1911 Republic of China provisional presidential election

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1911 Republic of China presidential elections
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29 December 1911 1912  
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Nominee Sun Yat-sen Huang Hsing Li Yuanhong
Party Tongmenghui Tongmenghui Nonpartisan
Electoral vote1610
Percentage94.11%5.88%0%

Elected President

Sun Yat-sen
Tongmenghui

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After the outbreak of the Wuchang Uprising on October 10, 1911, a provisional government assembled in Nanjing to elect a leader. From three candidates nominated, Sun Yat-sen, Huang Xing and Li Yuanhong, Sun received 16 votes to win the election. Above, the official results of the election announcing Sun's election on November 10, 1911.

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Contents

One vote was given to each of the seventeen provinces presented in the assembly including Zhili, Henan, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Anhui.

Henan Province

Henan is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country. Henan is often referred to as Zhongyuan or Zhongzhou (中州) which literally means "central plain" or "midland", although the name is also applied to the entirety of China proper. Henan is the birthplace of Chinese civilization with over 3,000 years of recorded history, and remained China's cultural, economical, and political center until approximately 1,000 years ago.

Shandong Province

Shandong is a coastal province of the People's Republic of China, and is part of the East China region.

Shanxi Province

Shanxi is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, located in the North China region. The capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-level cities are Changzhi and Datong. Its one-character abbreviation is "晋", after the state of Jin that existed here during the Spring and Autumn period.

Vote summary

Presidential election

PartyCandidateVotesPercentage
Tongmenghui Sun Yat-sen 1694.11%
Tongmenghui Huang Hsing 15.88%
Nonpartisan Li Yuanhong 00%
Total17100.00%

Vice-Presidential election

PartyCandidateVotesPercentage
Nonpartisan Li Yuanhong 17100%
Tongmenghui Huang Hsing 00%
Total17100.00%

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