1957 Taiwanese local elections

1957 Taiwanese local elections

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All 21 mayors/magistrates of cities, counties
Majority party Minority party   Leader Chiang Kai-shek None Party Kuomintang Independent Percentage 65.38% 34.62% Swing 3.47pp 3.47pp Mayors/ Magistrates 20 1 Change 1 1
Kuomintang   Independents   Not up for election (Yangmingshan, Fuchien)

Local elections were held in Taiwan on 21 April 1957, the third nation-wide elections in post-war Taiwan, electing all 21 mayors of cities and magistrates of counties with a three-year tenure. Fuchien Province, then under military administration, was not up for election. Election for Provisional Taiwan Provincial Council was held alongside the local elections to elect 66 councillors.

The ruling Kuomintang (or nationalist, KMT) retained control of 20 administrative divisions, flipping two from Tangwai movement, leaving the opposition with Tainan City only after defeating the nationalist candidate. Widespread election frauds were reported, while the struggle between local factions in different regions continued.