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 swore in at midnight on 1 January 1912 and declared the official establishment of the Republic of China.
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} | |||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||
.jpg.webp)
Photograph of the provisional government assembled in Nanjing to elect a leader after the outbreak of the Wuchang Uprising on 10 October 1911
Electors
One vote was given to each of the seventeen provinces presented in the assembly, including
| No. | Province | Chinese | Pinyin | No. | Province | Chinese | Pinyin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chihli | 直隸省 | Zhílì | 10 | Chekiang | 浙江省 | Zhèjiāng | |
| 2 | Fengtien | 奉天省 | Fèngtiān | 11 | Kwangtung | 廣東省 | Guǎngdōng | |
| 3 | Honan | 河南省 | Hénán | 12 | Kwangsi | 廣西省 | Guǎngxī | |
| 4 | Shantung | 山東省 | Shāndōng | 13 | Hunan | 湖南省 | Húnán | |
| 5 | Shansi | 山西省 | Shānxī | 14 | Hupeh | 湖北省 | Húběi | |
| 6 | Shensi | 陝西省 | Shǎnxī | 15 | Fukien | 福建省 | Fújiàn | |
| 7 | Kiangsu | 江蘇省 | Jiāngsū | 16 | Szechwan | 四川省 | Sìchuān | |
| 8 | Anhwei | 安徽省 | Ānhuī | 17 | Yunnan | 雲南省 | Yúnnán | |
| 9 | Kiangsi | 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. | Province | Chinese | Pinyin | No. | Province | Chinese | Pinyin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirin | 吉林省 | Jílín | 4 | Sinkiang | 新疆省 | Xīnjiāng | |
| 2 | Heilungkiang | 黑龍江省 | Hēilóngjiāng | 5 | Kweichow | 貴州省 | Guìzhōu | |
| 3 | Kansu | 甘肅省 | Gānsù | |||||
Results
Official list of election candidates
Official results of the election which says "Elected candidate, Sun Yat-sen, 16 votes"
President
| 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
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Li Yuanhong | Independent | 17 | 100.00 | |
| Huang Hsing | Tongmenghui | 0 | 0.00 | |
| 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
| Presidential elections | |
|---|---|
| National Assembly elections | |
| Legislative elections | |
| Control Yuan elections |
|
| Local elections |
|
| |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.