In the elections for the Fifth Legislative Yuan in December of 2001, the Democratic Progressive Party, with its advantages as the ruling party and a successful strategy of nominating a realistic number of candidates for their anticipated vote, increased their seats from 70 in the Fourth Legislative Yuan to 87. The DPP can be considered the biggest winner in this election.
九十年十二月舉辦的第五屆立法委員選舉，民進黨在執政優勢及配票得當下，從第四屆的七十席竄升到八十七席，是最大贏家。