1978 Taiwanese presidential election

1978 Taiwanese presidential election

←  1972 March 21, 1978 1984  →

Nominee Chiang Ching-kuo Party Kuomintang Running mate Hsieh Tung-min Electoral vote 1,184 Percentage 100.00%

President before election Yen Chia-kan Kuomintang Elected President Chiang Ching-kuo Kuomintang

Indirect elections were held for the presidency and vice-presidency of the government of the Republic of China on Taiwan on March 21, 1978. The vote took place at the Chung-Shan Building in Yangmingshan, Taipei. Premier Chiang Ching-kuo, son of former President Chiang Kai-shek, was elected as the President with Governor of Taiwan Province Hsieh Tung-min who became the first Taiwan-born Vice President.

Incumbent Yen Chia-kan, who rose to the presidency after the death of Chiang Kai-shek, chose not to seek re-election and called on the National Assembly to support Chiang Ching-kuo, the son of Chiang Kai-shek and the then-premier and Chairman of the Kuomintang. ^{[1] [2]}

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,
• 1969 Taiwanese legislative election, and
• 1972 Taiwanese legislative election.

In total, there were 1,220 delegates reported to the secretariat to attend this sixth session of the first National Assembly. ^[3]

Results

President

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Chiang Ching-kuo	Kuomintang	1,184	100.00
Total			1,184	100.00
Valid votes			1,184	98.34
Invalid/blank votes			20	1.66
Total votes			1,204	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,220	98.69
Source: Schafferer [4]

Vice president

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Hsieh Tung-min	Kuomintang	941	100.00
Total			941	100.00
Valid votes			941	79.14
Invalid/blank votes			248	20.86
Total votes			1,189	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,220	97.46
Source: Schafferer [4]

See also

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

References

1. "Nominations from the Kuomintang". Free China Review. 1 March 1978. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
2. "President C.K. Yen favors Premier Chiang as his successor". Free China Review. 1 February 1978. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
3. 第一屆國民大會第六次會議實錄
4. Christian Schafferer (2003) The Power of the Ballot Box: Political Development and Election Campaigning in Taiwan