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

• History of Republic of China
• President of the Republic of China
• Vice President of the Republic of China

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

• 中央選舉委員會，中華民國選舉史，台北：中央選舉委員會印行，1987年