1848–49 Colombian presidential election

1848–49 Colombian presidential election
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Candidate José Hilario López Rufino Cuervo y Barreto
Party Liberal Conservative
Electoral vote 45 42
President before election

Pedro Alcántara Herrán
Independent

Elected President

José Hilario López
Liberal

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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.

Results

Electoral college

CandidatePartyVotes%
José Hilario LópezLiberal73443.15
Joaquín Gori [es]Conservative38422.57
Rufino CuervoConservative30417.87
Mariano Ospina Rodríguez814.76
Joaquín Barriga [es]744.35
Florentino González [es]724.23
Eusebio Borrero [es]523.06
Total1,701100.00
Source: Historia electoral colombiana[1]

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,[1] 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.

Candidate First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
José Hilario López 37 44.05 40 47.62 42 50.00 45 53.57
Rufino Cuervo 37 44.05 41 48.81 39 46.43 39 46.43
Joaquín Gori [es] 10 11.90
Blank votes 0 0.00 2 2.38 3 3.57 0 0.00
Total 84 100.00 81 100.00 84 100.00 84 100.00
Source: Historia electoral colombiana,[1] Banrepcultural

References

  1. ^ a b c Historia electoral colombiana, La Registraduría, 1991, p114