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1984 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, 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
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.
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Vote summary
Presidential election
Candidate Party Votes %
Chiang Ching-kuo
Kuomintang 1,012 100.00 Total 1,012 100.00 Valid votes 1,012 99.22 Invalid/blank votes 8 0.78 Total votes 1,020 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,036 98.46 Source: Schafferer
[2]
Vice-presidential election
Candidate Party Votes %
Lee Teng-hui
Kuomintang 873 100.00 Total 873 100.00 Valid votes 873 87.39 Invalid/blank votes 126 12.61 Total votes 999 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,036 96.43 Source: Schafferer
[2]
See also
References
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第一屆國民大會第七次會議實錄
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b Christian Schafferer (2003) The Power of the Ballot Box: Political Development and Election Campaigning in Taiwan