1972 Taiwanese presidential election
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← 1966 | March 21, 1972 | 1978 → |
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| | | 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
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:
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 | % |
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| Chiang Kai-shek | Kuomintang | 1,308 | 100.00 |
Total | 1,308 | 100.00 |
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Valid votes | 1,308 | 99.39 |
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Invalid/blank votes | 8 | 0.61 |
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Total votes | 1,316 | 100.00 |
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Registered voters/turnout | 1,344 | 97.92 |
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Source: Schafferer[2] |
Vice president
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Yen Chia-kan | Kuomintang | 1,095 | 100.00 |
Total | 1,095 | 100.00 |
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Valid votes | 1,095 | 83.78 |
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Invalid/blank votes | 212 | 16.22 |
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Total votes | 1,307 | 100.00 |
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Registered voters/turnout | 1,344 | 97.25 |
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Source: Schafferer[2] |
See also
References
- ^ 第一屆國民大會第五次會議實錄
- ^ a b Christian Schafferer (2003) The Power of the Ballot Box: Political Development and Election Campaigning in Taiwan