1913 Chinese presidential election

1913 Chinese presidential election

←  1912 6 and 7 October 1913 1918  →

Nominee Yuan Shikai Party Independent Electoral vote 500 Percentage 71.12%

President before election Yuan Shikai Independent Elected President Yuan Shikai Independent

The 1913 Chinese presidential election were the election held on 6 and 7 October 1913 in Beijing for the first formal President and Vice President of China. The incumbent Yuan Shikai and Li Yuanhong were elected by two houses of the National Assembly. ^[1]

Results

President

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Yuan Shikai	Independent	500	71.12
Others			203	28.88
Total			703	100.00

Vice-President

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Li Yuanhong	Independent	601	83.59
Others			118	16.41
Total			719	100.00

See also

• History of Republic of China
• President of the Republic of China
• Vice President of the Republic of China
• 1912 Chinese National Assembly election

Citations

1. Xin, Zhang (2000). Social Transformation in Modern China: The State and Local Elites in Henan, 1900-1937. Cambridge University Press. p. 118.

References

• 中央選舉委員會，中華民國選舉史，台北：中央選舉委員會印行，1987年