1972 Taiwanese presidential election

1972 Taiwanese presidential election

←  1966 March 21, 1972 1978  →

Nominee Chiang Kai-shek Party Kuomintang Running mate Yen Chia-kan Electoral vote 1,308 Percentage 100.00%

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, 1972. The vote took place at the Chung-Shan Building in Yangmingshan, Taipei. Incumbent President Chiang Kai-shek, aged 85, was re-elected for the fifth term with his Vice President Yen Chia-kan. President Chiang died in office on April 5, 1975. Vice President Yen Chia-kan then sworn in as the President.

Electors

Main article: National Assembly (Republic of China)

The election was conducted by the National Assembly in its meeting place Chung-Shan Building in Yangmingshan, Taipei. According to the Temporary Provisions against the Communist Rebellion , National Assembly delegates elected in the following elections were eligible to vote:

• 1947 Chinese National Assembly election, and
• 1969 Taiwanese legislative election.

In total, there were 1,344 delegates reported to the secretariat to attend this fifth session of the first National Assembly. ^[1]

Results

President

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Chiang Kai-shek	Kuomintang	1,308	100.00
Total			1,308	100.00
Valid votes			1,308	99.39
Invalid/blank votes			8	0.61
Total votes			1,316	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,344	97.92
Source: Schafferer [2]

Vice president

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Yen Chia-kan	Kuomintang	1,095	100.00
Total			1,095	100.00
Valid votes			1,095	83.78
Invalid/blank votes			212	16.22
Total votes			1,307	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,344	97.25
Source: Schafferer [2]

See also

• History of Republic of China
• President of the Republic of China
• Vice President of the Republic of China

References

1. 第一屆國民大會第五次會議實錄
2. Christian Schafferer (2003) The Power of the Ballot Box: Political Development and Election Campaigning in Taiwan