Editing Green Party Taiwan

{{Short description|Political party in Taiwan}}
{{Distinguish|text=the [[Democratic Progressive Party]] or the [[Pan-Green Coalition]]}}
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{{Infobox political party
| name             = Green Party Taiwan
| native_name      = {{nobold|台灣綠黨}}
| native_name_lang = zh-hant
| colorcode        = {{party color|Green Party Taiwan}}
| logo             = Green Party Taiwan logo.png
| logo_size        = 
| caption          = 
| chairperson      = Chiu Po-wei ([[:zh:邱柏瑋|邱柏瑋]])<br />Lim Khiun Chhin (林裙靜)
| foundation       = 25 January 1996
| ideology         = [[Green politics]]<br>[[Anti-imperialism]]
| position         = [[Centre-left politics|Centre-left]] to [[Left-wing politics|left-wing]]
| national         = [[Pan-Green Coalition]]
| headquarters     = 4F-7, No. 35, Shaoxing North Street, [[Zhongzheng District|Zhongzheng]], [[Taipei]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.greenparty.org.tw/|title=台灣綠黨|work=greenparty.org.tw}}</ref>
| seats1_title     = [[Legislative Yuan]]
| seats1           = {{Composition bar|0|113|{{party color|Green Party Taiwan}}}}
| seats2_title     = [[Special municipality (Taiwan)|Municipal]] mayors
| seats2           = {{Infobox political party/seats|0|6|{{party color|Green Party Taiwan}}}}
| seats3_title     = Magistrates/mayors
| seats3           = {{Infobox political party/seats|0|16|{{party color|Green Party Taiwan}}}}
| seats4_title     = Councilors
| seats4           = {{Infobox political party/seats|0|910|{{party color|Green Party Taiwan}}}}
| seats5_title     = [[Township (Taiwan)|Township]]/[[County-administered city|city]] mayors
| seats5           = {{Infobox political party/seats|0|204|{{party color|Green Party Taiwan}}}}
| regional         = [[Asia Pacific Greens Federation]]
| international    = [[Global Greens]]
| colours          = [[Green]]
| website          = {{ofurl}}
| country          = Taiwan
| membership       = 400
}}
{{Infobox Chinese
| headercolor = {{party color|Green Party Taiwan}}
| t = {{linktext|臺灣|綠黨}}
| s = {{linktext|台湾|绿党}}
| p = Táiwān Lǜdǎng
| w = {{tone superscript|Tai2-wan1 Lü4-tang3}}
| mi = {{IPAc-cmn|t|ai|2|wan|1|-|l|ü|4|d|ang|3}}
| bpmf = ㄊㄞˊ ㄨㄢ ㄌㄩˋ ㄉㄤˇ
| h = Thòi-vân Liu̍k-tóng
| poj = Tâi-ôan Le̍k-tóng
| tl = Tâi-uân Li̍k-tóng
}}
'''Green Party Taiwan'''{{efn native lang|tw|name=Chinese|t=台灣綠黨|p=Táiwān Lǜ Dǎng|m=Tâi-ôan Le̍k Tóng|s=Thòi-vân Liu̍k Tóng}} is a [[political party]] in [[Taiwan]] established on 25 January 1996. Although the party is sympathetic to Taiwanese nationalism and shares a number of centre-left positions with the [[Pan-Green Coalition]], the party emphasizes campaigning primarily on social and environmental issues. The party is not a member of, and should not be confused with, the Pan-Green Coalition. Green Party Taiwan is a member of the [[Asia Pacific Greens Federation]] and participates in the [[Global Greens]].

Much of the 400-strong membership are affiliated with the [[Non-governmental organization|non-governmental organisation]] sector of Taiwanese society, as well as from academia and the youth community.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.globalgreens.org/party/green-party-taiwan|title=Green Party Taiwan|date=20 July 2014|website=Global Greens|language=en|access-date=6 December 2019|archive-date=25 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225190256/https://www.globalgreens.org/party/green-party-taiwan|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Electoral history==
In 1996, Green Party Taiwan’s [[Kao Meng-ting]] was elected to the [[National Assembly (Republic of China)|National Assembly]]. However, he left the party in 1997.

In the [[2008 Republic of China legislative election|2008 legislative election]], the Green Party of Taiwan formed a [[red-green alliance|red-green coalition]] with a labour-led organization Raging Citizens Act Now! (人民火大行動聯盟), but failed to win any seats.

In the [[2012 Republic of China legislative election|2012 legislative election]], Green Party Taiwan garnered 1.7% of the party vote. While still far short of the 5% threshold to win a seat in the legislature, this makes it the largest extraparliamentary party in Taiwan.<ref>[http://news.chinatimes.com/focus/11050105/112012011500276.html 綠黨超越新黨 成小黨落選頭] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118184913/http://news.chinatimes.com/focus/11050105/112012011500276.html |date=18 January 2012 }}. China Times (15 January 2012): Greens surpassing the New Party to be the largest extraparliamentary party.</ref> Its best showing is in [[Orchid Island]], where Taiwan’s nuclear waste storage facility is located. There, the party collected 35.76% of the party votes due to its strong anti-nuclear stance.

In the [[2014 Taiwan local elections|2014 local elections]], the party won two seats. Wang Hao-yu was elected to the [[Taoyuan City Council]], and Jay Chou was elected to the [[Hsinchu County Council]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Chen|first1=Christie|title=Green Party's historic win to bring 'green politics' to Taiwan|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201411300032.aspx|access-date=30 November 2014|publisher=Central News Agency|date=30 November 2014}}</ref>

In the [[2016 Taiwanese general election|2016 general election]], the party ran in a coalition with the newly founded centre-left [[Social Democratic Party (Taiwan)|Social Democratic Party]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/08/18/2003625626|title=Greens, Social Democrats to cooperate|work=taipeitimes.com|date=18 August 2015}}</ref> and fielded candidates in both constituency races and the nationwide party ballot.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/08/26/2003626220|title=Green Party Taiwan issues list of legislative candidates|work=taipeitimes.com|date=26 August 2015}}</ref> The coalition garnered 2.5% of the party vote without winning any seats.<ref>{{cite journal|author1-link=Dafydd Fell|last1=Fell|first1=Dafydd|last2=Peng|first2=Yen-wen|title=The Electoral Fortunes of Taiwan's Green Party: 1996–2012|journal=Japanese Journal of Political Science|date=29 January 2016|volume=17|issue=1|pages=63–83|doi=10.1017/S1468109915000390|s2cid=154855947|url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/japanese-journal-of-political-science/article/the-electoral-fortunes-of-taiwans-green-party-19962012/D472B91485FF82DFE98BCEC48FDC286F}}</ref>

In the [[2020 Taiwanese legislative election|2020 legislative election]], the Green Party nominated five young professionals, including famed psychologist Cheng Hui-wen and party founder [[Kao Cheng-yan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3817203|title=Green Party Taiwan nominates high-profile psy...|website=Taiwan News|date=14 November 2019|access-date=6 December 2019}}</ref> They got 2.4% of the votes and did not win any seats. They were the second largest party that didn’t win a seat.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Staff|first=T. N. L.|date=10 January 2020|title=Taiwan's 2020 General Elections: Live Map and Updates|url=https://international.thenewslens.com/interactive/126882|access-date=13 June 2021|website=The News Lens International Edition|language=en}}</ref>

In the [[2022 Taiwanese local elections|2022 local election]], the party won only one seat. {{ill|Liu Chong-hsian|zh|劉崇顯}} was elected to the [[Hsinchu City Council]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=新竹市議會 |date=2020-09-17 |title=議員介紹 |url=https://www.hsinchu-cc.gov.tw/member-introduction/current-councillor/detail?councillorID=2088e6e1-b2fa-469d-8bfc-d8c49117566c |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=無}}</ref>

The Green Party nominated Taiwan's first transgender legislative candidate, Abbygail ET Wu (吳伊婷), in the [[2024 Taiwanese legislative election|2024 election]] cycle. The party won 117,298 votes (0.85%), not enough to seat any candidate named on the Green Party list.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chung |first1=Yu-chen |title=FEATURE/Taiwan's 1st transgender legislative candidate vows to continue activism |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202401190004 |access-date=19 January 2024 |agency=Central News Agency |date=19 January 2024}}</ref>

On March 30, 2024, Liu Chong-hsian resigned from the party.<ref>{{Cite web |last=聯合新聞網 |title=綠黨全台僅存議員 竹科工程師出身劉崇顯宣布退黨 |url=https://udn.com/news/story/7324/7866035 |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=聯合新聞網 |language=zh-Hant-TW}}</ref> This leaves the party with no members holding public office.

The Green Party averages around 3% of total votes cast in metropolitan urban areas, with support in rural areas, such as [[Orchid Island]], as high as 35.8%.<ref name=":0" />

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| [[:zh:余筱菁|Yu Hsiao-ching]]
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==List of chairpersons==
*[[Kao Cheng-yan]] ({{lang|zh-hant|高成炎}}), 1996–1997 and 2003–2004 Chair. Professor of Computer Science at [[National Taiwan University]]; Green Party Taiwan's founding chair; former director of Taiwan Environmental Protection Union; candidate for the [[Legislative Yuan]] in 1998 and 2001.
*Shin-Min Shih ({{lang|zh-hant|施信民}}), 1998 Chair. Professor of Chemical Engineering at National Taiwan University; President of the Institute of Environment and Resource; former Director of Taiwan Environmental Protection Union;
*Kuang-Yu Chen ({{lang|zh-hant|陳光宇}}), 1999–2000 Chair. candidate for the [[Taipei City Council]] in 1998.
*Ayo Cheng ({{lang|zh-hant|鄭先祐}}), 2001–2002 Chair. Dean of College of Environment and Ecology at [[National University of Tainan]]; former director of Taiwan Environmental Protection Union.
*Yen-Wen Peng ({{lang|zh-hant|彭渰雯}}), 2005 Chair. Assistant professor of Public Administration and Management at [[Shih Hsin University]]; candidate for the Taipei City Council in 1998.
*Sam Lin ({{lang|zh-hant|林聖崇}}), 2006 Co-chair. Former Chair of Taiwan Ecology Conservation Union.
*Jolan Hsieh ({{lang|zh-hant|謝若蘭}}), 2006 Co-chair. Assistant professor of Indigenous Culture at [[National Dong Hwa University]].
*[[Mary Chen]] ({{lang|zh-hant|陳曼麗}}), 2007 Co-chair. Former president of the Homemakers' Union and Foundation; former president of the National Union of Taiwan Women Association; candidate for the Legislative Yuan in 2008. Elected to the legislature in 2016 after joining the [[Democratic Progressive Party]].
*Hung Hui-hsiang ({{lang|zh-hant|洪輝祥}}), 2007 Co-chair. President of Pingtung Environmental Protection Union; candidate for the Legislative Yuan in 2004.
*Chung Pao-chu ({{lang|zh-hant|鍾寶珠}}), 2008–2009 Co-chair. President of Hualien Environmental Protection Union; candidate for the Hualien County Councilor in 1998, 2002.
*Leo Chang ({{lang|zh-hant|張宏林}}), 2008–2009 Co-chair. Secretary-General of the Taiwan NPO Self-Regulation Alliance; former Secretary-General of the Society of Wildness; candidate for the Taipei City Council in 2006.
*Gelinda Chang,{{citation needed|date=February 2016}} co-chair for 2011; educator.
*[[Robin Winkler]], co-chair for 2011 and 2012; lawyer and founder of Wild at Heart Legal Defense Association; naturalised Taiwanese citizen.
*[[Karen Yu]] ({{lang|zh-hant|余宛如}}), co-chair from 2012 to 2015; social entrepreneur and co-founder of OKOGreen café, a [[fair trade]] coffee shop. Elected to the Legislative Yuan in 2016 as a member of the Democratic Progressive Party. 
*Ken-cheng Lee ({{lang|zh-hant|李根政}}), co-chair from 2013 to 2017; artist, educator and founder of Citizen of the Earth Taiwan, an environmental organisation.
*Chang Yu-ching ({{lang|zh-hant|張育憬}}), co-chair from 2015 to 2017; environmental activist.{{citation needed|date=February 2016}}

==Notable persons==
* [[Linda Arrigo|Linda Gail Arrigo]], international affairs officer for the party; ex-wife of [[Shih Ming-teh]].
* [[Thomas Chan]] (詹順貴),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/04/23/2003644625|title=Groups condemn rejection of appeal to return Dapu land to original owners – Taipei Times|work=taipeitimes.com|date=23 April 2016|access-date=13 October 2016}}</ref> at-large candidate for the legislature in the [[2016 Taiwanese general election|2016 election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newtalk.tw/news/view/2015-08-25/63894|title=詹順貴凝聚20年經驗作長梯 助小黨進國會 – 新頭殼 newtalk|work=newtalk.tw|access-date=13 October 2016|date=25 August 2015}}</ref> Although not elected, he was later appointed as Deputy Minister for the [[Environmental Protection Administration (Taiwan)|Environmental Protection Administration]] in the first cabinet of the [[Tsai Ing-wen]] administration led by Premier [[Lin Chuan]].
* [[Peter Huang]] (黃文雄), notable for his unsuccessful attempt to assassinate [[Chiang Ching-kuo]] in 1970; former [[Senior advisor#Taiwan|National Policy Advisor]] on [[human rights]] issues to the President of the Republic of China; avid supporter of the party since it was founded.<ref>[http://www.greenparty.org.tw/index.php/actions/release/276-2009-12-18-12-21-54 我為甚麼支持綠黨？] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106040754/http://www.greenparty.org.tw/index.php/actions/release/276-2009-12-18-12-21-54 |date=6 January 2014 }} (Why do I support the Green Party?)</ref>
* Pan Han-chiang ([[:zh:潘翰疆|潘翰疆]]), member of the Central Supervisory Committee of the party, 1999; former deputy secretary-general of the Taiwan Environmental Protection Union. He split from Green Party Taiwan in 2014 to form the [[Trees Party]].
* [[Kao Meng-ting]] (高孟定), who won a seat in [[Yunlin County]] for Green Party Taiwan in the [[National Assembly (Republic of China)|National Assembly]] in [[1996 Republic of China National Assembly election|1996]], but later defected to the Democratic Progressive Party.
* Lin Cheng-hsiu (林正修), former Research, Development and Evaluation Commission Director, Taipei City (apparently the only party member holding a public office in 2004); he ran unsuccessfully as an independent candidate in the [[2004 ROC legislative election|2004 legislative election]]. In 2007, Lin was a [[campaign manager]] for the [[Pan-Blue Coalition]]'s [[2008 Republic of China presidential election|presidential candidate]] [[Ma Ying-jeou]].
* Sinan Mavivo ([[:zh:希婻‧瑪飛洑|希婻‧瑪飛洑]]; 賴美惠), the top candidate of the Green Party Taiwan list in the [[2012 Republic of China legislative election|legislative election 2012]], is an anti-nuclear campaigner. She is of the [[Tao people]] from [[Pongso no Tao]] (Orchid Island).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://taiwantoday.tw/ct.asp?xItem=183719&CtNode=436|title=Taiwan Today (2012) Tao Orchid Islanders continue fight for nuclear-free homeland|date=14 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314205116/http://taiwantoday.tw/ct.asp?xItem=183719&CtNode=436|archive-date=14 March 2014}}</ref>
* Calvin Wen (溫炳原), a former secretary-general of the party, competed in the by-election in [[Daan District, Taipei City|Daan District]] due to the resignation of [[Diane Lee]] in 2009.
*Rita Jhang (張竹芩), also known as Zukkim Zong and JhuCin Jhang, served as Secretary-General of Green Party Taiwan from 1 April 2020 to 31 May 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home {{!}} 張竹芩博士 JhuCin Rita Jhang, PhD|url=https://www.ritajhang.org/?lightbox=dataItem-ks09vbtb|access-date=23 January 2022|website=JhuCin Rita Jhang|language=en}}</ref> She is the current president of the [[North American Taiwan Studies Association]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=2022 Team Members|url=https://www.na-tsa.org/2022-team-members|access-date=23 January 2022|website=NATSA Website|language=en}}</ref> and co-host of the feminist podcast ''Z Green Party'' (Z色派對).<ref>{{Cite web|date=19 June 2021|title=【環境 X 大麻 X 李菁琪】|url=http://web.greenparty.org.tw/posts/news/huan-jing-x-da-ma-x-li-jing-qi/|access-date=23 January 2022|website=綠黨|language=zh-tw}}</ref>  
*Zoe Lee ([[:zh:李菁琪|李菁琪]]), current Secretary-General of Green Party Taiwan,<ref>{{Cite web|title=認識綠黨|url=https://web.greenparty.org.tw/about/|access-date=23 January 2022|website=web.greenparty.org.tw}}</ref> cannabis advocate and podcaster, and Taiwan's first "weed lawyer" whose law firm only takes on clients accused of cannabis-related crimes.<ref>{{Cite web|date=12 June 2021|title=Interview: Green is the colour for Taiwan's pioneering 'weed lawyer'|url=https://hongkongfp.com/2021/06/12/interview-green-is-the-colour-for-taiwans-pioneering-weed-lawyer/|access-date=10 November 2021|website=Hong Kong Free Press HKFP|language=en-GB}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Green politics sidebar}}
* [[Politics of the Republic of China]]
* [[List of environmental organizations]]
* [[List of political parties in Taiwan]]
* [[Elections in Taiwan]]
* [[Taiwan independence Left]]
* [[Trees Party]]
* [[Global Greens]]
* [[Green party]]

== Notes ==
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==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}
* Dafydd Fell (2021) [https://www.routledge.com/Taiwans-Green-Parties-Alternative-Politics-in-Taiwan/Fell/p/book/9780367650346 Taiwan's Green Parties: Alternative Politics in Taiwan]. Routledge. {{ISBN|9780367650346}}

==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.greenparty.org.tw/}}
*[http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2008/01/14/2003397183  Taipei Times (2008-01-14): Election fallout: Green Party stays upbeat despite poor performance]
* [https://nomanisanis.land/green-party-fell-review/ Which Ways Forward for Green Politics in Taiwan?]

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