| Country: | Colombia |
| Previous Election: | 1848–49 Colombian presidential election |
| Next Election: | 1856 Colombian presidential election |
| Next Year: | 1856 |
| Election Date: | 1853 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Candidate1: | José María Obando |
| Image1: | José María Obando del Campo.jpg |
| Party1: | Colombian Liberal Party |
| Electoral Vote1: | 1,548 |
| Candidate2: | Tomás de Herrera |
| Party2: | Colombian Liberal Party |
| Electoral Vote2: | 329 |
| President | |
| Before Election: | José Hilario López |
| Before Party: | Colombian Liberal Party |
| After Election: | José María Obando |
| After Party: | Colombian Liberal Party |
Presidential elections were held in the Republic of New Granada in 1852 and 1853. The electoral college was elected in 1852 and subsequently elected the president in March 1853.[1]
The Liberal Party, then in power under General José Hilario López after winning the Colombian Civil War of 1851, was assured of victory. Its official candidate General José María Obando had little difficulty winning the election, with his only significant rival being his fellow Liberal Tomás Herrera, who was mainly supported by the Panamanian regionalist movement. The election victory was achieved with a pact of unity between the two factions of Liberalism, the Golgothians (radicals) and the Draconians (moderates).