1960 Taiwanese local elections

1960 Taiwanese local elections

← 1957 24 April 1960 (1960-04-24) 1964 →

All 21 mayors/magistrates of cities, counties
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Chiang Kai-shek Unclear[a] None
Party Kuomintang Democratic Socialist Independent
Popular vote 2,339,200 43,948 775,823
Percentage 72.02% 1.35% 23.89%
Swing Increase6.64pp
Mayors/
Magistrates
19 1 1
Change Decrease1 Steady

  Kuomintang
  Independents
  Not up for election (Yangmingshan, Fuchien)

Local elections were held in Taiwan on 24 April 1960, the fourth nation-wide elections in post-war Taiwan, electing all 21 mayors of cities and magistrates of counties with a four-year tenure. Fuchien Province, then under military administration, was not up for election. Election for Taiwan Provincial Council was held alongside the local elections to elect 73 councillors.

The ruling Kuomintang (KMT) controlled 19 administrative divisions after the election. Democratic Socialists (CDSP) were represented on city-level again after winning Keelung election, while Tangwai opposition was elected in Kaohsiung in the fallout of last election's controversial election fraud.
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