Changhua County Council

Changhua County Council

彰化縣議會
Changhua County Council ; 彰化縣議會
Type
Type	County Council of Changhua County
History
Founded	4 February 1951
Leadership
Speaker	Hsieh Tien-lun, Kuomintang
Deputy Speaker	Hsu Yuan-lung, Kuomintang
Structure
Seats	54
Political groups	KMT (25); DPP (16); Independent (11) ; TPP (1)
Elections
Voting system	Single non-transferable vote
Last election	2022
Meeting place
	Changhua City, Changhua County, Taiwan Province, Republic of China
Website
	Official website
Constitution
	Chapter XI, Section 2, Article 124 of the Constitution of the Republic of China

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The Changhua County Council (CHCC; traditional Chinese: 彰化縣議會; simplified Chinese: 彰化县议会; pinyin: Zhānghuà Xiàn Yìhuì) is the elected county council of Changhua County, Taiwan. The council composes of 54 councilors elected in local elections held every four years.

History

The council was originally established and held its first meeting on 4 February 1951 with 10 constituencies. In 1953, the constituencies was reduced to 9.^[4]

Organization

Speaker
Secretary-General
Secretary
Office Administration
Office of Council Affairs
Office of General Affairs
Office of Accounting
Office of Legal
Office of Personnel

Constituencies

1st constituency: Changhua City, Huatan Township, Fenyuan Township
2nd constituency: Fuxing Township, Lukang Township, Xiushui Township
3rd constituency: Hemei Township, Shengang Township, Xianxi Township
4th constituency: Yuanlin City, Dacun Township, Yongjing Township
5th constituency: Puxin Township, Puyan Township, Xihu Township
6th constituency: Ershui Township, Shetou Township, Tianzhong Township
7th constituency: Beidou Township, Pitou Township, Tianwei Township, Xizhou Township
8th constituency: Dacheng Township, Erlin Township, Fangyuan Township, Zhutang Township
9th constituency: First natives dwelling in various cities, towns and villages^[5]

Access

The council building is accessible within walking distance East from Changhua Station of Taiwan Railways.

References

^ "About Changhua County Council - Changhua County Council". Chcc.gov.tw. Archived from the original on 2014-04-15. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
^ "2014 Local Elections". Archived from the original on 2014-12-29. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
^ Constitution of the Republic of China, Article 124: "In the hsien, there shall be a hsien council. Members of the hsien council shall be elected by the people of the hsien. The legislative power of the hsien shall be exercised by the hsien council." - Laws and Regulations Database of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
^ "History". Changhua County Council. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
^ "Election Districts Member List". Changhua County Council. Retrieved 30 March 2021.

External links

Official website

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[1] "About Changhua County Council - Changhua County Council". Chcc.gov.tw. Archived from the original on 2014-04-15. Retrieved 2014-04-22.

[2] "2014 Local Elections". Archived from the original on 2014-12-29. Retrieved 2015-12-29.

[3] Constitution of the Republic of China, Article 124: "In the hsien, there shall be a hsien council. Members of the hsien council shall be elected by the people of the hsien. The legislative power of the hsien shall be exercised by the hsien council." - Laws and Regulations Database of the Republic of China (Taiwan)

[4] "History". Changhua County Council. Retrieved 30 March 2021.

[5] "Election Districts Member List". Changhua County Council. Retrieved 30 March 2021.

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