1966 Taiwanese presidential election

The 4th President and Vice President election of the Republic of China was held in Taiwan on March 21, 1966 at the Chung-Shan Building in Taipei. Incumbent President Chiang Kai-shek was re-elected by the members of the National Assembly of the Republic of China for the fourth term with his Vice-President Yen Chia-kan. The term began on May 20, 1966.

1966 Republic of China presidential election

March 21, 1966

Nominee Chiang Kai-shek Party Kuomintang Electoral vote 1,405 Percentage 98.60%

President before election Chiang Kai-shek Kuomintang Elected President Chiang Kai-shek Kuomintang

The amendment of the Temporary Provisions against the Communist Rebellion in 1960 had allowed Chiang Kai-shek to seek for unlimited terms. After the death of Vice-President Chen Cheng in 1965. Chiang decided to pick President of the Executive Yuan Yen Chia-kan to be his running-mate, filling the vacancy. In the end, Yen was elected by a narrow majority, 55 per cent of the votes, while Chiang received 98 per cent of the votes.

Vote summary

Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek	1,405	98.60%
Invalid votes			83	1.40%
Total			1,488	100.00%

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

See also

• History of Republic of China
• President of the Republic of China
• Vice President of the Republic of China