1972 Taiwanese presidential election

none January 2021 noref (GreenC bot) 1972 Taiwanese presidential election Taiwan presidential no 1966 Taiwanese presidential election 1966 1978 Taiwanese presidential election 1978 March 21, 1972 蔣中正總統玉照.png Chiang Kai-shek Yen Chia-kan Kuomintang 1,308 100.00% President Chiang Kai-shek Kuomintang Chiang Kai-shek Kuomintang Indirect elections were held for the presidency and vice-presidency of the government of the Republic of China on Taiwan on March 21, 1972. The vote took place at the Chung-Shan Building in Yangmingshan, Taipei. Incumbent President Chiang Kai-shek, aged 85, was re-elected for the fifth term with his Vice President Yen Chia-kan. President Chiang died in office on April 5, 1975. Vice President Yen Chia-kan then sworn in as the President. Electors 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, and 1969 Taiwanese legislative election. In total, there were 1,344 delegates reported to the secretariat to attend this fifth session of the first National Assembly.第一屆國民大會第五次會議實錄 Results President Chiang Kai-shek Kuomintang 1308 8 1344 SchaffererChristian Schafferer (2003) The Power of the Ballot Box: Political Development and Election Campaigning in Taiwan Vice president Yen Chia-kan Kuomintang 1095 212 1344 SchaffererChristian Schafferer (2003) The Power of the Ballot Box: Political Development and Election Campaigning in Taiwan See also History of Republic of China President of the Republic of China Vice President of the Republic of China References Category:Presidential elections in Taiwan Taiwanese presidential election, 1972 Category:1972 in Taiwan Taiwan Category:March 1972 in Asia