1911 Chinese provisional presidential election explained

Election Name:1911 Chinese provisional presidential elections
Country:China
Flag Year:1912
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Next Election:1912 Chinese provisional presidential election
Next Year:1912
Election Date:29 December 1911
Image1:File:孫中山先生 (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Sun Yat-sen
Party1:Tongmenghui
Electoral Vote1:16
Percentage1:94.11%
Nominee2:Huang Hsing
Party2:Tongmenghui
Electoral Vote2:1
Percentage2:5.88%
Image3:Li Yuanhong.jpg
Nominee3:Li Yuanhong
Party3:Independent politician
Electoral Vote3:0
Percentage3:0%
President
After Election:Sun Yat-sen
After Party:Tongmenghui

The 1911 Chinese provisional presidential election was the election held on 29 December 1911 during the Xinhai Revolution for the First Provisional President and Vice President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of China. Sun Yat-sen and Li Yuanhong were elected as President and Vice-President respectively. Sun swore in at midnight on 1 January 1912 and declared the official establishment of the Republic of China.

Electors

One vote was given to each of the seventeen provinces presented in the assembly. Five other provinces were still under Qing control. The protectorates in Outer Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, Qinghai and Tibet were semi-independent and did not participate the election.

Results

Vice-President

See also

References