Colombian presidential election, 1825
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Presidential elections were held in Gran Colombia in 1825, with Congress certifying the results the following year.[1] The result was a victory for Simón Bolívar, who received 582 of the 608 votes.[2] Francisco de Paula Santander was elected Vice President.[1]
Electoral system
The 1821 constitution provided for a system where Provincial Assemblies elected the President and Vice President. If no candidate received a majority of the vote, an election would be held in the Congress.
Results
President
Candidate | Votes | % |
---|---|---|
Simón Bolívar | 582 | 95.72 |
José Antonio Páez | 11 | 1.81 |
Francisco de Paula Santander | 10 | 1.64 |
Antonio José Sucre | 4 | 0.66 |
Rafael Urdaneta | 1 | 0.16 |
Total | 608 | 100 |
Source: Historia electoral colombiana[3] |
Vice President
Candidate | Votes | % | Congress vote |
---|---|---|---|
Francisco de Paula Santander | 285 | 46.57 | 70 |
Pedro Briceño | 79 | 12.91 | 6 |
José María Castillo | 56 | 9.15 | 22 |
Luis A Baralt | 50 | 8.17 | |
Antonio Jose Sucre | 39 | 6.37 | |
Cristóbal Mendoza | 26 | 4.25 | |
Domingo Caicedo | 25 | 4.08 | |
Carlos Soublette | 19 | 3.10 | |
Francisco Carabaño | 7 | 1.14 | |
Joaquín Mosquera | 6 | 0.98 | |
Pedro Gual Escandón | 5 | 0.82 | |
Mariano Montilla | 4 | 0.65 | |
José Antonio Páez | 4 | 0.65 | |
Vicente Aguirre | 2 | 0.33 | |
Rafael Urdaneta | 2 | 0.33 | |
Pedro Fortoul | 1 | 0.16 | |
Miguel Guerrero | 1 | 0.16 | |
Santiago Mariño | 1 | 0.16 | |
Total | 612 | 100 | 98 |
Source: Historia electoral colombiana[3] |
References
- 1 2 Elections and Events 1810-1849 The Library, UC San Diego
- ↑ Colombia: Elecciones Presidenciales de 1826 a 1990 Political Database of the Americas
- 1 2 Historia electoral colombiana, La Registraduría, 1991, pp97–98
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