1848–49 Colombian presidential election

None February 2024 Colombia Flag of New Granada.svg 1844–45 Colombian presidential election 1844–45 1852–53 Colombian presidential election 1852–53 1848 (electoral college)March 1849 (president) presidential José Hilario López General José Hilario López.jpg Colombian Liberal Party 45 Rufino Cuervo y Barreto Rufino Cuervo y Barreto sketch.jpg Colombian Conservative Party 42 President Pedro Alcántara Herrán Independent José Hilario López Colombian Liberal Party Presidential elections were held in the Republic of New Granada in 1848 and 1849. Members of the electoral college were elected in 1848 and subsequently convened to elect the president in March 1849. The Liberal José Hilario López was elected president with the support of the artisans and their Democratic society clubs, also taking advantage of the divisions among the Conservatives. The election has been characterized as free and fair.Madrid Raúl L. https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/birth-of-democracy-in-south-america/A8EA21756D12D27A6171337F2BF3F415 The Birth of Democracy in South America 2025 Cambridge University Press 978-1-009-63381-9 67 Results Electoral college José Hilario López Liberal 734 Joaquín Gori Conservative 384 Rufino Cuervo Conservative 304 Mariano Ospina Rodríguez 81 Joaquín Barriga es 74 Florentino González es 72 Eusebio Borrero es 52 Historia electoral colombianaHistoria electoral colombiana, La Registraduría, 1991, p114 By Congress As no candidate received a majority of the electoral college vote, the president was to be elected by members of Congress from the top-three candidates in the electoral college votes, López, Gori and Cuervo, with a candidate requiring 43 votes to be elected. In a tight and controversial election, under pressure from an armed mob in the streets, López received the required 43 votes in the fourth round and was elected. CandidateFirst roundSecond roundThird roundFourth roundVotes%Votes%Votes%Votes%José Hilario López3744.054047.624250.004553.57Rufino Cuervo3744.054148.813946.433946.43Joaquín Gori1011.90 Blank votes00.0022.3833.5700.00Total84100.0081100.0084100.0084100.00Source: Historia electoral colombiana, Banrepcultural References Colombia President Colombia President Category:Presidential elections in Colombia Category:March 1849