1960 Taiwanese presidential election

The 3rd President and Vice President election of the Republic of China was held in Taiwan on March 21, 1960 at the Zhongshan Hall in Taipei. Incumbent President Chiang Kai-shek and Vice-President Chen Cheng was re-elected by the members of the National Assembly of the Republic of China.

1960 Taiwanese presidential election
March 21, 1960
 
Nominee Chiang Kai-shek
Party Kuomintang
Electoral vote 1,481
Percentage 93.97%
President before election

Chiang Kai-shek
Kuomintang

 Elected President

Chiang Kai-shek
Kuomintang

Before the election, the National Assembly amended the Temporary Provisions against the Communist Rebellion which allowed the President and Vice-President to seek for third term, which was barred by the Article 47 of the Constitution of the Republic of China, in order to make way for Chiang to be re-elected.[1] As a result, Chiang received 1,481 votes of the 1,576 National Assembly members, while his running mate Chen Cheng was re-elected with 1,381 votes. The term began on May 20, 1960.

Vote summary
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Kuomintang Chiang Kai-shek 1,481 93.93%
Invalid votes 95 6.03%
Total 1,576 100.00%

Source: Schafferer, Christian. The Power of the Ballot Box: Political Development and Election Campaigning in Taiwan. Lexington Books, 2003.

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References
  1. 周婉窈 (December 2009). 臺灣歷史圖說（增訂本） (in Chinese). Taiwan: Linking Publishing Company. p. 281. ISBN 978-957-08-3489-5. 按照中華民國憲法，總統只能連任一次；蔣介石已擔任兩任總統，理應鞠躬下臺。該年三月修改臨時條款，蔣介石連任成功，他終將五任總統之職（1948-1975），直至過世為止。
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