1896 Chilean presidential election

none Chile presidential October 1891 Chilean presidential election October 1891 1901 Chilean presidential election 1901 1896 Congress vote Federico Errázuriz Echaurren asume como parlamentario-2.jpg Federico Errázuriz Echaurren Coalition 137 62 Vicente Reyes2.jpg Vicente Reyes Liberal Alliance 134 60 President President Jorge Montt Liberal–Radical–Conservative Federico Errázuriz Echaurren Coalition Presidential elections were held in Chile in 1896.Elección Presidencial 1896 Chilean Elections DatabaseDunning Wm. A. 1896 Record of Political Events http://www.jstor.org/stable/2139641 Political Science Quarterly 11 4 788 10.2307/2139641 2139641 subscription Carried out through a system of electors, they resulted in the election of Federico Errázuriz Echaurren as president. However, the elections were marred by controversy and there had to be a confirmation vote in Congress to satisfy Errázuriz's opponents. Campaign For this campaign the political forces organized themselves in two big alliances: Liberal-Conservative Coalition, whose candidate was Federico Errázuriz Echaurren, and the Liberal Alliance, whose candidate was the Senator for Santiago Vicente Reyes Palazuelos. The campaign itself was furious and fairly even. Reyes was a member of the Doctrinary Liberal party and boasted of being a "free-thinker". On the other hand, Errázuriz was very popular with the conservatives and belonged to a well-known political family of impeccable catholic credentials. The economic issues also came to the fore: Reyes and his followers were in favor of going back to the metallic conversion, while Errázuriz (whose voting base was heavily influenced by the large land-owners and agricultural producers) was in favor of a variable conversion system that could keep the exchange rate favorable for their exports. After a very close vote, in which the decision Errázuriz won, the Liberal Alliance refused to recognize the result. The decision was moved to the full congress, where finally Errázuriz prevailed by only two votes. Results Electoral vote Congressional vote Federico Errázuriz Echaurren Coalition 137 62 Vicente Reyes Liberal Alliance 134 60 11 0 123 Chilean Elections Database References Category:Presidential elections in Chile Chile Presidential election Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results