Colombian presidential election, 1876

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Presidential elections were held in the United States of Colombia in 1876. The result was a victory for Aquileo Parra of the Liberal Party. [1]

United States of Colombia former country

The United States of Colombia was the name adopted in 1861 by the Rionegro Constitution for the Granadine Confederation, after years of civil war. Colombia became a federal state itself composed of nine "sovereign states". It comprised the present-day nations of Colombia and Panama and parts of northwestern Brazil. After several more years of intermittent civil wars, it was replaced by the more centralist Republic of Colombia in 1886, predecessor to modern Colombia.

Aquileo Parra Ex President of Colombia

José Bonifacio Aquileo Elias Parra y Gómez de la Vega was a Colombian soldier, businessman and political figure. He was the President of Colombia between 1876 and 1878.

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The Colombian Liberal Party is a centrist and social liberal political party in Colombia. It was founded as a classical liberal party but later developed a more social-democratic tradition, joining the Socialist International in 1999.

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Electoral system

The 1863 constitution changed the electoral system from a direct vote to an indirect vote. The President was now elected on the basis of which candidate received the most votes in each state, with a candidate required to win in at least five of the nine states to be elected. If no candidate received a majority, Congress would elect the President from the main contenders. [2]

States of Colombia Wikimedia list article

States of Colombia existed from February 27, 1855, in the Republic of New Granada and the Granadine Confederation, where they were called "federal states". In the United States of Colombia they were called "sovereign states".

Congress of Colombia parliament

The Congress of the Republic of Colombia is the name given to Colombia's bicameral national legislature.

Results

The electors were elected in 1875. [2] In Cauca Rafael Núñez won a majority of the vote, but the election jury refused to recognise his victory. However, it also refused to give its college vote to Parra, and so announced that the state's electors would not take part in the presidential ballot. [3] For the first time, no candidate won a majority of states, and as a result, Congress elected the President on 21 February. [2]

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CandidatePartyStates wonCongressional vote
Aquileo Parra Liberal Party 448
Rafael Núñez Liberal Party 218
Bartolomé Calvo Conservative Party 218
Did not vote1–
Total984
Source: Park, The Library

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References

  1. ↑ Colombia: Elecciones Presidenciales de 1826 a 1990 Political Database of the Americas
  2. 1 2 3 Elections and Events 1850-1899 The Library, UC San Diego
  3. ↑ James William Park (1986) "Regionalism as a factor in Colombia's 1875 election", The Americas, Vol. 42, pp453–472
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