1852–53 Colombian presidential election

None February 2024 Colombia Flag of New Granada.svg 1848–49 Colombian presidential election 1848–49 1856 Colombian presidential election 1856 1853 presidential José María Obando José María Obando del Campo.jpg Colombian Liberal Party 1,548 Tomás de Herrera General Tomás Herrera.jpg Colombian Liberal Party 329 President José Hilario López Colombian Liberal Party José María Obando Colombian Liberal Party Presidential elections were held in the Republic of New Granada in 1852 and 1853. The electoral college was elected in 1852 and subsequently elected the president in March 1853.http://libraries.ucsd.edu/collections/about/collections-of-distinction/latin-american-elections-statistics/colombia/elections-and-events-18501899.html Elections and Events 1850-1899 The Library UC San Diego https://web.archive.org/web/20141031175438/http://libraries.ucsd.edu/collections/about/collections-of-distinction/latin-american-elections-statistics/colombia/elections-and-events-18501899.html 31 October 2014 The Liberal Party, then in power under General José Hilario López after winning the Colombian Civil War of 1851, was assured of victory. Its official candidate General José María Obando had little difficulty winning the election, with his only significant rival being his fellow Liberal Tomás Herrera, who was mainly supported by the Panamanian regionalist movement. The election victory was achieved with a pact of unity between the two factions of Liberalism, the Golgothians (radicals) and the Draconians (moderates). Results Electoral college José María Obando Liberal 1548 Tomás de Herrera Liberal 329 Mariano Ospina Rodríguez 36 Rufino Cuervo y Barreto 16 Vicente Borrero 8 Antonio Olano 8 Manuel José Mosquera es 4 Juan de Francisco Martín 3 Florentino González es 2 Joaquín París Ricaurte 2 Evaristo Azuero 1 Juan Nepomuceno Azuero es 1 Manuel Murillo Turo 1 Antonino Olano 1 Juan Clímaco Ordóñez 1 José de Jesús Quijano 1 Venancio Restrepo 1 Manuel Urquinaona 1 J.M.O. 1 Blank votes 43 Historia electoral colombianaHistoria electoral colombiana, La Registraduría, 1991, p115 References Colombia Colombia Category:Presidential elections in Colombia