1960 Taiwanese local elections

none 1960 4 24 y 1960 Taiwanese local elections Taiwan legislative All 21 mayors/magistrates of cities, counties 1957 1957 Taiwanese local elections 1964 1964 Taiwanese local elections File:蔣中正總統玉照.png Chiang Kai-shek Kuomintang 100px UnclearThe leadership of China Democratic Socialist Party had been disputed following the death of Hsu Fu-lin in 1958. China Democratic Socialist Party 100px None Independent politician Mayors/Magistrates 19 1 1 Change 1 File:1960ROCCounty.svg #2fa8e1 Kuomintangblack Independentsb9b9b9 Not up for election (Yangmingshan, Fuchien) 2,339,200 72.02% 6.64pp 43,948 1.35% 775,823 23.89% 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. Summary The list below shows the statistics of party membership of candidates standing in the election. Coloured box refers to the party membership of elected mayor or magistrate. +KMTCDSPYouthIndTaipei County11Taipei City11Keelung City 11Yilan County1Taoyuan County1Hsinchu County11Miaoli County1Taichung County11Taichung City11Changhua County12Nantou County1Yunlin County11Chiayi County11Tainan County1Tainan City1 1Kaohsiung County 11Kaohsiung City1Pingtung County1Hualien County11Taitung County11Penghu County1 Re-elected incumbents are: Huang Chi-jui (Taipei City), Hung Chiao-jung (Nantou County), Lin Chin-sheng (Yunlin County), Huang Tzung-kun (Chiayi County), Hu Lung-pao (Tainan County), Huang Tuo-jung (Taitung County). Detailed results Taipei Magistrate of Taipei 謝文程 Kuomintang 189868 劉秉義 Independent 82948 17910 424613 續修臺北縣志·卷七·選舉志 The anticipated political comeback of Henry Kao was at last abandoned in surprise. Kao first registered to run in the mayoral election in March before leaving for Europe and America, but he announced revoking his registration after he returned a month later.1960-04-10 zh:高玉樹回來了 機場談話謂要撤銷登記 記者追問又說還不肯定 2 zh:徵信新聞報 Kao blamed Kuomintang for not allow supervision of vote counting, which he believed he could not prevent the party from rigging the election. But public speculated the withdrawal was related to his extramarital affairs.高 玉樹 zh:黃信介紀念文集 民主進步黨中央黨部黃信介紀念文集小組 2000 Taipei 40 懷念黃信介先生 最有人緣的偉大政治家zh:國民黨不再禮讓 柯文哲能成第３位無黨籍台北市長？ https://www.ettoday.net/news/20140727/382909.htm?feature=etrecommend&tab_id=444 2023-04-10 ETToday zh-TW The sudden quit from the election frustrated some of his Tangwai colleague. Huang Hsin-chieh, later Taipei City Councillor and leader of Tangwai movement, for example, turned passive in helping Kao in the 1964 mayoral poll.葉 柏祥 zh:黃信介前傳：民進黨永遠的大老 月旦出版社 1994 957-696-125-4 62–63 Mayor of Taipei Huang Chi-jui Kuomintang 217314 林清安 Independent 55860 19792 427041 zh:臺北市志·卷三·政制志選舉篇 黃 振超 1987 258 Keelung Two potential candidates emerged within the Kuomintang for the mayoral election, Tsai Huo-pao (蔡火炮), Keelung-born Speaker of City Council, and Li Kuo-chun (李國俊), long-time head of local party branch from Hubei.李 世傑 zh:特務打選戰 敦理出版社 1989 113–121 As mainland Chinese migrant (or waishengren) has already ruled Keelung for ten years, demands over a local mayor grew which gave rise to the favouring of Tsai.zh:看臺灣各縣市羣雄角逐！ zh:自由中國 22 255 8 Perhaps in light of this situation, Tsai was arrested for smuggling,zh:政海浮沉錄 臺灣時報社 1977 105–106 apparently by the secret police, while Li was nominated by the party after green-light at the party headquarter from Chiang Ching-kuo, President's son, and Secretary-general Tang Tsung (唐縱). There were resentments within the party for backing another migrant for election, a government official was even considering breaking apart from the party and ran as an independent, only to be stopped after a meeting with Vice President Chen Cheng. Soon after taking over from Li as local party branch, Liu Ting-kuo resigned in protest against Li's nomination. The Tangwai bloc was represented by former City Councillor Lin Fan-wang (林番王). Li initially led over Lin but was then taken over as campaigning continued. Party infighting undermined Li's reputation after Li's problematic business was disclosed. Free China Journal also lambasted Li over last election's fraud and after he was revealed to have appointed a rapist, who was then expelled from Kuomintang, in the local party.包 平 zh:國民黨的李國俊配當基隆市長候選人嗎？ zh:自由中國 22 4 130 Amidst the increasingly dire situation, Keelung police were ordered by Tang Tsung to ban businesses celebrating for Lin. Businessmen, unions, temples, and even brothels were forced to donate for Li.黃 華 zh:別無選擇：革命掙扎 前衛出版社 2008 978-957-801-604-0 198–199 Government-controlled newspapers, on the other hand, attacked Lin on his troubled marriage. A primary school teacher even assault a student after he voted for Lin in a mock election,1960-04-26 zh:番王慢步登堂 哀兵獲勝事出有因 3 zh:徵信新聞報 and parents were threatened against rallying for Lin.拓 zh:黨外的聲音 長橋出版社 1978 122 王 These cohesive and suppressive actions, along with the biased campaigning favouring Li, infuriated the general public. The election eventually saw Keelung-born Lin winning 55% of popular votes. The exhausted mayor-in-waiting was then in the hospital bed when news broke.1960-04-25 zh:基市長當選人 林番王表示決奉行國策 2 zh:聯合報 When interviewed by the press, Lin commented "election is indeed like a basketball: the harder you hit it, the higher it bounces back." Mayor of Keelung Lin Fan-wang China Democratic Socialist Party 43948 Li Kuo-chun Kuomintang 5224 36617 108781 zh:基隆市志·卷三·政治志選舉篇 邱 智信 2001 31–32zh:臺灣省地方自治誌要 臺灣省地方自治誌要編輯委員會 1966 Taichung 421 Yilan Magistrate of Yilan 林才添 Kuomintang 106057 8055 155374 Taoyuan Magistrate of Taoyuan 吳鴻麟 Kuomintang 124791 17669 214423 Hsinchu Magistrate of Hsinchu 彭瑞鷺 Kuomintang 84612 林維洲 Independent 73137 4814 209061 Miaoli Kuomintang unexpectedly supported Lin Wei-kung (林為恭) from a local noble family as Magistrate of Miaoli, greatly upsetting Taiwan Provincial Councillor Liu Kuo-tsai who was very eager to secure the nomination. Liu was rumoured to be delisted by Chiang Kai-shek as he had been reported during February 28 incident for possessing guns. Lin, when nominated, was serving as the deputy for the brother of Vice President Chen Cheng, which might explain his political advancement. Kuomintang's decision is also regarded as to consolidate the rotation of power between two local factions, Lin's "Wang faction" and the "Liu faction".何 來美 台灣客家政治風雲錄 聯經出版 2017 978-957-08-4867-0 Taipei 206 Magistrate of Miaoli Lin Wei-kung Kuomintang 112761 8623 190634 Taichung Magistrate of Taichung 何金生 Kuomintang 106075 王地 92687 Independent 7371 264018 Mayor of Taichung 邱欽洲 Kuomintang 54014 何春木 Independent 43358 2785 126894 Changhua Tangwai's Shih Hsi-hsun contested the magisterial seat for the third time, facing challenge from KMT-endorsed Lu Shih-ming (呂世明) and Yang Lien-chi (楊連基), expelled from the KMT after standing against party colleague in a township election. Irregularities were again reported during election campaign, such as Kuomintang using dozens of billboard vehicles for rally despite only three were allowed. This year's election was the repetition of 1954's between incumbent Chen Hsi-ching from the KMT and Shih Hsi-hsun from Tangwai, after Chen again secured party nomination. School teachers and students were urged to canvass for Lu, even music teachers taught Lu's electioneering song. Mayor of Changhua, an elected representative, demanded staff to join Lu's campaign team. On the election day, several polling stations experienced blackouts, while multiple ballots voting for Shih were counted into Lu's. Lu was elected with around 59% of votes, sending the third defeat to Shih, Lu Shih-ming Kuomintang 155483 Shih Hsi-hsun Independent 85895 Yang Lien-chi Independent 8525 24236 385130 Magistrate of Changhua Nantou Magistrate of Nantou Hung Chiao-jung Kuomintang 123399 6855 177690 zh:南投縣志·卷二·政事志 黃 耀能 陳 哲三 吳 金標 1997 392 Yunlin Lin Chin-seng was chosen by the Kuomintang for re-election, standing against Youth's Su Tung-chi (蘇東啟).1960-04-11 zh:雲林縣長富紳黃文斗 躍馬爭奪百里侯 8 zh:聯合報 Huang Wen-tou (黃文斗) from the Kuomintang briefly registered as a candidate, rebelling against Lin after anti-Lin camp failed to convince Speaker Wu Hsing-wang (吳興旺) to run. However, Huang revoked his candidacy just nine days later.1960-04-13 zh:雲林縣長候選人黃文斗退卻 昨撤銷登記 8 zh:聯合報 Magistrate of Yunlin Lin Chin-seng Kuomintang 114282 Su Tung-chi 89066 Young China Party 8698 285157 Chiayi Magistrate of Chiayi Huang Tzung-kun Kuomintang 109347 許竹模 92821 6427 303353 Independent Tainan Magistrate of Tainan Hu Lung-pao Kuomintang 210637 21351 339610 Kuomintang in Tainan City nominated Hsin Wen-bing, Speaker of the City Council, to challenge incumbent Yeh Ting-kuei.謝 國興 zh:府城紳士：辛文炳和他的志業（1912-1999） 南天書局 2000 957-638-540-7 143 The election was assumed by the party with great importance as it is one of the most competitive since the 1950 local elections. High-ranking members from the party headquarter travelled south to monitor the election, and asked the rebels in the party to support decisions from the party.1960-04-12 zh:重視南市選舉局勢 國民黨派大員坐鎮 3 zh:徵信新聞報 Yeh's manifesto was vetted by Tainan City election authority, demanding him to remove "irritative" wording such as "to defend democracy" and "to avoid Tainan City Government falling into hands of those for personal gain".高 心平 1960-04-16 zh:怪哉！所謂葉廷珪政見「語句刺激」 zh:自由中國 22 8 11 Opposition leader Lei Chen criticised the interference by authorities.雷 震 zh:人心！人心！人心！從臺中縣、臺南市、雲林縣事例說到唐秘書長和田部長談話 zh:自由中國 22 8 13 In the midst of voting, six helpers of Yeh's campaign team were brought away, and was released after election concluded.1960-04-01 zh:就地方選舉向國民黨再進一言 zh:自由中國 22 7 With an extraordinary turnout of 85.4%, Hsin defeated Yeh and regained control for the Kuomintang. Electoral frauds were later reported by constituents, such as repeated voting, vote-buying, counting invalid votes for Hsin, or ballots cast by others. Tangwai called for annulling the election results but did not succeed.1960-05-16 zh:違法舞弊的臺南市長選舉應宣告無效 zh:自由中國 22 5–6 10 Tens of thousands joined Yeh in a rally after the election to demonstrate solidarity.zh:雷震日記：第一個十年（八） 桂冠圖書股份有限公司 1990 傅 正 Taipei 302–303 Mayor of Tainan Hsin Wen-bing Kuomintang 64143 Yeh Ting-kuei Independent 59034 2858 147631 zh:臺南市志·卷九·選舉志 王 振惠 游 醒民 1979 184–185 Kaohsiung The ruling party nominated Tai Liang-ching (戴良慶) to run against opposition incumbent Yu Teng-fa. As last election was believed to be defrauded by the authorities, many expressed sympathy to Yu that bolstered his popularity.彭 瑞金 zh:台灣野生的政治家：余登發 時報出版 1995 957-13-1824-8 103–106, 111–112 Kuomintang still ran a large-scale electioneering for Tai with headmasters, teachers, and village chiefs. With the amendment of election regulations, it became more difficult to manipulate the poll through ballot stuffing. Tai was also under attack for KMT's role in rigging the previous election. Yu eventually captured most of the districts in Kaohsiung County, not only in the stronghold of "black faction", but also in those of "white faction", and even Tai's own "red faction".1960-04-27 zh:高雄縣縣長選舉－戴良慶何以一敗塗地 8 zh:徵信新聞報 Magistrate of Kaohsiung Tai Liang-ching Kuomintang 83754 Yu Teng-fa 108637 Independent 6270 263124 Kaohsiung mayoral election, in contrast, was relatively calm as "local faction" sent Chen Chi-chuan, whose family was close to President Chiang,陳 柔縉 zh:總統的親戚：揭開臺灣權貴家族的臍帶與裙帶關係 2011-06-10 時報出版 978-957-13-2970-3 Taipei 154–155 to run for mayor, which was endorsed by Kuomintang. Despite unwilling to stand in the election, Chen conceded to party's pressure and was elected without contest after Yang Chin-hu (楊金虎) of the opposition withdrew.1960-03-13 zh:楊金虎退堂 陳啟川篤定 8 zh:徵信新聞報王 御風 zh:近代台灣地方議會與領導階層之研究-以高雄市為例(1920-1960) 國立成功大學歷史研究所 2006 424 Mayor of Kaohsiung Chen Chi-chuan Kuomintang 144545 8506 197400 zh:重修高雄市志·卷二·民政志 高雄市政府 1990 164 Pingtung Magistrate of Pingtung 李世昌 Kuomintang 168735 19019 276347 Hualien Magistrate of Hualien 柯丁選 Kuomintang 55771 徐輝國 Independent 33176 3002 113341 Taitung "Huang faction" leader Huang Tuo-jung (黃拓榮) was backed by Kuomintang, while the rival "Wu faction" secretly helped independent Lin Te-tsun (林德村).黃 順興 zh:湖濱雜思 民主潮社 1972 61 But as the anti-Huang camp turned against Lin, Huang's anticipated victory became increasingly clear.1960-04-21 zh:東縣選局急轉直下 有志之士紛舉義旗 反黃陣線宣告解體 3 zh:徵信新聞報 Magistrate of Taitung Huang Tuo-jung Kuomintang 44974 Lin Te-tsun Independent 24034 3142 88728 zh:臺東縣史·政事篇 顏 志光 2001 239 Penghu Magistrate of Penghu 徐詠黎 Kuomintang 32021 1701 42482 Notes References zh:中華民國選舉概況 中央選舉委員會 1984 zh-tw 劉 寧顏 zh:重修臺灣省通志 臺灣省文獻委員會 1993 zh:卷八．職官志第一冊-文職表篇 Category:1960 elections in Asia Category:April 1960 in Asia Category:1960 in Taiwan