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1960 Taiwanese presidential election
← 1954 March 21, 1960 1966 →
 
Nominee Chiang Kai-shek
Party Kuomintang
Running mate Chen Cheng
Electoral vote 1,481
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, 1960. The vote took place at the Chung-Shan Hall in Taipei. Incumbent President Chiang Kai-shek and Vice-President Chen Cheng was re-elected.

Before the election, the National Assembly amended the Temporary Provisions against the Communist Rebellion which allowed the President and Vice-President to seek a third term, which superseded the Article 47 of the Constitution of the Republic of China, in order to make way for Chiang to be re-elected. As a result, Chiang received 1,481 votes of the 1,576 National Assembly members, while his running mate Chen Cheng was re-elected with 1,381 votes. The term began on May 20, 1960.

Electors

Main article: National Assembly (Republic of China)

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 1,521 delegates reported to the secretariat to attend this third session of the first National Assembly.

Results

President

CandidatePartyVotes%
Chiang Kai-shekKuomintang1,481100.00
Total1,481100.00
Valid votes1,48198.14
Invalid/blank votes281.86
Total votes1,509100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,52199.21
Source: Schafferer

Vice president

CandidatePartyVotes%
Chen ChengKuomintang1,381100.00
Total1,381100.00
Valid votes1,38191.76
Invalid/blank votes1248.24
Total votes1,505100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,52198.95
Source: Schafferer

See also

References

  1. 周婉窈 (December 2009). 臺灣歷史圖說（增訂本） (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Taiwan: Linking Publishing Company. p. 281. ISBN 978-957-08-3489-5. 按照中華民國憲法，總統只能連任一次；蔣介石已擔任兩任總統，理應鞠躬下臺。該年三月修改臨時條款，蔣介石連任成功，他終將五任總統之職（1948-1975），直至過世為止。
  2. 第一屆國民大會第三次會議實錄
  3. ^ Christian Schafferer (2003) The Power of the Ballot Box: Political Development and Election Campaigning in Taiwan
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