛里)

Legislators
Legislator for New Taipei City Constituency VIII
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency split from Taipei Country Constituency III
7th2008–2012Chang Ching-chung (張慶忠) Kuomintang
8th2012–2016
9th2016–2020Chiang Yung-chang (江永昌) Democratic Progressive Party
10th2020–present


Representative Party Dates Notes
Chang Ching-chung Kuomintang 2008–2016
Chiang Yung-chang Democratic Progressive Party 2016– Incumbent

Election results
Legislative Election 2016: New Taipei City Constituency VIII
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DPP Chiang Yung-chang 100,543 53.67
Kuomintang Chang Ching-chung 75,738 40.43
Independent Tong Zhengyi 7,335 3.92
Others Wu Jinkui 1,596 0.85
Others Lin Jianzhi 1,316 0.70
Others Shao Boxiang 817 0.44
Majority 24,805 13.24
Total valid votes 187,345 96.78
Rejected ballots 6,241 3.22
DPP gain from Kuomintang Swing
Turnout 193,586 68.64
Registered electors 282,028
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