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.
^ abChristian Schafferer (2003) The Power of the Ballot Box: Political Development and Election Campaigning in Taiwan
January 01, 1970
1978, taiwanese, presidential, election, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, sc. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 1978 Taiwanese presidential election news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message 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 1978 Taiwanese presidential election 1972 March 21 1978 1984 Nominee Chiang Ching kuo Party Kuomintang Running mate Hsieh Tung min Electoral vote 1 184 Percentage 100 00 President before election Yen Chia kan Kuomintang Elected President Chiang Ching kuo Kuomintang 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 Contents 1 Electors 2 Results 2 1 President 2 2 Vice president 3 See also 4 ReferencesElectors editMain 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 1947 Chinese National Assembly election 1969 Taiwanese legislative election and 1972 Taiwanese legislative election In total there were 1 220 delegates reported to the secretariat to attend this sixth session of the first National Assembly 1 Results editPresident edit CandidatePartyVotes Chiang Ching kuoKuomintang1 184100 00Total1 184100 00Valid votes1 18498 34Invalid blank votes201 66Total votes1 204100 00Registered voters turnout1 22098 69Source Schafferer 2 Vice president edit CandidatePartyVotes Hsieh Tung minKuomintang941100 00Total941100 00Valid votes94179 14Invalid blank votes24820 86Total votes1 189100 00Registered voters turnout1 22097 46Source Schafferer 2 See also editHistory of Republic of China President of the Republic of China Vice President of the Republic of ChinaReferences edit 第一屆國民大會第六次會議實錄 a b Christian Schafferer 2003 The Power of the Ballot Box Political Development and Election Campaigning in Taiwan Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1978 Taiwanese presidential election amp oldid 1220442394, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
