1990 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, 1990. The vote took place at the Chung-Shan Building in Yangmingshan, Taipei. Incumbent President Lee Teng-hui was re-elected, with Secretary-General to the President Lee Yuan-tsu as the Vice President. It was the last indirect presidential election in Taiwan.
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Overview
Incumbent president Lee Teng-hui served as vice president under Chiang Ching-kuo before he succeeded Chiang, who died in office in 1988. After Chiang's death, the struggle between different factions in the Kuomintang surfaced for Chiang's successor. While Lee Teng-hui and Lee Yuan-tsu received nominations from the party in February 1990, a ticket of Lin Yang-kang and Chiang Wei-kuo was also pushed forward by the other factions until Lin decided not to run on March 9.
The main opposition party the Democratic Progressive Party launched a campaign for the direct election of the president, illegally nominating activist Huang Hua as their presidential candidate. The Wild Lily student movement led by National Taiwan University students also called for direct elections of the president and vice president and new popular elections for all representatives in the National Assembly.[1] After the election, Lee abolished the Temporary Provisions against the Communist Rebellion and pushed for the full democratization.
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:
- 1947 Chinese National Assembly election,
- 1969 Taiwanese legislative election, and
- 1986 Taiwanese legislative election.
In total, there were 738 delegates reported to the secretariat to attend this eighth session of the first National Assembly.[2]
Vote summary
Presidential election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Teng-hui | Kuomintang | 641 | 100.00 | |
| Total | 641 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 641 | 95.96 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 27 | 4.04 | ||
| Total votes | 668 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 738 | 90.51 | ||
| Source: Schafferer[3] | ||||
Vice-presidential election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Yuan-tsu | Kuomintang | 602 | 100.00 | |
| Total | 602 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 602 | 93.77 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 40 | 6.23 | ||
| Total votes | 642 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 738 | 86.99 | ||
| Source: Schafferer[3] | ||||
See also
- History of Republic of China
- President of the Republic of China
- Vice President of the Republic of China
References
- Linda Chao and Ramon H. Myers, 1998. The First Chinese Democracy: Political Life in the Republic of China on Taiwan. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, p. 192.
- 第一屆國民大會第八次會議實錄
- Christian Schafferer (2003) The Power of the Ballot Box: Political Development and Election Campaigning in Taiwan