Chao Cheng-yu


Chao Cheng-yu is a Taiwanese politician who was a member of the Legislative Yuan for Taoyuan 6 from 2016 until 2024.
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Education

Chao graduated from the Republic of China Military Academy and then earned a Master of Public Affairs from Ming Chuan University.

Career

Chao served three terms as a Member of Taoyuan County Council as a member of Kuomintang. 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. Though Chao is an independent, he caucuses with the DPP.
As a legislator, Chao has been involved in discussions about the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, general oversight of public transportation, and the National Communications Commission.
In the 2024 legislative election he lost his seat to Chiu Jo-Hua from the Kuomintang.

Legal judgements

In 2020, Chao was implicated in collecting bribes of tens of millions of yuan from a pair of funeral businesses. 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. Investigators launched a search of the legislator's home to find NT$9.2 million in "bundles of cash". 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. 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.

Electoral record

Taoyuan city counciller, ward 3

  • Five seats up for election, 1 reserved for female candidate
  • Eligible voters: 136,105
  • Turnout : 87,424
  • Valid votes : 85,433
  • Invalid votes : 1,991
ListCandidateSexPartyVotes%Elected
1Jhang Wun-yuF Independent7,0058.20%
2He Zheng-sunM Kuomintang6,5277.64%
3Lyu Shu-jhenF Kuomintang7,1178.33%
4Lyu Lin Siao-fengFDemocratic Progressive Party11,51813.48%
5Jhong Siao-yanM Independent9621.13%
6Liu Mao-cyunF Kuomintang8,0689.44%
7Wang Guo-dongM Kuomintang3,7604.40%
8Lai Wei-jheM Independent7680.90%
9Chao Cheng-yuM Independent12,47814.61%
10Cai Yong-fangMDemocratic Progressive Party12,22114.30%
11Zheng Yin-fuM Independent3,2233.77%
12Peng Shao-kangM New Party7660.90%
13Lin Yu-jyuanF Independent4,0914.79%
14Chen Song-fuM Independent6,9298.11%

2016 Legislative Yuan election

  • Eligible voters: 248,233
  • Turnout : 167,257
  • Valid votes : 163,934
  • Invalid votes : 3,323
  • Incumbent is in bold
ListCandidatePartyVotes%Elected
1Zheng Jhen-yuanTaiwan future party2,7001.65%
2Chao Cheng-yu Independent76,27846.53%
3Lan Da-shanTaiwan Independence Party1,2720.78%
4Sun Ta-chienKuomintang75,51046.06%
5Yang Jin-syuan Independent8000.48%
6Lyun Dong-jie Green-Social Democratic Union7,3744.50%

2020 Legislative Yuan election

  • Eligible voters: 270,879
  • Turnout : 201,745
  • Valid votes: 197,648
  • Invalid votes: 4,097
ListCandidatePartyVotes%Elected
1Apollo ChenKuomintang82,15241.56%
2Chao Cheng-yuIndependent115,49658.44%

2024 Legislative Yuan election

  • Eligible voters: 282,216
  • Turnout : 203,630
  • Valid votes: 199,144
  • Invalid votes: 4,486
ListCandidatePartyVotes%Elected
1Yeh Tang Yu Independent2,5231.27%
2Chao Cheng-yu Independent76,34638.35%
3Li Mu YanTaiwan People's Party35,18317.67%
4Chiu Jo-huaKuomintang81,51340.93%
5Wong Shau TingThe People Union Party8900.45%
6Liu Ruei ChenFuo Kang Lian Meng Dang2,6891.35%