1936 Panamanian general election

none General elections were held in Panama on 7 June 1936, electing both a new President of the Republic and a new National Assembly. According to Thomas L. Pearcy, "Instead of supporting the candidate of his own Liberal Doctrinaire Party (Domingo Díaz Arosemena), the President Harmodio Arias Madrid supported Juan Demóstenes Arosemena Barreati, his minister of foreign relations. Arosemena continued to function as part of the administration throughout his campaign. With President Harmodio Arias as his political patron, Arosemena stuck to his controversial (and unconstitutional) candidacy. On election day, the administration distributed duplicate 'cédulas' (voter registration cards), destroyed ballot boxes, detained opposing members of the electoral board, and concocted 'el paquetazo de Veraguas'. The result was a high voter turnout that exceeded all predictions – and possibilities – and brought Arosemena to the presidency despite his constitutional ineligibility."Pearcy, Thomas L. "Panama's generation of '31: patriots, praetorians, and a decade of discord." Hispanic American historical review 76, 4 (November 1996). p. 714. Results President Juan Demóstenes Arosemena National Coalition National Revolutionary Party Chiarista Liberal Party Conservative Party 3 41747 3 Panameñista Party Domingo Díaz Arosemena Popular Front Liberal Doctrinaire Party Liberal Renewal Party Liberal Democratic Party Socialist Party 4 39982 4 Belisario Porras Barahona United Liberal Party 7268 The New International Year Book for the YearThe New International Year Book for the Year. New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1937. p. 572. National Assembly National Coalition 3 National Revolutionary Party 9 Panameñista Party Chiarista Liberal Party 7 Conservative Party 2 Popular Front 4 Liberal Doctrinaire Party 8 Liberal Democratic Party 4 Socialist Party 1 Liberal Renewal Party 0 United Liberal Party 1 Political Handbook of the WorldPolitical Handbook of the World, 1937. New York, 1937. p. 144. Aftermath President Arosemena died on 16 December 1939 and was briefly succeeded by Ezequiel Fernández Jaén who was his second vice-president while the first one, Augusto Samuel Boyd, left Washington where he was acting as Panamanian ambassador, came to Panama.Major, John. Prize possession: the United States and the Panama Canal, 1903-1979. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1993. p. 261. References Panama Category:1936 in Panama Category:Elections in Panama Category:Presidential elections in Panama Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Category:June 1936 in North America