Miaoli County Council

Council of Miaoli County, Taiwan

KMT (9)
DPP (7)
NPP (1)
Independent (20)Elections

Voting system

Single non-transferable vote

Last election

2022Meeting place

Miaoli City, Miaoli County, TaiwanWebsiteOfficial website (in Chinese)

The Miaoli County Council (MCC; traditional Chinese: 苗栗縣議會; simplified Chinese: 苗栗县议会; pinyin: Miáolì Xiàn Yìhuì) is the elected county council of Miaoli County, Republic of China. The council composes of 38 councillors most recently elected in the 2022 Republic of China local elections on 26 November 2022.^[2]

History

After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China (ROC) on 25 October 1945, the area of present-day Miaoli County became part of Hsinchu County. In 1950, local self-government was implemented and administrative division of the ROC was adjusted in which Miaoli County was established and subsequently the country government was established on 25 October 1950. On 7 January 1951, the first term of the county councilors were elected and inaugurated on 19 January the same year.^[3]

References

^ "Activists, politicians strategize in Dapu - Taipei Times". taipeitimes.com. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
^ "Miaoli County Council-History of Council". ftp.twgov.info. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
^ "Miaoli County Council-History of Council". twgov.info.

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Official website

Legislatures of Taiwan

Central Government: Legislative Yuan

Special municipalities

Provinces
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Taiwan	Changhua Chiayi City Chiayi County Hsinchu City Hsinchu County Hualien Keelung Miaoli Nantou Penghu Pingtung Taitung Yilan Yunlin
Fuchien	Kinmen Lienchiang

Notable former parliamentary body: National Assembly and Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council was abolished. Control Yuan was transformed to a non-parliamentary institution.

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