About: 1940 Taiwanese prefectural elections

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The Second Prefectural Assembly Elections (Japanese: 第二囘州會議員選擧) were held on 20 November 1940 in Taiwan under Japanese rule. According to the Japanese law, half members of prefectural assembly shall be elected by the members of local assembly and the other half be appointed by the Governor-General (Japanese: 總督). In this time, 82 seats from five prefectural assemblies were open for election. Voting was done by Electoral colleges (EC) form by the more than 3,600 members of local assemblies. Around half of them were directly elected in the previous year, the other half were appointed by the prefectural governor (Japanese: 州知事).

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  • The Second Prefectural Assembly Elections (Japanese: 第二囘州會議員選擧) were held on 20 November 1940 in Taiwan under Japanese rule. According to the Japanese law, half members of prefectural assembly shall be elected by the members of local assembly and the other half be appointed by the Governor-General (Japanese: 總督). In this time, 82 seats from five prefectural assemblies were open for election. Voting was done by Electoral colleges (EC) form by the more than 3,600 members of local assemblies. Around half of them were directly elected in the previous year, the other half were appointed by the prefectural governor (Japanese: 州知事). The 1944 election was cancelled due to World War II, hence the tenure of the elected and appointed councillors were extended until the surrender of Japan in 1945. (en)
  • 1940年臺灣州會議會員選舉，為臺灣日治時期在1940年11月20日舉辦的州會議員選舉，由1939年當選的市會與街庄協議會議員選出臺北州、新竹州、臺中州、臺南州、高雄州的州會議員，共選出82人，占全數州會議員的一半，另一半則為官派州會議員。此次選舉為台灣的第二屆州會議員選舉，也是最後一屆州會議員選舉。第二屆州會議員任期原至1944年，但因戰事而自動連任至1945年戰爭結束。 (zh)
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  • 1940年臺灣州會議會員選舉，為臺灣日治時期在1940年11月20日舉辦的州會議員選舉，由1939年當選的市會與街庄協議會議員選出臺北州、新竹州、臺中州、臺南州、高雄州的州會議員，共選出82人，占全數州會議員的一半，另一半則為官派州會議員。此次選舉為台灣的第二屆州會議員選舉，也是最後一屆州會議員選舉。第二屆州會議員任期原至1944年，但因戰事而自動連任至1945年戰爭結束。 (zh)
  • The Second Prefectural Assembly Elections (Japanese: 第二囘州會議員選擧) were held on 20 November 1940 in Taiwan under Japanese rule. According to the Japanese law, half members of prefectural assembly shall be elected by the members of local assembly and the other half be appointed by the Governor-General (Japanese: 總督). In this time, 82 seats from five prefectural assemblies were open for election. Voting was done by Electoral colleges (EC) form by the more than 3,600 members of local assemblies. Around half of them were directly elected in the previous year, the other half were appointed by the prefectural governor (Japanese: 州知事). (en)
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  • 1940年臺灣州會議員選舉 (zh)
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