Chiayi Liujiao Township Representative Huang Ing-wen died of illness, impacting the election situation and the ecology of the representative conference

Chiayi County Liujiao village representative Huang Ing-wen passed away due to illness, which impacted the ecology of the representative association. (Photo by reporter Cai Zongxun)

Huang Ing-wen, a representative of Liujiao Township in Chiayi County who was seeking a sixth consecutive hegemony, unfortunately died of illness on October 29. Huang Ing-wen's unfulfilled ambition not only affected the election situation in the 1st electoral district of Liujiao Township, but also affected the ecology of the representative meeting. When the representative meeting was scheduled for the third reading of the general budget at the regular meeting last Friday, the five opposition representatives refused to attend the meeting due to a technical boycott. The 116 annual general budget failed to pass the third reading. A rift appeared between the meetings, and subsequent developments have attracted attention.

Huang Ing-wen was elected as the 18th township representative of Liujiao Township and was re-elected to the current 22nd term. In the 19th term, he also served as the vice chairman. He is a local powerful figure. This election received 1,278 votes, accounting for 20.5% of the total votes cast, the highest number in the constituency. He registered to run for the next township representative in pursuit of a sixth consecutive victory. Xian believed that the election situation was stable, but he was unable to realize his dream due to illness, which is very sad.

Since there were multiple seats in the township representative election, the election continued. After Huang Ing-wen passed away from illness, the constituency was divided into 9 people competing for 5 seats, resulting in 8 competing for 5. Originally, Huang Ing-wen was considered to be easily re-elected. Now that his ambition has not been fulfilled, it has also given the opportunity to the next generation. The entire election situation has changed suddenly, and the impact on the results remains to be seen.

The Congress has suffered a major blow. Originally, the six seats in the DPRK could fully control the Congress. Now, Huang Ing-wen is missing one seat, resulting in a 5-5 ratio. This gives the opposition room to maneuver and constrain the deliberation operation by not attending the half-passed meetings. The general budget failed to pass the third reading as scheduled, causing a huge shock in the local area.

Huang Ing-wen, the village representative of Liujiao in Chiayi County, who was pursuing his sixth consecutive championship, recently passed away due to illness. (Picture taken from Huang Yingying’s Facebook)

Huang Ing-wen, a representative of the Liujiao residents of Chiayi County who is seeking his sixth consecutive victory, posted a post on Facebook to thank everyone for their support after registering to run. (Picture taken from Huang Yingying’s Facebook)