1996 Taiwanese presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Taiwan on 23 March 1996. It was the first direct presidential election in Taiwan, officially the Republic of China. In the previous eight elections the president and vice president had been chosen in a ballot of the deputies of the National Assembly, in accordance with the 1947 constitution. These were the first free and direct elections in the History of Taiwan.

1996 Taiwanese presidential election

23 March 1996
Registered14,313,288
Turnout76.04%
 
Nominee Lee Teng-hui Peng Ming-min
Party Kuomintang DPP
Running mate Lien Chan Frank Hsieh
Popular vote 5,813,699 2,274,586
Percentage 54.00% 21.13%

 
Nominee Lin Yang-kang Chen Li-an
Party Independent Independent
Running mate Hau Pei-tsun Wang Ching-feng
Popular vote 1,603,790 1,074,044
Percentage 14.90% 9.98%


President before election

Lee Teng-hui
Kuomintang

Elected President

Lee Teng-hui
Kuomintang

Lee Teng-hui was re-elected President and Lien Chan as Vice President. Lee stood as the candidate of the ruling Kuomintang. He won a majority of 54% of the votes cast. His election followed missile tests by the People's Republic of China (PRC). These were an attempt to intimidate the Taiwanese electorate and discourage them from supporting Lee, however the tactic backfired. Voter turnout was 76.0%.

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