Type Municipal council Seats 66 Seat 66 | Deputy Speaker Cai Chang-Da Phone +886 7 747 0171 | |
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Speaker Kang Yu-cheng
Since 2014 Political groups DPP (33)
KMT (24)
Independent (5)
NPSU (2)
PFP (1)
TSU (1) Voting system Single non-transferable vote Address 830, Taiwan, Kaohsiung City, Fengshan District Last election Taiwanese local elections, 2014 Similar Kaohsiung City Governm, 高雄市選舉委員會, Tourism Bureau Kaohsiung, Cultural Affairs Bureau - K, Kaohsiung Transport Company | ||
Dpp and kmt put forward strategies for kaohsiung city council elections
The Kaohsiung City Council (KCC; Chinese: 高雄市議會; pinyin: Gāoxióng Shì Yìhuì) is the elected municipal council of Kaohsiung City, Republic of China. The council is composed of 66 councilors elected from single non-transferable vote for four-year terms. The Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the Council are chosen by fellow councilors through anonymous voting. All councilors are directly elected by citizens of the city. Citizen aged 23 or above, who has resided in this city for more than four months.
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History
The Kaohsiung City Council was originally established in 1946 as Kaohsiung City Senate. In 1951, the senate was reorganized as Kaohsiung City Council and Kaohsiung County Council. On 1 July 1979, Kaohsiung City was upgraded to special municipality from provincial city and the City Council was reorganized to Provisional Kaohsiung City Council. On 25 December 2010, Kaohsiung City Council and Kaohsiung County Council was merged and reorganized to become Kaohsiung City Council.
Transportation
The council is accessible within walking distance South of Fongshan West Station of Kaohsiung MRT.