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Chao Cheng-yu (Chinese: 趙正宇; pinyin: Zháo Zhèngyǔ; born 29 March 1966) is a Taiwanese politician who is a member of the Legislative Yuan for Taoyuan 6.
Chao Cheng-yu | |
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| 趙正宇 | |
 Official portrait, 2016 | |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Sun Ta-chien |
| Succeeded by | Chiu Ruo-hua |
| Constituency | Taoyuan 6 |
| Majority | 76,278 (46.53%) |
| Taoyuan City Councillor | |
| In office 25 December 2014 – 31 January 2016 | |
| Constituency | Ward 3 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 March 1966 Bade, Taoyuan, Taiwan |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Political party | Independent (since 2015) |
| Other political affiliations | Kuomintang (1983–2014) |
| Spouse | Wu Shu-hui |
| Alma mater | Ming Chuan University |
Chao served three terms as a Member of Taoyuan County Council as a member of Kuomintang.[1] He lost his primary in 2014 and subsequently became an independent. He ran for a seat in Ward 3, a five-member ward, for Taoyuan City Council and was elected with most votes.
He ran for a seat in the Legislative Yuan as an independent for Taoyuan 6 in the 2016 election with the endorsement of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).[2] Though Chao is an independent, he caucuses with the DPP.[3][4]
As a legislator, Chao has been involved in discussions about the Ministry of Transportation and Communications,[5] general oversight of public transportation,[6][7][8] and the National Communications Commission.[9][10]
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In 2020, Chao was implicated in collecting bribes of tens of millions of yuan from a pair of funeral businesses.[11][12][13] The following investigation revealed that in 2018, after receiving a bribe, Chao pressured officials from the Construction and Planning Agency to rezone nearly 20,000 square meters of land in the Yangmingshan National Park.[11][12][13] Investigators launched a search of the legislator's home to find NT$9.2 million in "bundles of cash".[11][12][13] Investigators also photographed the Legislator's assistant Lin Chia-chi throwing a bag of money out of a car window that contained matching bills to the money found at Chao's home.[11][12][13] The Taipei District Court ruled in July 2022 that Chen had was guilty of tax evasion, sentenced him six months imprisonment or a fine, and ordered to pay NT$60,000.[14][15]
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Taoyuan city counciller, ward 3
- Five seats up for election, 1 reserved for female candidate
- Eligible voters: 136,105
- Turnout (percentage): 87,424 (64.23%)
- Valid votes (percentage): 85,433 (97.72%)
- Rejected votes (percentage): 1,991 (2.28%)
| List | Candidate | Sex | Party | Votes | % | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jhang Wun-yu | F |  Independent |
7,005 | 8.20% | |
| 2 | He Zheng-sun | M |  Kuomintang |
6,527 | 7.64% | |
| 3 | Lyu Shu-jhen | F | Kuomintang |
7,117 | 8.33% |  |
| 4 | Lyu Lin Siao-feng | F | Democratic Progressive Party | 11,518 | 13.48% | |
| 5 | Jhong Siao-yan | M | Independent |
962 | 1.13% | |
| 6 | Liu Mao-cyun | F |  Kuomintang |
8,068 | 9.44% | |
| 7 | Wang Guo-dong | M | Kuomintang |
3,760 | 4.40% | |
| 8 | Lai Wei-jhe | M | Independent |
768 | 0.90% | |
| 9 | Chao Cheng-yu | M | Independent |
12,478 | 14.61% | |
| 10 | Cai Yong-fang | M | Democratic Progressive Party | 12,221 | 14.30% | |
| 11 | Zheng Yin-fu | M | Independent |
3,223 | 3.77% | |
| 12 | Peng Shao-kang | M |  New Party |
766 | 0.90% | |
| 13 | Lin Yu-jyuan | F | Independent |
4,091 | 4.79% | |
| 14 | Chen Song-fu | M | Independent |
6,929 | 8.11% |
2016 Legislative Yuan election
- Eligible voters: 248,233
- Turnout (percentage): 167,257 (67.38%)
- Valid votes (percentage): 163,934 (98.01%)
- Rejected votes (percentage): 3,323 (1.99%)
- Incumbent is in bold
| List | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zheng Jhen-yuan | Taiwan future party | 2,700 | 1.65% | |
| 2 | Chao Cheng-yu | Independent |
76,278 | 46.53% | |
| 3 | Lan Da-shan | Taiwan Independence Party | 1,272 | 0.78% | |
| 4 | Sun Ta-chien | Kuomintang | 75,510 | 46.06% | |
| 5 | Yang Jin-syuan | Independent |
800 | 0.48% | |
| 6 | Lyun Dong-jie | Green-Social Democratic Union | 7,374 | 4.50% |
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