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1978 Taiwanese presidential election
Indirect elections were held for the
presidency and
vice-presidency of the
government of the Republic of China on
Taiwan on March 21, 1978. The vote took place at the
Chung-Shan Building in
Yangmingshan ,
Taipei .
Premier
Chiang Ching-kuo , son of former President
Chiang Kai-shek , was elected as the President with Governor of
Taiwan Province
Hsieh Tung-min who became the first
Taiwan-born Vice President.
Incumbent President
Yen Chia-kan who succeeded Chiang Kai-shek who died in office in the capacity of Vice President in 1975 decided not to seek for re-election to make way for Chiang King-kuo, son of Chiang Kai-shek and the then
premier and
chairman of the Kuomintang .
Electors
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 1,220 delegates reported to the secretariat to attend this sixth session of the first National Assembly.
[1]
Results
President
Candidate Party Votes %
Chiang Ching-kuo
Kuomintang 1,184 100.00 Total 1,184 100.00 Valid votes 1,184 98.34 Invalid/blank votes 20 1.66 Total votes 1,204 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,220 98.69 Source: Schafferer
[2]
Vice president
Candidate Party Votes %
Hsieh Tung-min
Kuomintang 941 100.00 Total 941 100.00 Valid votes 941 79.14 Invalid/blank votes 248 20.86 Total votes 1,189 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,220 97.46 Source: Schafferer
[2]
See also
References
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第一屆國民大會第六次會議實錄
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b Christian Schafferer (2003) The Power of the Ballot Box: Political Development and Election Campaigning in Taiwan