Taiwan presidential election, 1972

Taiwan presidential elections, 1972
March 21, 1972

 
Nominee Chiang Kai-shek
Party Kuomintang
Electoral vote 1,308
Percentage 99.39%
President before election

Chiang Kai-shek
Kuomintang

 Elected President

Chiang Kai-shek
Kuomintang

The election for the 5th-term President and Vice-President of the Republic of China was held in the Republic of China on March 21, 1972 at the Chung-Shan Building in Taipei. Incumbent President Chiang Kai-shek, aged 85, was re-elected by the members of the National Assembly of the Republic of China for the fifth term with his Vice-President Yen Chia-kan. It would be the last election won by Chiang Kai-shek as he died in office in 1975.

Vote summary

Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Kuomintang Chiang Kai-shek 1,308 99.39%
Invalid votes 66 0.61%
Total 1,374 100.00%

Source: Schafferer, Christian. The Power of the Ballot Box: Political Development and Election Campaigning in Taiwan. Lexington Books, 2003.

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