1954 Taiwanese presidential election

1954 Taiwanese presidential election
← 1948 March 22, 1954 1960 →
Presidential election
Turnout53.19%
 
Nominee Chiang Kai-shek Hsu Fu-lin
Party Kuomintang Democratic Socialist
Running mate Chen Cheng Shih Chih-chuan
Electoral vote 1,507 48
Percentage 96.91% 3.09%
President before election

Chiang Kai-shek
Kuomintang

Elected President

Chiang Kai-shek
Kuomintang

Indirect presidential elections were held in the Republic of China on March 22, 1954 to elect the President and Vice President. The vote took place at the Chung-Shan Hall in Taipei. Incumbent President Chiang Kai-shek was re-elected for the second term. The premier Chen Cheng was elected to be the Vice-President. These were the first elections that took place since the fall of the mainland to the Chinese Communist Party in 1949.