1981 Taiwanese local elections

Local elections were held in Taiwan on 14 November 1981, electing 19 magistrates and mayors in the country, 77 members of the Taiwan Provincial Council, and members of the Taipei and Kaohsiung City Council.

1981 Taiwanese local elections
14 November 1981 (1981-11-14)
All 19 mayors/magistrates of cities, counties
Turnout74.94%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Chiang Ching-kuo None
Party Kuomintang Independent
Popular vote 3,367,758 2,310,150
Percentage 59.13% 40.56%
Mayors/
Magistrates		 15 4
  Kuomintang
  Independents
  Not up for election (Special municipalities of Taipei, Kaohsiung)

The local poll is the first since the crackdown on the Tangwai movement. The result was largely the same with the last, with the ruling party maintaining control over 19 administrative divisions, and the opposition kept Yilan, Changhua, Pingtung, and Tainan City.

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