1984 Taiwanese presidential election explained

Election Name:1984 Taiwanese presidential election
Country:Taiwan
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1978 Taiwanese presidential election
Previous Year:1978
Next Election:1990 Taiwanese presidential election
Next Year:1990
Election Date:March 21, 1984
Nominee1:Chiang Ching-kuo
Running Mate1:Lee Teng-hui
Party1:Kuomintang
Electoral Vote1:1,012
Percentage1:100.00%
President
Before Election:Chiang Ching-kuo
Before Party:Kuomintang
After Election:Chiang Ching-kuo
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, 1984. The vote took place at the Chung-Shan Building in Yangmingshan, Taipei. Incumbent President Chiang Ching-kuo was re-elected for the second term with Governor of Taiwan Province Lee Teng-hui as the Vice President.

Incumbent Vice-president Hsieh Tung-min decided not to seek for his second term due to old age. The then Governor of Taiwan Province Lee Teng-hui, also a Taiwan-born Kuomintang member, was picked Chiang's running-mate. Chiang died in office on January 13, 1988. Vice President Lee Teng-hui then sworn in as the President.

Electors

See main article: National Assembly (Republic of China). The election was conducted by the National Assembly in its meeting place Chung-Shan Building in Yangmingshan, Taipei. According to the Temporary Provisions against the Communist Rebellion, National Assembly delegates elected in the following elections were eligible to vote:

In total, there were 1,036 delegates reported to the secretariat to attend this seventh session of the first National Assembly.[1]

Vote summary

Vice-presidential election

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://lis.ly.gov.tw/nacgi/ttsweb?@3:365634096:3:1:10@@0125F95962F8D092C423 第一屆國民大會第七次會議實錄