Chilean presidential election, 1920

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Chilean presidential election, 1920
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  1915 June 25, 1920 1925  
  Arturo Alessandri (1920).jpg Luis Barros Borgono.jpg
Candidate Arturo Alessandri Palma Luis Barros Borgoño
Party Liberal Liberal
Alliance Liberal Alliance National Union
Electoral vote177176
Popular vote82,08383,100
Percentage49.48%50.10%

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President before election

Juan Luis Sanfuentes
Liberal Democratic

Elected President

Arturo Alessandri Palma
Liberal Party

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The Chilean presidential election of 1920 resulted in the election as President of Arturo Alessandri. This was the last Chilean election to have been decided by the Electoral college.

Arturo Alessandri Chilean politician and President

Arturo Fortunato Alessandri Palma, GCTE was a Chilean political figure and reformer, who served thrice as the President of Chile, first between 1920 and 1924, then for part of 1925, and finally from 1932 until 1938.

Electoral college subset of an electoral body, based on a territorial or non-territorial criteria

An electoral college is a set of electors who are selected to elect a candidate to a particular office. Often these represent different organizations, political parties, or entities, with each organization, political party or entity represented by a particular number of electors or with votes weighted in a particular way. The system can ignore the wishes of a general membership.

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Results

Carried out on June 25, 1920. [1]

CandidatesPartyVotes%
Luis Barros Borgoño National Union 83,10050.10%
Arturo Alessandri Liberal Alliance 82,08349.49%
Luis Emilio Recabarren Socialist Workers Party 6810.41%
Total165,864100%

Electoral vote (original)

Carried out on July 25, 1920. [1]

CandidatesPartyVotes%
Arturo Alessandri Liberal Alliance 17950.56%
Luis Barros Borgoño National Union 17549.44%
Luis Emilio Recabarren Socialist Workers Party 00.00%
Total354100%

Electoral vote (modified)

Results modified by the Tribunal of Honor on September 30, 1920. [1]

CandidatesPartyVotes%
Arturo Alessandri Liberal Alliance 17750.14%
Luis Barros Borgoño National Union 17649.86%
Luis Emilio Recabarren Socialist Workers Party 00.00%
Total353100%

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Presidential Election 1920" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 April 2010.