1972 Taiwanese presidential election

1972 Taiwanese presidential election
	March 21, 1972
	March 21, 1972
President before election; Chiang Kai-shek; Kuomintang	Elected President ; 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

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:

In total, there were 1,344 delegates reported to the secretariat to attend this fifth session of the first National Assembly.[1]


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Chiang Kai-shek	Kuomintang	1,308	100.00
Total			1,308	100.00

Valid votes			1,308	99.39
Invalid/blank votes			8	0.61
Total votes			1,316	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,344	97.92
Source: Schafferer[2]


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Yen Chia-kan	Kuomintang	1,095	100.00
Total			1,095	100.00

Valid votes			1,095	83.78
Invalid/blank votes			212	16.22
Total votes			1,307	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,344	97.25
Source: Schafferer[2]

第一屆國民大會第五次會議實錄
Christian Schafferer (2003) The Power of the Ballot Box: Political Development and Election Campaigning in Taiwan

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