1853 Argentine presidential election

none Argentine Confederation 1826 Argentine presidential election 1826 1859 Argentine presidential election 1859 1 November 1853 106 members of the Electoral College 54 yes Presidential election presidential Urquiza.jpg Justo José de Urquiza Federalist Party (Argentina) 91votes Although only 91 electors voted for Urquiza, in the final count he appears with 94 votes. 88.35% Mariano Fragueiro.jpg Mariano Fragueiro es Unitarian Party 7 6.80% Elecciones presidenciales de Argentina de 1853.png 230px Results by province President Justo José de Urquiza(As Provisional Director of the Argentine Confederation) Federalist Party (Argentina) Justo José de Urquiza Federalist Party (Argentina) Presidential elections were held in Argentina on 1 November 1853 to choose the first president of the Argentine Confederation for the period 1854–1860. Justo José de Urquiza was elected president by a wide margin. It was the first presidential election after the unification of the country in 1852, after Urquiza defeated Juan Manuel de Rosas at the Battle of Caseros on 3 February 1852. The State of Buenos Aires seceded on 11 September 1852 and did not participate in elections until 1862. Results President Although only 91 electors voted for Urquiza, in the final count he is listed as having 94 votes. Justo José de Urquiza Federalist Party 91 Mariano Fragueiro es Unitarian Party 7 Pedro Ferré Federalist Party 1 Vicente López y Planes Independent 1 José María Paz Unitarian Party 1 Benjamín Virasoro es Federalist Party 1 Facundo Zuviría es Unitarian Party 1 106 By province ProvinceUrquiza Fragueiro Ferré López y Planes Paz Virasoro Zuviría Catamarca 9 1 Córdoba 16 Corrientes 5 6 1 Entre Ríos 8 Jujuy 8 La Rioja 8 Mendoza 10 Salta 7 1 1 1 San Juan 5 San Luis 8 Santa Fe 7 1 Santiago del Estero Did not vote Tucumán Did not vote Total 91votes 7 1 1 1 1 1 Vice president As none of the candidates obtained the majority of voters required by the constitution, Congress elected the vice president. Electoral vote Congress vote Salvador María del Carril Unitarian Party 35 17 Facundo Zuviría es Unitarian Party 22 1 Mariano Fragueiro es Unitarian Party 20 Rudecindo Alvarado Unitarian Party 13 Benjamín Virasoro es Federalist Party 8 Juan Bautista Alberdi Independent 7 Pedro Ferré Federalist Party 1 By province Provincedel Carril Zuviría Fragueiro Alvarado Virasoro Alberdi Ferré Catamarca 1 9 Córdoba 10 6 Corrientes 1 3 3 5 Entre Ríos 5 2 1 Jujuy 5 3 La Rioja 8 Mendoza 10 Salta 2 4 2 1 1 San Juan 7 1 San Luis 8 Santa Fe 8 Santiago del Estero Did not vote Tucumán Did not vote Total 35 22 20 13 8 7 1 Notes References 1871 Congreso General Constituyente de la Confederación Argentina - Sesión de 1852-54 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044059616219;view=1up;seq=413 Buenos Aires Imprenta del Orden 405–409 Barreto Constantín Ana María 2014 Vida de un Caudillo https://books.google.com/books?id=PaLDBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA48 Buenos Aires Editorial Dunken 48 978-9870276968 Lorenzo Celso Ramón 1997 Manual de Historia Constitucional Argentina, Volumen 2 https://books.google.com/books?id=1U3bsmyZHmEC&pg=PA228 Rosario Editorial Juris 228 950-817-064-6 https://www.mininterior.gov.ar/asuntospoliticos/pdf/HistoriaElectoralArgentina.pdf Historia Electoral Argentina (1912-2007), p. 58 December 2008 Ministry of the Interior 13 June 2017 8 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140908165849/https://www.mininterior.gov.ar/asuntospoliticos/pdf/HistoriaElectoralArgentina.pdf dead Category:Presidential elections in Argentina Argentina Presidential Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Argentina