Local elections in

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

, also known as Nine-in-One Elections since 2014, are held to elect local officials and councilors in

. The election is typically held in the middle of a presidential term.

Types

Elections are held to elect: 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 First-past-the-post (FPTP)—also called choose-one, first-preference plurality (FPP), or simply plurality—is a single-winner voting rule. Voters mark one candidate as their favorite, or first-preference, and the candidate with more first- ...

. 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

The only election for the Governor of Taiwan Province was held on 3 December 1994. Source:

Pre-1945

* 1940 Taiwanese prefectural elections * 1939 Taiwanese local elections * 1936 Taiwanese prefectural elections * 1935 Taiwanese local elections

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