Huang Min-hui (acting) Hung Hsiu-chu The 2016 Kuomintang chairmanship by-election (Chinese: 2016年中國國民黨主席補選) was held on 26 March 2016 in Taiwan.

[1] On 21 January, a day after Hung Hsiu-chu announced her candidacy, Hau Lung-pin declared his interest in the position.

[2] Apollo Chen, Chung Hsiao-ping, and Lee Hsin also joined the race,[3][4] as did New Party chairman Yok Mu-ming, whom the KMT immediately declared ineligible.

[5] Central Advisory Committee member Chou Kai-lun filed the required documentation, but did not pay the fee, nullifying his candidacy.

Acting chair Huang Min-hui finished second at 33.02% while Taipei City councilor Lee Hsin and legislator Apollo Chen polled in the single digits with 5.42% and 4.83% of the vote, respectively.