1996 Taiwanese Presidential Election
The first direct election23 March 1996 · The direct-election era
Presidential elections were held in Taiwan on 23 March 1996. It was Taiwan's first direct presidential election, officially the Republic of China.
President before
Lee Teng-hui
KMT
President (re-elected)
Lee Teng-hui
KMT
Winning share
54.0%
Turnout
76.0%
The result
Lee Teng-hui
Kuomintang · 5,813,699 votes
54.00%
share
Peng Ming-min
Democratic Progressive Party · 2,274,586 votes
21.13%
share
Lin Yang-kang
Independent · 1,603,790 votes
14.90%
share
Chen Li-an
Independent · 1,074,044 votes
9.98%
share