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1972 Taiwanese presidential election
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
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 [ ] 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
