Chen Po-wei

Chen Po-wei (Chinese: 陳柏惟; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Pek-ûi; born 10 July 1985)[2] is a Taiwanese politician. He was the first ever Taiwan Statebuilding Party candidate to be elected to the Legislative Yuan, defeating Kuomintang incumbent Yen Kuan-heng in the 2020 Taiwanese legislative election. In October 2021, Chen became the first member of the Legislative Yuan to lose his office via a successful recall election.

Chen Po-wei
MLY
陳柏惟
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 2020 – 28 October 2021
Preceded byYen Kuan-heng
ConstituencyTaichung II
Personal details
Born (1985-07-10) 10 July 1985[1]
Yancheng District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
NationalityTaiwan
Political partyTaiwan Statebuilding Party

Early career

Chen worked in the film industry before pursuing political office.[3]

Political career

Chen began his political career by running for a seat on the Kaohsiung City Council. After losing that election, he moved from Kaohsiung.[4] Chen served as the spokesperson for the Taiwan Statebuilding Party (then known as Taiwan Radical Wings) and supported a recall movement against Kaohsiung City Mayor Han Kuo-yu. Throughout his political career, he has been a vocal supporter of Taiwan independence.[5]

In the 2020 legislative elections, Chen defeated Kuomintang incumbent Yen Kuan-heng in the Taichung City Constituency II becoming the first Taiwan Statebuilding Party legislator. His candidacy was supported by the Democratic Progressive Party and filmmaker Wu Nien-jen.[6]

In late 2020, Chen stood with Democratic Progressive Party to support the import of American pork with ractopamine.[7]

A proposal to recall Chen from office collected 3,744 valid signatures by 5 March 2021,[8] and 36,073 valid signatures by 2 July 2021,[9] prompting the Central Election Commission to tentatively schedule a recall election for 28 August, the same date as the originally scheduled 2021 Taiwanese referendum. Due to effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan, the CEC announced on 16 July 2021 that Chen's recall election would be postponed to 23 October 2021.[10] A week before the recall vote, groups supporting Chen participated in a march starting at Zushi Temple in Qingshui.[11] Chen became the first Taiwanese member of the Legislative Yuan to be successfully recalled, ending his term less than two years into office.[12] Votes for Chen's recall numbered 77,899, against 73,433 opposing his recall. Votes supporting the recall topped 25% of the eligible electorate (73,744), with 51.72 percent voter turnout.[13] Per Article 92 of the Civil Servants Election and Recall Act, Chen will be ineligible to run for the Legislative Yuan in Taichung's second district for the next four years.[4][14]

Chen was officially dismissed from the Legislative Yuan on 28 October 2021.[15]

References
  1. "Election Bulletin of the 10th Legislator in Taichung City Second Electoral District" (PDF).
  2. "Election Bulletin of the 10th Legislator in Taichung City Second Electoral District" (PDF).
  3. Pan, Jason (10 October 2021). "Medical professionals support Chen Po-wei". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  4. Kuo, Chien-shen; Liu, Kuan-ting; Wen, Kuei-hsiang; Chao, Li-yen; Huang, Frances (23 October 2021). "Recalled Legislator Chen vows to win in 'next election'". Central News Agency. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  5. Ann Maxon (2 July 2019). "Han recall bid tipped to clear initial threshold". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  6. Ching-Tse Cheng (11 January 2020). "Taiwan Statebuilding Party candidate wins in KMT stronghold". Taiwan News. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  7. Jason Pan. "DPP passes ractopamine directives - Taipei times". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  8. Chao, Li-yen; Lee, Lee Hsin-Yin (5 March 2021). "Motion to recall controversial lawmaker passes 1st stage". Central News Agency. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  9. Lai, Yu-chen; Wen, Kuei-hsiang; Mazzetta, Matthew (2 July 2021). "Election commission clears petition to recall pro-independence lawmaker". Central News Agency. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  10. Lai, Yu-chen; Liu, Kuan-ting; Mazzetta, Matthew; Teng, Pei-ju (16 July 2021). "Recall vote against lawmaker Chen Po-wei postponed". Central News Agency.
  11. Pan, Jason (17 October 2021). "Groups urge 'no' on Chen recall". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  12. Pan, Jason (23 October 2021). "Taichung voters recall Chen Po-wei". Taipei Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  13. Huang, Frances (23 October 2021). "Chen Po-wei becomes first legislator in Taiwan to lose recall vote". Central News Agency. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  14. "Civil Servants Election And Recall Act". Act of 6 May 2020. Ministry of the Interior.
  15. Chen, Chun-hua; Ko, Lin (28 October 2021). "By-election for Taichung's 2nd electoral district slated for Jan. 9". Central News Agency. Retrieved 9 November 2021.


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