1960 Taiwanese presidential election

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1960 Taiwanese presidential election
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  1954 March 21, 1960 1966  
  Chiang Kai-shek(Jiang Zhong Zheng ).jpg
Nominee Chiang Kai-shek
Party Kuomintang
Running mate Chen Cheng
Electoral vote1,481
Percentage100.00%

President before election

Chiang Kai-shek
Kuomintang

Elected President

Chiang Kai-shek
Kuomintang

Indirect elections were held for the presidency and vice-presidency of the government of the Republic of China on Taiwan on March 21, 1960. The vote took place at the Chung-Shan Hall in Taipei. Incumbent President Chiang Kai-shek and Vice-President Chen Cheng was re-elected.

Contents

Before the election, the National Assembly amended the Temporary Provisions against the Communist Rebellion which allowed the President and Vice-President to seek a third term, which superseded the Article 47 of the Constitution of the Republic of China , in order to make way for Chiang to be re-elected. [1] As a result, Chiang received 1,481 votes of the 1,576 National Assembly members, while his running mate Chen Cheng was re-elected with 1,381 votes. The term began on May 20, 1960.

Electors

The election was conducted by the National Assembly in its meeting place Chung-Shan Hall in Taipei. According to the Temporary Provisions against the Communist Rebellion , the term of the delegates who were elected during the 1947 Chinese National Assembly election was extended indefinitely until "re-election is possible in their original electoral district". In total, there were 1,521 delegates reported to the secretariat to attend this third session of the first National Assembly. [2]

Results

President

CandidatePartyVotes%
Chiang Kai-shek Kuomintang 1,481100.00
Total1,481100.00
Valid votes1,48198.14
Invalid/blank votes281.86
Total votes1,509100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,52199.21
Source: Schafferer [3]

Vice president

CandidatePartyVotes%
Chen Cheng Kuomintang 1,381100.00
Total1,381100.00
Valid votes1,38191.76
Invalid/blank votes1248.24
Total votes1,505100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,52198.95
Source: Schafferer [3]

See also

References

  1. 周婉窈 [in Chinese] (December 2009). 臺灣歷史圖說(增訂本) (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Taiwan: Linking Publishing Company. p. 281. ISBN   978-957-08-3489-5. 按照中華民國憲法,總統只能連任一次;蔣介石已擔任兩任總統,理應鞠躬下臺。該年三月修改臨時條款,蔣介石連任成功,他終將五任總統之職(1948-1975),直至過世為止。
  2. 第一屆國民大會第三次會議實錄
  3. 1 2 Christian Schafferer (2003) The Power of the Ballot Box: Political Development and Election Campaigning in Taiwan