Taipei City Council () is the

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. One of the largest local councils in Taiwan, the city council is currently composed of 63 councillors, all elected lately in the 2018 Taiwanese local elections.

Composition

The

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, gaining 1 seat after the 2018 Taiwanese local elections, maintained its status as the largest party in the city council, but falling short of an

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, although still being the largest opposition party in the council, lost 8 seats in the election. New Party and People First Party, members of the conventional

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, won 2 seats each. Smaller parties, including

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and Can't Stop This Party, won 3 seats in total. All standing as an independent, 7 candidates were elected to the city council. Since the local elections in 2018, the Council was composed as follows:

History

First building

The Council was formed in 1946 after the handover of Taiwan to the Republic of China from the Japanese Government. The Council Chamber was initially located in the

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Second building

Former Taipei City Council Building 20070912

On 3 August 1964, the Council moved to a site on the corner of Zhongxiao West Road and Zhongshan South Road, still in Zhongzheng District. The building occupied an area of 42,965 m². In 2016, the

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plans to redevelop the abandoned former council building into the Taipei City Vision Museum as part of the Taipei museum strip. The building was demolished on 25 February 2016 and reopened to the public as open green space on 9 April 2016.

Current building

The current Council building is located in the

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of Taipei in Xinyi District. It was inaugurated on 8 October 1990.

Organization

* Speaker * Deputy Speaker * Secretary-General * Deputy Secretary-General ** Permanent Committee's office ** Secretariat Office ** Procedure Section ** General Affairs Section ** Documents Section ** Public Relations Office ** Legal Affairs Office ** Information Office ** Personnel Office ** Accounting Office * Permanent Committees ** Civil Affairs Committee ** Finance and Construction Committee ** Education Committee ** Transportation Committee ** Police and Sanitation Committee ** Public Works Committee ** Legislation Committee * Special Committees ** Procedure Committee ** Discipline Committee

Transportation

The council building is accessible within walking distance South West from

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of the

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References

{{Xinyi Special District Government agencies established in 1946