1966 Taiwanese presidential election

none January 2021 noref (GreenC bot) 1966 Taiwanese presidential election Taiwan presidential no 1960 Taiwanese presidential election 1960 1972 Taiwanese presidential election 1972 March 21, 1966 蔣中正總統玉照.png Chiang Kai-shek Yen Chia-kan Kuomintang 1,405 100.00% 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, 1966. The vote took place at the Chung-Shan Hall in Taipei. Incumbent President Chiang Kai-shek was re-elected for the fourth term with his Vice-President Yen Chia-kan. 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 premier 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. Electors National Assembly (Republic of China) The election was conducted by the National Assembly in its meeting place Chung-Shan Hall in Taipei. According to the Temporary Provisions against the Communist Rebellion, the term of the delegates who were elected during the 1947 Chinese National Assembly election was extended indefinitely until "re-election is possible in their original electoral district". In total, there were 1,446 delegates reported to the secretariat to attend this fourth session of the first National Assembly.第一屆國民大會第四次會議實錄 Results President Chiang Kai-shek Kuomintang 1405 20 1446 SchaffererChristian Schafferer (2003) The Power of the Ballot Box: Political Development and Election Campaigning in Taiwan Vice president Yen Chia-kan Kuomintang 782 634 1446 Schafferer 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, 1966 Category:1966 in Taiwan Taiwan