1911 Chinese provisional presidential election
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The 1911 Chinese provisional presidential election was the election held on 29 December 1911 during the Xinhai Revolution for the First Provisional President and Vice President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of China. Sun Yat-sen and Li Yuanhong were elected as President and Vice-President respectively. Sun swore in at midnight on 1 January 1912 and declared the official establishment of the Republic of China.
Electors
[edit]One vote was given to each of the seventeen provinces presented in the assembly.[a] Five other provinces were still under Qing control.[b] The protectorates in Outer Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, Qinghai and Tibet were semi-independent and did not participate the election.
Results
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President
[edit]| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Yat-sen | Tongmenghui | 16 | 94.12 | |
| Huang Hsing | Tongmenghui | 1 | 5.88 | |
| Li Yuanhong | Independent | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 17 | 100.00 | ||
Vice-President
[edit]| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Li Yuanhong | Independent | 17 | 100.00 | |
| Huang Hsing | Tongmenghui | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 17 | 100.00 | ||
See also
[edit]- History of Republic of China
- President of the Republic of China
- Vice President of the Republic of China
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- 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
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