1984 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, 1984. The vote took place at the Chung-Shan Building in Yangmingshan, Taipei. Incumbent President Chiang Ching-kuo was re-elected for the second term with Governor of Taiwan Province Lee Teng-hui as the Vice President.

Incumbent Vice-president Hsieh Tung-min decided not to seek for his second term due to old age. The then Governor of Taiwan Province Lee Teng-hui, also a Taiwan-born Kuomintang member, was picked Chiang's running-mate. Chiang died in office on January 13, 1988. Vice President Lee Teng-hui then sworn in as the President.

Electors

The election was conducted by the National Assembly in its meeting place Chung-Shan Building in Yangmingshan, Taipei. According to the Temporary Provisions against the Communist Rebellion, National Assembly delegates elected in the following elections were eligible to vote:

In total, there were 1,036 delegates reported to the secretariat to attend this seventh session of the first National Assembly.^[1]

Vote summary

Presidential election


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Chiang Ching-kuo	Kuomintang	1,012	100.00
Total			1,012	100.00

Valid votes			1,012	99.22
Invalid/blank votes			8	0.78
Total votes			1,020	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,036	98.46
Source: Schafferer^[2]

Vice-presidential election


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Lee Teng-hui	Kuomintang	873	100.00
Total			873	100.00

Valid votes			873	87.39
Invalid/blank votes			126	12.61
Total votes			999	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,036	96.43
Source: Schafferer^[2]

References

^ 第一屆國民大會第七次會議實錄
^ ^a ^b Christian Schafferer (2003) The Power of the Ballot Box: Political Development and Election Campaigning in Taiwan

[1] 第一屆國民大會第七次會議實錄

[CS-2] Christian Schafferer (2003) The Power of the Ballot Box: Political Development and Election Campaigning in Taiwan

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