Miaoli County Council

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Miaoli County Council

苗栗縣議會
Type
Type
Leadership
Speaker
Deputy Speaker
Structure
Seats38
Miaoli council diagram.svg
Political groups
  KMT (15)
  NPSU (17)
  DPP (4)
  NPP (2)
Elections
Single non-transferable vote
Last election
2018
Meeting place
Miaoli County Council Building.jpg
Miaoli City, Miaoli County, Taiwan
Website
Official 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 2018 Republic of China local elections on 24 November 2018. [2]

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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]

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References

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  2. "Miaoli County Council-History of Council". ftp.twgov.info. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
  3. "Miaoli County Council-History of Council". twgov.info.

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