Election Name: | 1916 Chinese vice-presidential election |
Country: | China |
Flag Year: | 1912 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1913 Chinese presidential election |
Previous Year: | 1913 |
Next Election: | 1918 Chinese presidential election |
Next Year: | 1918 |
Election Date: | 30 October 1916 |
Image1: | Feng Kuo-chang.jpg |
Nominee1: | Feng Guozhang |
Party1: | Zhili Clique |
Electoral Vote1: | 520 |
Percentage1: | 72.12% |
Nominee2: | Lu Rongting |
Party2: | Old Guangxi Clique |
Electoral Vote2: | 201 |
Percentage2: | 27.88% |
Vice-President | |
Before Election: | Li Yuanhong |
Before Party: | Progressive Party of China |
After Election: | Feng Guozhang |
After Party: | Zhili Clique |
The 1916 Chinese vice presidential by-election were a by-election held on 30 October 1916 in Beijing for the Vice President of China due to the vacancy left by incumbent Li Yuanhong as he replaced Yuan Shikai as president after Yuan's sudden death. Feng Guozhang of the Zhili clique won over Lu Rongting of the Old Guangxi Clique in the election.
Candidate | First round | Second round | Third round | ||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
Feng Guozhang | 413 | 57.36 | 528 | 520 | 72.12 | ||
Lu Rongting | 179 | 24.86 | 180 | 201 | 27.88 | ||
Huang Xing | 33 | 4.58 | 6 | ||||
Tang Jiyao | 25 | 3.47 | |||||
Cen Chunxuan | 19 | 2.64 | 2–3 | ||||
Xu Shichang | 15 | 2.08 | |||||
Duan Qirui | 6 | 0.83 | |||||
Tan Renfeng | 6 | 0.83 | |||||
Cai E | 5 | 0.69 | 2–3 | ||||
Gungsangnorbu | 5 | 0.69 | |||||
Liang Qichao | 4 | 0.56 | |||||
Li Liejun | 3 | 0.42 | |||||
Zhang Zuolin | 1 | 0.14 | |||||
Zhang Xun | 1 | 0.14 | |||||
Zhang Binglin | 1 | 0.14 | |||||
Cai Yuanpei | 1 | 0.14 | |||||
Liu Guansan | 1 | 0.14 | |||||
Li Can | 1 | 0.14 | |||||
Others | 1 | 0.14 | |||||
Total | 702 | 100.00 | 718–720 | 100.00 | 721 | 100.00 | |