1918 Chinese Presidential Election
4 September 1918 · The Chinese Republic's first elections
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.
An indirect vote of assembly delegates or parliamentarians in the early Chinese Republic, not a popular election.
President before
Feng Guozhang
Zhili clique
Elected President
Xu Shichang
Independent
Winning share
98.2%
Turnout
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The result
Xu Shichang
Independent · 425 votes
98.15%
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Duan Qirui
Anhui clique · 5 votes
1.15%
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Wang Shizhen
Independent · 1 votes
0.23%
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Zhang Jian
Independent · 1 votes
0.23%
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Ni Sichong
Anhui clique · 1 votes
0.23%
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