Local elections in Taiwan, also known as Nine-in-One Elections since 2014, are held to elect local officials and councilors in Taiwan. The election is typically held in the middle of a presidential term.
Types Elections are held to elect: Executive governmentLegislatureMayors of special municipalitiesCouncillors in municipal councilsMagistrates of counties and mayors of citiesCouncillors in county and city councilsMayors of townships and citiesRepresentatives in township/city councilsChief administrators of mountain indigenous districtsRepresentatives in mountain indigenous district councilsVillage chiefs
Since 2014, local elections have been unified to a single vote, typically in November, held once every four years. Mayors, magistrates, and chiefs are elected using first-past-the-post voting. Councillors and council representatives are elected using single non-transferable vote.
List of local elections
Notes: Green refers to all eligible positions are up for election. Yellow refers to only some of the positions are up for election.
1945–present
Year Date Province Special municipality County/City Township/City VillageCouncillorMayorCouncillorMagistrate/MayorCouncillorMayorCouncil Rep.Chief202218 DecemberStreamlined26 November201824 November201429 November201027 November12 June20095 December200630 December9 December10 June20053 December20034 January20027 December8 June26 January20011 December19985 December13 June24 January199729 November19943 December16 July18 June29 January199327 November199016 June20 January19892 December198614 June6 June1 February18 January198516 November198212 June16 January198114 November31 May197817 June1977December19 November19751 June 1975–20 June 19764 May19731 December6 October17 March197223 December14 June 1972–17 June 1973197125 April196915 November20 April–25 May19685 May–7 September 196921 April21 January–22 September9 June 1968–20 December 1970196518 April 1965–17 March 1968196410 May–5 September 196526 April26 January 1964–25 July 196526 January 196328 April196123 April–6 September 196415 January196024 April19596 December 1965–15 May 1960195820 April 1958–12 June 196020 April–21 December19 January195721 April195518 December 1955–24 November 195717 April 1955–24 March 195717 April–21 December195419 December–16 January 195518 July2 May18 April–2 May195228 December 1952–8 February 195321 December 1952–20 December 19542 March 1952–21 November 1954195118 November195024 September 1950–28 January 195129 October 1950–2 March 195215 October 1950–29 July 195110 September–10 December 19513 September–23 November 1952194824 March–18 April15 March–5 April194615 April15 March22 February–10 March16 February–5 March The only election for the Governor of Taiwan Province was held on 3 December 1994.
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Pre-1945 1940 Taiwanese prefectural elections 1939 Taiwanese local elections 1936 Taiwanese prefectural elections 1935 Taiwanese local elections
See also Elections in Taiwan
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