Taiwan presidential elections, 1960
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The election for the 3rd-term President and Vice-President of the Republic of China was held in the Republic of China on March 21, 1960 at the Zhongshan Hall in Taipei. Incumbent President Chiang Kai-shek and Vice-President Chen Cheng was re-elected by the members of the National Assembly of the Republic of China.
Before the election, the National Assembly amended the Temporary Provisions against the Communist Rebellion which allowed the President and Vice-President to seek for third term, which was barred by the Article 47 of the Constitution of the Republic of China, in order to make way for Chiang to be re-elected. As a result, Chiang received 1,481 votes of the 1,576 National Assembly members, while his running mate Chen Cheng was re-elected with 1,381 votes.
Vote summary
Source: Schafferer, Christian. The Power of the Ballot Box: Political Development and Election Campaigning in Taiwan. Lexington Books, 2003.
