1911 Chinese provisional presidential election

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 Yuan-hung were elected as President and Vice-President respectively. Sun sworn in at midnight on 1 January 1912 and declared the official establishment of the Republic of China.

1911 Chinese provisional presidential elections

29 December 1911
 
Nominee Sun Yat-sen Huang Hsing Li Yuanhong
Party Tongmenghui Tongmenghui Nonpartisan
Electoral vote 16 1 0
Percentage 94.11% 5.88% 0%

Elected President

Sun Yat-sen
Tongmenghui

After the outbreak of the Wuchang Uprising on October 10, 1911, a provisional government assembled in Nanjing to elect a leader. From three candidates nominated, Sun Yat-sen, Huang Xing and Li Yuanhong, Sun received 16 votes to win the election. Above, the official results of the election announcing Sun's election on November 10, 1911.

Electors

One vote was given to each of the seventeen provinces presented in the assembly, including

No.ProvinceChinesePinyin No.ProvinceChinesePinyin
1Chihli直隸省Zhílì 10Chekiang浙江省Zhèjiāng
2Fengtien奉天省Fèngtiān 11Kwangtung廣東省Guǎngdōng
3Honan河南省Hénán 12Kwangsi廣西省Guǎngxī
4Shantung山東省Shāndōng 13Hunan湖南省Húnán
5Shansi山西省Shānxī 14Hupeh湖北省Húběi
6Shensi陝西省Shǎnxī 15Fukien福建省Fújiàn
7Kiangsu江蘇省Jiāngsū 16Szechwan四川省Sìchuān
8Anhwei安徽省Ānhuī 17Yunnan雲南省Yúnnán
9Kiangsi江西省Jiāngxī

Five other provinces were still under Qing control. The protectorates in Outer Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, Tsinghai and Tibet were semi-independent. They did not participate this election.

No.ProvinceChinesePinyin No.ProvinceChinesePinyin
1Kirin吉林省Jílín 4Sinkiang新疆省Xīnjiāng
2Heilungkiang黑龍江省Hēilóngjiāng 5Kweichow貴州省Guìzhōu
3Kansu甘肅省Gānsù

Vote summary

Presidential election

Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Tongmenghui Sun Yat-sen 16 94.11%
Tongmenghui Huang Hsing 1 5.88%
Nonpartisan Li Yuanhong 0 0%
Total 17 100.00%

Vice-Presidential election

Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Nonpartisan Li Yuanhong 17 100%
Tongmenghui Huang Hsing 0 0%
Total 17 100.00%

See also

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
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