1924 Panamanian general election

none General elections were held in Panama on 2 September 1924 to elect both a new President of the Republic and a new National Assembly. The American government remained aloof and permitted Panamanians to manage their own affairs. Rodolfo Chiari, the Liberal candidate, defeated General Manuel Quintero Villarreal, the commander of the Panamanian army at Coto and the leader of the opposition, for the presidency in an election of ‘orden perfecto’. McCain, William D. The United States and the Republic of Panama. New York: Russell & Russell. Reprint of 1937 edition. 1967. Pp. 75. One practice that grew out of the struggle for control of the electoral board was the ‘paquetazo,’ which amounted to stuffing the ballot boxes with ghost votes, thereby giving the party that controlled the board a landslide victory in a particularly difficult to monitor, remote part of the country. One of the more blatant cases occurred in 1924. Rodolfo Chiari, the administration’s hand-picked candidate, easily won the 1924 election, including a landslide margin among the indigenous people of San Blas. There police intimidation resulted in a margin of 594 to 17 in favor of Chiari. Pearcy, Thomas L. We answer only to God: politics and the military in Panama, 1903-1947. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. 1998. Pp. 42. Results President Rodolfo Chiari Chiarista Liberal Party–Conservative Party 28376 Manuel Quintero Villarreal Porrista Liberal Party 4705 Escritas Históricos de PanamáEscritas Históricos de Panamá National Assembly Liberal Party 38 Conservative Party 8 Political Handbook of the WorldPolitical Handbook of the World, 1928. New York, 1928. Pp. 144. References Panama Category:1924 in Panama Category:Elections in Panama Category:Presidential elections in Panama Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Category:September 1924 in North America