1966 Taiwanese presidential election explained

Election Name:1966 Taiwanese presidential election
Country:Taiwan
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1960 Taiwanese presidential election
Previous Year:1960
Next Election:1972 Taiwanese presidential election
Next Year:1972
Election Date:March 21, 1966
Nominee1:Chiang Kai-shek
Running Mate1:Yen Chia-kan
Party1:Kuomintang
Electoral Vote1:1,405
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, 1966. The vote took place at the Chung-Shan Hall in Taipei. Incumbent President Chiang Kai-shek was re-elected for the fourth term with his Vice-President Yen Chia-kan.

The amendment of the Temporary Provisions against the Communist Rebellion in 1960 had allowed Chiang Kai-shek to seek for unlimited terms. After the death of Vice-President Chen Cheng in 1965. Chiang decided to pick premier Yen Chia-kan to be his running-mate, filling the vacancy. In the end, Yen was elected by a narrow majority, 55 per cent of the votes, while Chiang received 98 per cent of the votes.

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 1,446 delegates reported to the secretariat to attend this fourth session of the first National Assembly.[1]

Results

Vice president

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://lis.ly.gov.tw/nacgi/ttsweb?@3:365634096:3:1:7@@0125F95962F8D092C423 第一屆國民大會第四次會議實錄