1960 Taiwanese presidential election explained

Election Name:1960 Taiwanese presidential election
Country:Taiwan
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1954 Taiwanese presidential election
Previous Year:1954
Next Election:1966 Taiwanese presidential election
Next Year:1966
Election Date:March 21, 1960
Nominee1:Chiang Kai-shek
Running Mate1:Chen Cheng
Party1:Kuomintang
Electoral Vote1:1,481
Percentage1:100.00%
President
Before Election:Chiang Kai-shek
Before Party:Kuomintang
After Election:Chiang Kai-shek
After Party: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Provisions against the Communist Rebellion which allowed the President and Vice-President to seek a third term, which superseded the Article 47 of the Constitution of the Republic of China, in order to make way for Chiang to be re-elected.[1] As a result, Chiang received 1,481 votes of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

See 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.[2]

Results

Vice president

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: zh:臺灣歷史圖說(增訂本). Linking Publishing Company. zh-tw. 周婉窈. December 2009. Taiwan. 978-957-08-3489-5. 281. Chinese: 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. https://lis.ly.gov.tw/nacgi/ttsweb?@3:365634096:3:1:5@@0125F95962F8D092C423 第一屆國民大會第三次會議實錄