1923 Chinese presidential election

none 1923 Chinese presidential election China 1912 presidential no 1918 Chinese presidential election 1918 1948 Chinese presidential election 1948 5 October 1923 Cao Kun (9to12).jpg Cao Kun Zhili clique 480 81.36% 孙中山肖像.jpg Sun Yat-sen Kuomintang 33 6.88% President Gao Lingwei (acting) Nonpartisan candidate Cao Kun Zhili clique The 1923 Chinese presidential election was the election held on 5 October 1923 in Beijing for the third term of the President of China. Zhili warlord Cao Kun won the election through bribery. The capital was under control of the Zhili Clique after the Zhili–Anhui War. In 1922 the Zhili warlords Wu Peifu and Cao Kun restored the "old" parliament elected in 1912. Cao bribed the congressmen to elect him President, personally paying members 5,000 yuan each starting on the 1st of October. This was done in the name of payment of arrears, as members had not been paid regularly for some time. On October 3, Representative Shao Ruipeng of Zhejiang Province took photos of the checks given to members and reported it to the Beijing prosecutor's office.2014-11-29 杨天宏：曹锟"贿选"控告的法律证据研究-近代中国研究 http://jds.cass.cn/Item/23223_2.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20141129110837/http://jds.cass.cn/Item/23223_2.aspx dead 2014-11-29 2020-06-08 On October 5, Cao received a large majority of the votes cast. There were 12 spoiled ballots, such as one for bandit Sun Meiyao, who was responsible for the Lincheng Outrage. There was also a ballot cast for "5,000 yuan".丁中江-->北洋軍閥史話-->二○七、曹錕賄選 http://www.millionbook.net/lsxs/d/dingzhongjiang/byjf/208.htm 2020-06-08 www.millionbook.net thumb|250px|The 5,000-Yuan cheque thumb|300x300px|Report by North China Daily News related to Cao Kun's election to president and controversy The bribery scandal led to the collapse of Cao's presidency and dismissal of the parliament on 24 November 1924,Historical Dictionary of Modern China (1800–1949) James Z. Gao 120 Scarecrow Press 2009 after the Cao's defeat in the Second Zhili–Fengtian War in 1924, and Duan Qirui, the leader of the Anhui clique, would again lead the government in Beijing. This was the last presidential election to be held in China until 1948, in the midst of the final stages of the Chinese Civil War. Results President Cao Kun Zhili clique 480 Sun Yat-sen Kuomintang 33 Tang Jiyao Yunnan clique 20 Cen Chunxuan Kuomintang 8 Duan Qirui Anhui clique 7 Wu Peifu Zhili clique 5 Other candidates 25 12 See also Beiyang government History of the Republic of China President of the Republic of China 1912 Chinese National Assembly election Zhili clique Citations 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 Category:Presidential elections in the Republic of China (1912–1949) Category:1923 in China China China