1948 Chinese presidential election

none 1948 Chinese presidential election China 1928 presidential no 1923 Chinese presidential election 1923 1954 Taiwanese presidential election 1954 150x150px April 20, 1948 All 3,045 votes of the National Assembly 1,523 蔣中正總統玉照.png Chiang Kai-shek Kuomintang 2,430 90.03% 居正肖像照.jpg Ju Zheng Kuomintang 269 9.97% President Chiang Kai-shek(as Chairman of Nationalist government) Kuomintang Chiang Kai-shek Kuomintang The 1948 Chinese presidential election was held on April 20, 1948, at the National Assembly House in Nanjing. The election was conducted by the National Assembly to elect the president and vice president of China. This was the first election under the newly adopted 1947 Constitution of the Republic of China, and the last prior to the retreat of the government of the Republic of China to Taiwan following their loss in the Civil War the following year. https://english.president.gov.tw/Page/83 Chiang Kai-Shek (1st-5th terms) Office of the President Republic of China (Taiwan) December 21, 2024 This indirect election was held during the Chinese Civil War. Chiang Kai-shek, the incumbent leader of the Nationalist government, won a landslide victory against the same party candidate Ju Zheng in the presidential election. However, Sun Fo, Chiang's preferred vice-presidential candidate, was defeated by General Li Zongren in the vice-presidential elections. Chiang and Li were inaugurated at the Presidential Palace in Nanjing on May 20, 1948. This also marked the transition of Nationalist government to the constitutional government. Overview Political Consultative Assembly Chinese Civil War thumb|Delegates voting in the election. After the Northern Expedition, the Kuomintang-led Nationalist government acquired control of a unified China nominally. The party began to draft a constitution to transit the government from tutelage period to constitutional period, according to the political philosophy of Sun Yat-sen. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, China established a close partnership with the United States and was given military and financial supports. George Marshall was appointed ambassador to Chongqing, the wartime capital, as to broker a negotiation between the Kuomintang (Nationalist Party) and Communist Party after the war. Two parties agreed to rebuild the country with democratization and military nationalization. Simultaneously, the Nationalist government continued to draft the Constitution of the Republic of China, however it was boycotted by the Communists and the full-scale Chinese Civil War was resumed. Electors National Assembly (Republic of China) 1947 Chinese National Assembly election The election was conducted by the National Assembly in its meeting place National Assembly House in Nanjing. There were 2,961 delegates elected during the 1947 Chinese National Assembly election for the 3,045 seats. In total, there were 2,859 delegates reported to the secretariat to attend this first session of the first National Assembly.第一屆國民大會第一次會議實錄 The election regulations had a 50% requirement for the president and vice president to be elected. Since there were 3,045 seats in the National Assembly, the candidates needed to obtain 1,523 votes to be elected. This requirement could be relieved if no candidate passed this threshold in the first three rounds of voting. Results President thumb|right|300px|Election results of the presidential election Chiang Kai-shek Kuomintang 2430 Ju Zheng Kuomintang 269 35 3045 SchaffererChristian Schafferer (2003) The Power of the Ballot Box: Political Development and Election Campaigning in Taiwan Vice-President thumb|right|250px|Election results of the 4th round vice-president election thumb|right|250px|Inaugural address by President Chiang Kai-shek PartyCandidateFirst roundSecond roundThird roundFourth roundVotes%Votes%Votes%Votes% Li ZongrenKuomintang75427.301,16342.691,15642.641,43852.62 Sun FoKuomintang55920.2494534.691,04038.361,29547.38 Cheng QianKuomintang52218.9061622.6151519.00 Yu YourenKuomintang49317.85 Mo Teh-huiIndependent2187.89 Xu FulinChina Democratic Socialist Party2167.82Total2,762100.002,724100.002,711100.002,733100.00 Vice President Candidates Previous and next elections There were some regime changes in China during the first half of the 20th century. Depending on the definition, possible previous and next elections for the leader of China are listed below. OrderElectionPolitical entityTitle (term)Electoral collegePrevious1923 Chinese presidential electionChina 1912 Republic of China (1912–1949)President the Republic of China (3rd)National Assembly (1st, Beiyang government)1943 Chinese chairmanship electionChina 1928 Republic of China (1912–1949)Chairman of the Nationalist government (4th)Central Committee of KuomintangNext1949 Chinese chairmanship electionChina 1949 People's Republic of ChinaChairman of the Central People's GovernmentChinese People's Political Consultative Conference1954 Chinese presidential electionTaiwan 1945 Republic of China (on Taiwan)President the Republic of China (2nd)National Assembly (1st, Constitutional government) See also History of Republic of China Nationalist government President of the Republic of China Vice President of the Republic of China References Category:Presidential elections in the Republic of China (1912–1949) Category:1948 in China Category:1948 elections in Asia