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enth-term election of county councilmen occurred as of 2018. Statistics on these elections are shown
in Table 2-5.

Table 2-5 Elections of City and County Councilmen in Taiwan and Fuchien Provinces

Nominees
Election Date Electors Votes Cast Candidates Turnout
Term Elected
(Year) (1,000 Persons) (1,000 Persons) (Persons) Ratio(%)
(Persons)
17th Term 2009 6 957 4 416 893 564 63.5
Taiwan Prov. 18th Term 2014 5 678 4 026 860 504 70.9
19th Term 2018 5 763 4 001 955 504 69.4
5th Term 2009 80 45 42 28 55.6
Fuchien Prov. 6th Term 2014 113 53 52 28 46.5
7th Term 2018 129 58 48 28 45.0

7. Elections of Magistrates and Mayors

An autonomous local governmental system was implemented for Taiwan in 1950 with first-term magis-
trates and mayors being elected directly by citizens of counties and cities in October of the same year, with
18 elections having been held by November 2018. Due to the termination of the Battle-Field Administra-
tion appointment in November 1992, an autonomous local government system was adopted in Fuchien

Province, where the first-term magistrate was elected in November 1993, and a seventh-term officer was
elected in November 2018. Statistics on these elections are shown in Table 2-6.

Table 2-6 Elections of Magistrates and Mayors in Taiwan and Fuchien Provinces

Nominees Turnout
Election Date Electors Votes Cast Candidates
Term Elected Ratio
(Year) (1,000 Persons) (1,000 Persons) (Persons)
(Persons) (%)
16th Term 2009 6 971 4 422 44 15 63.4
Taiwan Prov. 17th Term 2014 5 688 4 031 52 14 70.9
18th Term 2018 5 771 4 005 58 14 69.4
5th Term 2009 80 45 10 2 55.6
Fuchien Prov. 6th Term 2014 114 53 12 2 47.1
7th Term 2018 129 58 10 2 45.0

8. Elections of Township/City Mayors

The first-term mayors of townships/cities were chosen directly by the residents of the special munici-
palities, counties/cities, and townships/cities in October 1950 over the course of eight elections, with 18
elections having been held by November 2018. Meanwhile, in Fuchien Province, the twelfth-term mayors of

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