1825 Colombian general election explained

Country:

Colombia

Election Date:

1825

Next Election:

1830 Colombian presidential election

Next Year:

1830

Module:

Embed:	yes
Election Name:	Presidential election
Type:	presidential
Candidate1:	Simón Bolívar
Image1:	Simón Bolívar. Toro Moreno, José. 1922, Legislative Palace, La Paz.png
Electoral Vote1:	582
Candidate2:	José Antonio Páez
Electoral Vote2:	11
President
Before Election:	Simón Bolívar
After Election:	Simón Bolívar

General elections were held in Gran Colombia in 1825 to elect the presidency and Congress.^[1] The result was a victory for Simón Bolívar, who received 582 of the 608 votes.^[2] Francisco de Paula Santander was elected vice president.^[1]

Electoral system

The 1821 constitution provided for a system where Provincial Assemblies elected the president and vice president. If no candidate received a majority of the vote, an election would be held in the Congress.

Results

Vice President

Notes and References

https://web.archive.org/web/20141031191216/http://libraries.ucsd.edu/collections/about/collections-of-distinction/latin-american-elections-statistics/colombia/elections-and-events-18101849.html Elections and Events 1810-1849
http://pdba.georgetown.edu/Elecdata/Col/pres1826_1990.html Colombia: Elecciones Presidenciales de 1826 a 1990