1923 Chinese presidential election

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1923 Chinese presidential election
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  1918 5 October 1923 1948  
  Cao Kun (9to12).jpg Sun Zhong Shan Xiao Xiang .jpg
Nominee Cao Kun Sun Yat-sen
Party Zhili clique KMT
Electoral vote48033
Percentage81.36%6.88%

President before election

Gao Lingwei (acting)
Nonpartisan candidate

Elected President

Cao Kun
Zhili clique

The 1923 Chinese presidential election was the election held on 5 October 1923 in Beijing for the third term of the President of China. Zhili warlord Cao Kun won the election through bribery.

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The capital was under control of the Zhili Clique after the Zhili–Anhui War. In 1922 the Zhili warlords Wu Peifu and Cao Kun restored the "old" parliament elected in 1912. Cao bribed the congressmen to elect him President, personally paying members 5,000 yuan each starting on the 1st of October. This was done in the name of payment of arrears, as members had not been paid regularly for some time. On October 3, Representative Shao Ruipeng of Zhejiang Province took photos of the checks given to members and reported it to the Beijing prosecutor's office. [1] On October 5, Cao received a large majority of the votes cast. There were 12 spoiled ballots, such as one for bandit Sun Meiyao, who was responsible for the Lincheng Outrage. There was also a ballot cast for "5,000 yuan". [2]

The bribery scandal led to the collapse of Cao's presidency and dismissal of the parliament on 24 November 1924, [3] after the Cao's defeat in the Second Zhili–Fengtian War in 1924.

Results

President

CandidatePartyVotes%
Cao Kun Zhili clique 48083.04
Sun Yat-sen Kuomintang 335.71
Tang Jiyao Yunnan clique 203.46
Cen Chunxuan Kuomintang 81.38
Duan Qirui Anhui clique 71.21
Wu Peifu Zhili clique 50.87
Other candidates254.33
Total578100.00
Valid votes57897.97
Invalid/blank votes122.03
Total votes590100.00

See also

Citations

  1. "杨天宏:曹锟"贿选"控告的法律证据研究-近代中国研究". 2014-11-29. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  2. "丁中江-->北洋軍閥史話-->二○七、曹錕賄選". www.millionbook.net. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  3. Gao, James Z. (2009). Historical Dictionary of Modern China (1800–1949). Scarecrow Press. p. 120.

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