1841 Chilean presidential election

none Presidential elections were held in Chile in June and July 1841. Voters in each parish elected presidential electors between 26 June and 2 July 1841. These electors then met on 25 July to elect a president. The National Congress counted the votes on 30 August 1841,Letelier Valentín Sesiones de los Cuerpos Lejislativos de la República de Chile, 1811–1845 Imprenta Cervantes 1887 29 Santiago 279–294 General Manuel Bulnes was elected with 94% of the votes cast. Background Manuel Bulnes was the overwhelming favorite, with his success accredited to his decisive victory in the 1839 Battle of Yungay, for which he was widely celebrated by the ruling elite and became the consensus candidate of the Pelucones faction.Manuel Bulnes Encyclopaedia Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Manuel-Bulnes 14 May 2026 There was no organized opposition to Bulnes. The liberal Pipiolo party nominally rallied around former president Francisco Antonio Pinto, but he was nominated without his consent and asked the electors not to vote for him, stating that he would not run against his son-in-law. Pinto had returned to politics largely because his daughter, Enriqueta Pinto, was married to Bulnes.Francisco Antonio Pinto (1785–1858) https://www.memoriachilena.gob.cl/602/w3-article-92156.html 14 May 2026 Memoria Chilena Biblioteca Nacional de Chile Independence leader Bernardo O'Higgins was still living in exile in Peru at the time.Bernardo O'Higgins Encyclopaedia Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bernardo-OHiggins 14 May 2026 Results A total of 168 electors were expected to vote, but four were absent – three because elections had been suspended in La Serena, and one because of illness in Concepeción. A total of 164 electoral votes were cast. Manuel Bulnes Independent (Conservative) 154 Francisco Antonio Pinto Independent (Liberal) 9 red Bernardo O'Higgins Independent 1 164 168 Chilean Elections Databasehttp://eleccion.atspace.com/presidente1841.htm Elección Presidencial 1841 Chilean Elections Database Aftermath Bulnes was inaugurated as president later in 1841 and served until 1851. Pinto later served as a member of the Council of State and returned to political life under Bulnes' government. References Category:Presidential elections in Chile Chile Presidential