1923 Chinese Presidential Election
The bribery election5 October 1923 · The Chinese Republic's first elections
The capital was under control of the Zhili Clique after the Zhili–Anhui War. In 1922 the Zhili warlords Wu Peifu and Cao Kun restored the "old" parliament elected in 1912.
The 'bribery election': Cao Kun openly bought parliamentarians' votes at a going rate of 5,000 silver dollars. Recorded here as history, not a legitimate contest.
President before
Gao Lingwei (acting)
Nonpartisan
Elected President
Cao Kun
Zhili clique
Winning share
83.0%
Turnout
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The result
| Cao Kun | Zhili clique | 480 | 83.04% |
| Sun Yat-sen | Kuomintang | 33 | 5.71% |
| Tang Jiyao | Yunnan clique | 20 | 3.46% |
| Cen Chunxuan | Kuomintang | 8 | 1.38% |
| Duan Qirui | Anhui clique | 7 | 1.21% |
| Wu Peifu | Zhili clique | 5 | 0.87% |
| Other candidates | — | 25 | 4.33% |