Local elections were held for the first time in Taiwan by the Japanese colonial government on 22 November 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 were appointed by the Japanese colonial government. Since 1921, many Taiwanese political groups, including the Taiwanese People's Party led by Chiang Wei-shui and the Taiwanese Alliance for Home Rule 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

References

  1. ↑ Yeh-lih Wang. "The Political Consequences of the Electoral System : Single Nontransferable Voting in Taiwan" (PDF). Univie.ac.at. Retrieved 2015-03-05.
  2. ↑ "Women Play a Vital Role in Taiwan's Elections". wantchinatimes.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02.
  3. ↑ 佐瑪 (22 November 2014). "選舉風氣的演變：看國民黨曾如何用「兩張鐵票」，將台灣人的耐性逼至極限 - The News Lens 關鍵評論網".


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