Taiwanese local elections, 1935

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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.

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Newspaper showing the election results

References

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