1966 Taiwanese presidential election

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1966 Taiwanese presidential election
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  1960 March 21, 1966 1972  
  Chiang Kai-shek(Jiang Zhong Zheng ).jpg
Nominee Chiang Kai-shek
Party Kuomintang
Running mate Yen Chia-kan
Electoral vote1,405
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, 1966. The vote took place at the Chung-Shan Hall in Taipei. Incumbent President Chiang Kai-shek was re-elected for the fourth term with his Vice-President Yen Chia-kan.

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The amendment of the Temporary Provisions against the Communist Rebellion in 1960 had allowed Chiang Kai-shek to seek for unlimited terms. After the death of Vice-President Chen Cheng in 1965. Chiang decided to pick premier Yen Chia-kan to be his running-mate, filling the vacancy. In the end, Yen was elected by a narrow majority, 55 per cent of the votes, while Chiang received 98 per cent of the votes.

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 1,446 delegates reported to the secretariat to attend this fourth session of the first National Assembly. [1]

Results

President

CandidatePartyVotes%
Chiang Kai-shek Kuomintang 1,405100.00
Total1,405100.00
Valid votes1,40598.60
Invalid/blank votes201.40
Total votes1,425100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,44698.55
Source: Schafferer [2]

Vice president

CandidatePartyVotes%
Yen Chia-kan Kuomintang 782100.00
Total782100.00
Valid votes78255.23
Invalid/blank votes63444.77
Total votes1,416100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,44697.93
Source: Schafferer [2]

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