1897–98 Colombian presidential election

none Presidential elections were held in Colombia in two stages in 1897 and 1898. On 5 December 1897 members of the electoral colleges were elected. They met on 1 February 1898 to elect the president. The result was a victory for Manuel Antonio Sanclemente of the National Party.Colombia: Elecciones Presidenciales de 1826 a 1990 Political Database of the AmericasBergquist Charles W. 1976 The Political Economy of the Colombian Presidential Election of 1897 https://www.jstor.org/stable/2513723 The Hispanic American Historical Review 56 1 1–30 10.2307/2513723 0018-2168 subscription Electoral system The 1886 constitution changed the presidential electoral system from one where a candidate had to win a majority of states to be elected (or be elected by Congress if no candidate won a majority of states), to a two-stage system. Voters meeting literacy and property requirements (which were not required for local and regional elections) elected members of an electoral college, who in turn elected the president.Elections and Events 1850-1899 The Library, UC San Diego Results President Manuel Antonio Sanclemente National Party 1606 Miguel Samper Agudelo Colombian Liberal Party 318 Rafael Reyes Colombian Conservative Party 121 Political Database of the Americas Vice President José Manuel Marroquín National Party 1693 Foción Soto Colombian Liberal Party 324 The Library, UC San Diego References Colombia Colombia Category:Presidential elections in Colombia President President Colombia Colombia