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6. Elections of County and City Councilmen
The first-term county and city councilmen were chosen directly by their citizens in July 1950 over the

course of six elections. Twenty councilmen elections had been held as of 2022, while the first-term elec-
tion of county councilmen in Fuchien Province took place in January 1994; eight elections of county coun-
cilmen had been held as of 2022. 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 Turnout
Election Date Electors Votes Cast Candidates
Term Elected Ratio
(Year) (1,000 Persons) (1,000 Persons) (Persons)
(Persons) (%)
18th Term 2014 5 678 4 026 860 504 70.9
Taiwan Prov. 19th Term 2018 5 763 4 001 955 504 69.4
20th Term 2022 5 766 3 712 890 505 64.4

6th Term 2014 113 53 52 28 46.5
Fuchien Prov. 7th Term 2018 129 58 48 28 45.0
8th Term 2022 134 57 47 28 42.3

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
19 elections having been held by November 2022. 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 the eighth-term officer was
elected in November 2022. 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) (%)
17th Term 103 5 688 4 031 52 14 70.9
Taiwan Prov. 18th Term 107 5 771 4 005 58 14 69.4
19th Term 111 5 774 3 693 55 14 64.0
6th Term 103 114 53 12 2 47.1
Fuchien Prov. 7th Term 107 129 58 10 2 45.0
8th Term 111 134 57 9 2 42.3

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