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Indirect elections were held for the presidency and vice-presidency of the government of the Republic of China on Taiwan on March 21, 1978. The vote took place at the Chung-Shan Building in Yangmingshan, Taipei. Premier Chiang Ching-kuo, son of former President Chiang Kai-shek, was elected as the President with Governor of Taiwan Province Hsieh Tung-min who became the first Taiwan-born Vice President.
Incumbent Yen Chia-kan, who rose to the presidency after the death of Chiang Kai-shek, chose not to seek re-election and called on the National Assembly to support Chiang Ching-kuo, the son of Chiang Kai-shek and the then-premier and Chairman of the Kuomintang.[1][2]
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 1,220 delegates reported to the secretariat to attend this sixth session of the first National Assembly.[3]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Chiang Ching-kuo | Kuomintang | 1,184 | 100.00 |
| Total | 1,184 | 100.00 |
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| Valid votes | 1,184 | 98.34 |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 20 | 1.66 |
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| Total votes | 1,204 | 100.00 |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 1,220 | 98.69 |
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| Source: Schafferer[4] |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Hsieh Tung-min | Kuomintang | 941 | 100.00 |
| Total | 941 | 100.00 |
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| Valid votes | 941 | 79.14 |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 248 | 20.86 |
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| Total votes | 1,189 | 100.00 |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 1,220 | 97.46 |
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| Source: Schafferer[4] |
