2012 Presidential Election
In September 2011, James Soong mounted the PFP's first-ever presidential bid and selected academic Ruey-Shiung Lin to be his running mate. The PFP collected sufficient signatures to qualify for the 2012 Presidential Election ballot.
The Soong-Lin ticket was listed third on the Election Day ballot as determined by a random draw. The DPP's Tsai-Su ticket appeared first, and the incumbent KMT's Ma-Wu ticket appeared second.
While analysts feared that a PFP run will split the Pan-Blue Coalition vote and hand a winnable election to the DPP (as was the case in the 2000 Presidential election), Soong has insisted that his campaign is a serious one and that he will complete his run. On election day, however, the Soong-Lin ticket underperformed and garnered a mere 2.77% of votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Vice president | |||||
| Kuomintang | Ma Ying-jeou (incumbent) | Wu Den-yih | 6,891,139 | 51.60% | ||
| Democratic Progressive Party | Tsai Ing-wen | Su Jia-chyuan | 6,093,578 | 45.63% | ||
| People First Party | James Soong Chu-yu | Lin Ruey-shiung | 369,588 | 2.77% | ||
| Total | 13,354,305 | 100% | ||||
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