1913 Chinese presidential election

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1913 Chinese presidential election
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  1912 6 and 7 October 1913 1918  
  Yuan shikai.jpg
Nominee Yuan Shikai
Party Independent
Electoral vote500
Percentage71.12%

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]

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Results

President

CandidatePartyVotes%
Yuan Shikai Independent50071.12
Others20328.88
Total703100.00

Vice-President

CandidatePartyVotes%
Li Yuanhong Independent60183.59
Others11816.41
Total719100.00

See also

Citations

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

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