1948 Chinese General Election

A snap general election was held in the State of China on 30 October 1948 to elect 850 members of the House of Representatives. It has seen the victory of the Labour Party over the Kuomintang, and Xu Diuheng was soon designed as the Prime Minister of China. It marked the first time the Kuomintang registered a defeat since 1898.

Background
Prime Minister Chiang Kai Shek asked Emperor Aisin Gioro Puyi to dissolve the parliament and call for early elections as an attempt to strengthen the slim majority of the KMT, so that the government could continue on it's agenda. Puyi signed the Royal Decree of Dissolution on 1 September, and elections were scheduled for 30 October. The Labour Party campaigned on the implementation of social welfare, increased spending, education and the connection of rural areas with urban ones.