2022 Taiwanese local elections

Local elections will be held in Taiwan on 26 November 2022 to elect county magistrates (city mayors), county (city) councilors, township mayors, township councilors and chiefs of village (borough) in 6 municipalities and 16 counties (cities). Elected officials would serve a four-year term.

2022 Taiwanese local elections
26 November 2022 (2022-11-26)
22 magistrates/mayors and others
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Eric Chu Tsai Ing-wen Ko Wen-je
Party KMT DPP TPP
Leader since 5 October 2021 20 May 2020 6 August 2019
Last election 15 seats 6 seats –

Background

The Democratic Progressive Party announced in November 2021 that, prior to the 2022 elections, the party's chairperson would select candidates for mayoral posts in the special municipalities. Candidates would then be subject to approval by the party's central executive committee. Localities in which DPP-affiliated incumbents were ineligible for a third consecutive term will hold party primaries. To contest local offices held by Kuomintang members, the Democratic Progressive Party planned to host internal discussions to propose candidates and permit the party leader to nominate interested candidates for central executive committee approval.[1]

It was reported in September 2020 that the Kuomintang would rely on opinion polls and satisfaction surveys to nominate candidates prior to the 2022 elections.[2] Though the party had supported a successful recall of Legislative Yuan member Chen Po-wei of the Taiwan Statebuilding Party, the KMT lost the subsequent by-election to replace him, and was unsuccessful in another recall targeting independent legislator Freddy Lim. In addition to these electoral losses, proposals backed by the Kuomintang during the 2021 Taiwanese referendum also failed.[3]

On 14 January 2022, the Central Election Commission announced that local elections would be held on 26 November 2022.[4]

Notes

    References
    1. Yeh, Su-ping; Wen, Kuei-hsiang; Liu, Kay (14 November 2021). "DPP chair to pick municipality mayoral candidates for 2022 elections". Central News Agency. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
    2. Shih, Hsiao-kuang (15 September 2020). "KMT begins preparations for the 2022 local elections". Taipei Times. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
    3. Chung, Lawrence (10 January 2022). "Twin poll blows for Taiwan's KMT spark doubts about leadership ahead of wider votes". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
    4. Lai, Yu-chen; Yen, William (14 January 2022). "Taiwan's 'nine-in-one elections' to be held Nov. 26". Retrieved 21 January 2022.
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