1928 Panamanian general election

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General elections were held in Panama on 5 August 1928 to elect both a new President of the Republic and a new National Assembly.

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Background

Prior to the elections there was a split in the Liberal Party, resulting in two Liberal candidates for president. There was no Conservative candidate. [1]

Campaign

In 1928 President Rodolfo Chiari wrested control of the Liberal Party apparatus from Belisario Porras Barahona. The president also controlled four of seven posts on the national electoral board. The combination of these two factors gave Rodolfo Chiari nearly insurmountable powers and severely curbing his opponents' ability to compete effectively in elections. [2]

Results

President

CandidateParty or alliance
Florencio Harmodio Arosemena Chiarista National Union Chiarista Liberal Party
Conservative Party
Labor Party
Agrarian Party
Democratic Party
Jorge Eduardo Boyd Porrista National Coalition Porrista Liberal Party
PCF
Workers' Republican Party
Total
Source: Political Handbook of the World [1]

National Assembly

PartySeats
Chiarista Liberal Party 30
Conservative Party 11
Labor Party 1
Agrarian Party 1
Democratic Party 1
Porrista Liberal Party 0
Conservative Party (Fabrega)0
Workers' Republican Party 0
Independents2
Total46
Source: Political Handbook of the World [1]

Aftermath

Immediately after President Arosemena's resignation on 2 January 1931, the Supreme Court decided that the election of the First, Second and Third Vice-Presidents in October, 1930, was unconstitutional and invited Ricardo Joaquín Alfaro Jované (Minister to the United States), who was elected First Vice-President in 1928, to become President of the Republic. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Political Handbook of the World, 1929, Yale University Press p143
  2. Thomas L. Pearcy (1998) We answer only to God: politics and the military in Panama, 1903–1947, University of New Mexico Press, p55
  3. Political Handbook of the World, 1931, Harper Amp Brothers, p146