Taiwan presidential election, 1954

Republic of China presidential elections, 1954
Taiwan
March 22, 1954
Turnout 51.7%
 
Nominee Chiang Kai-shek Xu Fulin
Party Kuomintang Democratic Socialist
Electoral vote 1507 48
Percentage 96.91% 3.09%
President before election

Chiang Kai-shek
Kuomintang

 Elected President

Chiang Kai-shek
Kuomintang

The election for the 2nd-term President and Vice-President of the Republic of China was held in the Republic of China on March 22, 1954 at the Zhongshan Hall in Taipei.

With electorate of 3,045 members of the National Assembly of the Republic of China, about half of them did not come to Taiwan. With 51.7% turnout, incumbent Kuomintang Chiang Kai-shek with his running mate Chen Cheng defeated China Democratic Socialist Party Xu Fulin in the landslide victory by winning 1507 votes to 48 votes.

Vote summary

Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Kuomintang Chiang Kai-shek 1,507 96.91%
China Democratic Socialist Party Xu Fulin 48 3.09%
Invalid votes 20 95.7%
Total 1,575 100.00%

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

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