1875–76 Colombian presidential election

none Presidential elections were held in the United States of Colombia in 1875 and 1876. The electors were elected in 1875 and elected the president the following year. The result was a victory for Aquileo Parra of the Liberal Party.Colombia: Elecciones Presidenciales de 1826 a 1990 Political Database of the AmericasPosada-Carbó Eduardo 1994 Elections and Civil Wars in Nineteenth-Century Colombia: The 1875 Presidential Campaign https://www.jstor.org/stable/158310 Journal of Latin American Studies 26 3 621–649 0022-216X Electoral system The 1863 constitution changed the electoral system from a direct vote to an indirect vote. The President was now elected on the basis of which candidate received the most votes in each state, with a candidate required to win in at least five of the nine states to be elected. If no candidate received a majority, Congress would elect the President from the main contenders.Elections and Events 1850-1899 The Library, UC San Diego Results In Cauca Rafael Núñez won a majority of the vote, but the election jury refused to recognise his victory. However, it also refused to give its college vote to Parra, and so announced that the state's electors would not take part in the presidential ballot.James William Park (1986) "Regionalism as a factor in Colombia's 1875 election", The Americas, Vol. 42, pp453–472 For the first time, no candidate won a majority of states, and as a result, Congress elected the President on 21 February. CandidatePartyStates wonCongressional vote Aquileo ParraLiberal Party448 Rafael NúñezLiberal Party218 Bartolomé CalvoConservative Party218Did not vote1–Total984Source: Park, The Library References Colombia Presidential Colombia Presidential Category:Presidential elections in Colombia