The 1918 Chinese presidential election were the elections held on 4 September 1918 in Beijing for the second term of the President of China. Xu Shichang was elected by two houses of the National Assembly which were controlled by the Anfu Club formed in the National Assembly election in the same year.[1]
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Feng Guozhang's term as president expired on 10 October 1918. He did not seek re-election provided Duan Qirui retired as Premier on the same day.[2] Xu Shichang, a veteran statesman and was seen as being a fairly neutral mediator between different factions and between the North and South.[1]
Though the Anfu Club promised the vice-presidency to Cao Kun, the Communications Clique prevented the two-thirds quorum required for his election and left the office vacant.
The Guangzhou Government denounced the "new" parliament as illegal and refused to recognize the election of Xu Shichang as legitimate. The "old" National Assembly elected in 1912 attained a quorum on 6 August in Guangzhou and declared it would not recognize any activities of the body meeting in Beijing, including the presidential election or any mandates or agreements made.[3]
Results
editPresident
edit| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xu Shichang | Independent | 425 | 98.15 | |
| Duan Qirui | Anhui clique | 5 | 1.15 | |
| Wang Shizhen | Independent | 1 | 0.23 | |
| Zhang Jian | Independent | 1 | 0.23 | |
| Ni Sichong | Anhui clique | 1 | 0.23 | |
| Total | 433 | 100.00 | ||
See also
editCitations
edit- ^ a b Saich, Tony (1991). The Origins of the First United Front in China: The Role of Sneevliet (alias Maring). BRILL. p. 223.
- ^ Gray, Jack (2002). Rebellions and Revolutions: China from the 1800s to 2000. Oxford University Press. p. 178.
- ^ Pomerantz-Zhang, Linda (1992). Wu Tingfang (1842–1922). Hong Kong University Press. p. 264.
References
edit- 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