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 Yuanhong 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.

1911 Chinese provisional presidential elections

29 December 1911

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

Elected President Sun Yat-sen Tongmenghui

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

Results

Official list of election candidates

Official results of the election which says "Elected candidate, Sun Wen (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

• History of Republic of China
• President of the Republic of China
• Vice President of the Republic of China

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