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1972 Taiwanese presidential election

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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

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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

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President

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Chiang Kai-shekKuomintang1,308100.00
Total1,308100.00
Valid votes1,30899.39
Invalid/blank votes80.61
Total votes1,316100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,34497.92
Source: Schafferer[2]

Vice president

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Yen Chia-kanKuomintang1,095100.00
Total1,095100.00
Valid votes1,09583.78
Invalid/blank votes21216.22
Total votes1,307100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,34497.25
Source: Schafferer[2]

See also

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References

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