1911 Republic of China provisional presidential election
The 1911 Republic of China Provisional Presidential and Vice-Presidential Election was the election held on 29 December 1911 during the Xinhai Revolution for the First Provisional President and Vice President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of China. Sun Yat-sen and Li Yuan-hung were elected as President and Vice-President respectively. Sun sworn in at midnight on 1 January 1912 and declared the official establishment of the Republic of China.
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After the outbreak of the Wuchang Uprising on October 10, 1911, a provisional government assembled in Nanjing to elect a leader. From three candidates nominated, Sun Yat-sen, Huang Xing and Li Yuanhong, Sun received 16 votes to win the election. Above, the official results of the election announcing Sun's election on November 10, 1911.
One vote was given to each of the seventeen provinces presented in the assembly including Zhili, Henan, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Anhui.
Vote summary
Presidential election
Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tongmenghui | Sun Yat-sen | 16 | 94.11% | |
Tongmenghui | Huang Hsing | 1 | 5.88% | |
Nonpartisan | Li Yuanhong | 0 | 0% | |
Total | 17 | 100.00% |
Vice-Presidential election
Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Li Yuanhong | 17 | 100% | |
Tongmenghui | Huang Hsing | 0 | 0% | |
Total | 17 | 100.00% |
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See also
- History of Republic of China
- President of the Republic of China
- Vice President of the Republic of China
References
- 中央選舉委員會,中華民國選舉史,台北:中央選舉委員會印行,1987年
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