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1966 Taiwanese presidential election
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
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.
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Results
President
Candidate Party Votes %
Chiang Kai-shek
Kuomintang 1,405 100.00 Total 1,405 100.00 Valid votes 1,405 98.60 Invalid/blank votes 20 1.40 Total votes 1,425 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,446 98.55 Source: Schafferer
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Vice president
Candidate Party Votes %
Yen Chia-kan
Kuomintang 782 100.00 Total 782 100.00 Valid votes 782 55.23 Invalid/blank votes 634 44.77 Total votes 1,416 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,446 97.93 Source: Schafferer
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