Wang Hao-yu (Chinese: 王浩宇; born 29 October 1988) is a Taiwanese politician.

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Quick Facts Councillor for District 7 (Zhongli), Constituency ...

Wang Hao-yu
王浩宇
Councillor for District 7 (Zhongli)
In office 25 December 2014 – 16 January 2021
Constituency	Taoyuan 7
Personal details
Born	(1988-10-29) 29 October 1988 (age 35) Hsinchu, Taiwan
Political party	Democratic Progressive Party Green Party (2010-2020)
Chinese name
Chinese	王浩宇
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wáng Hàoyǔ

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In the 2014 Taiwanese local elections, he ran for a seat on the Taoyuan City Council in District 7, which includes Zhongli District, as a candidate for the Green Party. Out of 22 candidates, he was one of 10 elected, garnering 9.06% of the votes, the 2nd most amongst all candidates.^[1][2] In 2018 he ran in the same district as a candidate, still under the Green Party, and was one of 11 elected out of 21, coming in 3rd with 8.68% of the vote.^[3]

He left the Green Party on January 11, 2020 and joined the Democratic Progressive Party on February 6, 2020.^[4][5]

Wang was the subject of controversy over a Facebook post in the wake of the suicide of Hsu Kun-yuan, the Kaohsiung City Council speaker and ally of Han Kuo-yu, following Han's successful recall. About 200 Han supporters protested outside Wang's district office to call for his recall.^[6]

Wang was successfully recalled on January 16, 2021 with 92.23% in favor, 7.7% against, and a 28% turnout. Thus, the number of votes in favor of his recall was 25.82% of eligible voters, exceeding the required 25%.^[7] The successful recall was the first for a city councillor in a special municipality.^[8] According to ROC law, Wang would be banned from running for the same post over the next four years.^[9]