Taiwanese local elections, 1935

Local elections were held for the first time in Taiwan by the Japanese colonial government on November 22, 1935, electing half of the city and township councillors.^[1] The other half were appointed by the prefectural governors.

Only men aged 25 and above and who had paid a tax of five yen or more a year were allowed to vote, which was only 28,000 out of the 4 million population. ^[2]The turnout rate was 95%.^[3]

Background

Before 1935, all of the city councilors are appointed by the Japanese colonial government. Since 1921, many Taiwanese political groups, including the Taiwanese People's Party led by Chiang Wei-shui and Taiwanese local autonomy union led by Lin Hsien-Tang, asked for a Taiwanese council. The Japanese government did not accept, but held city council elections instead as a compromise.

Newspaper showing the election results

Elections and referendums in Taiwan
Presidential elections	1954 1960 1966 1972 1978 1984 1990 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
National Assembly elections	1969 1972 1980 1986 1991 1996 2005
Legislative elections	1969 1972 1975 1980 1983 1986 1989 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2008 2012 2016
Municipal and provincial elections	1936 1940 1946 1951 1954 1957 1960 1963 1968 1969 1972 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Local elections	1935 1939 1950 1954 1957 1960 1964 1968 1972 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2014 2018
Referendums	2004 2008 (Jan) 2008 (Mar)
See also: Elections in the Republic of China (1912–49)

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