New Taipei City Council

Legislature of New Taipei City, Taiwan

New Taipei City Council

新北市議會

4rd New Taipei City Council
Type
Type|

City council

History
Founded| December 25, 2010 (2010-12-25)
Preceded by| Taipei County Council

New session started

| December 25, 2022 (2022-12-25)
Leadership

Speaker

Chiang Ken-huang   (KMT)
since 26 December 2014

Deputy Speaker

Chen Hung-yuan   (KMT)
since 25 December 2010

Structure
Seats| 66

Political groups

|   KMT (30)
DPP (28)
NPSU (2)
Taiwan People's (1)
Independent (3)

Length of term

| 4 years
Elections

Voting system

| Single non-transferable vote

First election

| 27 November 2010

Last election

| 26 November 2022
Meeting place
No. 166, Sec. 2, Wenhua Road, Banqiao District, New Taipei City 220, Taiwan
25°1′36.6″N 121°28′16.1″E﻿ / ﻿25.026833°N 121.471139°E﻿ / 25.026833; 121.471139
Website
Official website
Constitution
Constitution of the Republic of China

New Taipei City Council (traditional Chinese: 新北市議會; simplified Chinese: 新北市议会; pinyin: Xīnběi Shì Yìhuì) is the city council of New Taipei City, Taiwan. It is now composed of 66 councillors,[1] all recently elected on 26 November 2022 in the local elections. Along with the Kaohsiung City Council, the city council is the largest local council in terms of seats.

## History

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Former building of Taipei County Council

The council was originally established Taipei County Council. On 25 December 2010, it was changed to New Taipei City Council.[2]

## Organization

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* Meeting Affairs Division
* General Affairs Division
* Legal Affairs Office
* Public Relations Office
* Information Management Office
* Administration Office
* Documentation Office
* Personnel Office
* Accounting Office[3]

## Transportation

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The council is accessible within walking distance South West from Jiangzicui Station of Taipei Metro.

## See also

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* New Taipei City
* New Taipei City Government
* New Taipei City Hall
* Mayor of New Taipei

## References

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1. ^ 新北市議會 (1 December 2011). "新北市議會全球資訊網". 新北市議會. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
2. ^ "New Taipei City Council". ntp.gov.tw. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
3. ^ "New Taipei City Council". ntp.gov.tw. Retrieved 23 August 2014.

## External links

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