1936 Taiwanese prefectural elections

The prefectural assembly elections (Japanese: 州會議員選舉) were held on 12 November 1936 in Taiwan under Japanese rule. According to the Japanese law, half members of prefectural assembly shall be elected by the members of local assembly and the other half be appointed by the Governor-General (總督). In this time, 76 seats from five prefectural assemblies were open for election. Voting was done by Electoral colleges form by the 3,600 members of local assemblies. Half of them (1,800) were directly elected in the previous year, the other half were appointed by the prefectural governor (州知事). In this election, the first division of electoral districts were implemented in Taiwan.

Electoral districtCities and districtsSeatsElectoral college size
Taihoku1stTaihoku City736
2ndKīrun City327
3rdBunsan, Kaizan, Kīrun, Shichisei, Shinshō, Tansui5397
4thGiran, Ratō, Suō3142
Shinchiku1stShinchiku City328
2ndChūreki, Daikei, Tōen3189
3rdByōritsu, Chikunan, Chikutō, Shinchiku, Taiko5374
Taichū1stTaichū City328
2ndShōka City328
3rdDaiton, Taikō, Tōsei, Toyohara3309
4thHokuto, Inrin, Shōka4342
5thNantō, Nītaka, Nōkō, Takeyama3155
Tainan1stTainan City432
2ndKagi City328
3rdNiitoyo, Shinka, Sobun4339
4thKagi, Shin'ei, Tōseki4323
5thHokukō, Kobi, Toroku3249
Takao1stTakao City328
2ndHeitō City324
3rdHōzan, Kizan, Okayama4280
4thChōshū, Heitō, Kōshun, Tōkō3242
Total763600

References
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