Republic of China presidential election, 1913

Republic of China presidential elections, 1913
6 & 7 October 1913
 
Nominee Yuan Shikai
Party Nonpartisan
Electoral vote 500
Percentage 71.12%
President before election

Yuan Shikai
Nonpartisan

 Elected President

Yuan Shikai
Nonpartisan

The 1913 Republic of China Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections were the election held on 6 and 7 October 1913 in Beijing for the first official President and Vice President of the Republic of China respectively. The incumbent Yuan Shikai and Li Yuanhong were elected by two houses of the National Assembly.[1]

Vote summary

Presidential election

Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Non-partisan Yuan Shikai 500 71.12%
Total 703 100.00%

Vice-Presidential election

Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Nonpartisan Li Yuanhong 601 83.59%
Total 719 100.00%

See also

Citations

  1. ↑ Xin, Zhang (2000). Social Transformation in Modern China: The State and Local Elites in Henan, 1900-1937. Cambridge University Press. p. 118.

References

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