1911 Mexican general election explained
| Flag Year: | 1893 |
| Country: | Mexico |
| Election Date: | 1 and 15 October 1911 |
| Module: | | Embed: | yes | | Election Name: | Presidential election | | Type: | presidential | | Previous Election: | 1910 Mexican general election | | Previous Year: | 1910 | | Next Election: | 1917 Mexican general election | | Next Year: | 1917 | | Image1: | Francisco I Madero (cropped).jpg | | Nominee1: | Francisco I. Madero | | Party1: | Progressive Constitutionalist Party (Mexico) | | Popular Vote1: | 19,997 | | Percentage1: | 99.27% | | Nominee2: | Francisco León de la Barra | | Party2: | Independent politician | | Popular Vote2: | 87 | | Percentage2: | 0.43% | | President | | Before Election: | Francisco León de la Barra | | Before Party: | Independent politician | | After Election: | Francisco I. Madero | | After Party: | Progressive Constitutionalist Party (Mexico) |
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General elections were held in Mexico on 1 and 15 October 1911.[1] [2]
Background
The 1910 elections were intended to be the first free elections of the Porfiriato, but after opposition leader Francisco I. Madero appeared poised to upset the Porfirian regime, he was arrested and imprisoned before the election was held.[3] Despite Madero's popularity, Diaz was controversially announced as the election winner with almost 99% of the votes. The elections were subsequently rigged and the results not recognized by Madero, who then published the Plan of San Luis Potosí in October 1910 that served to incite the Mexican Revolution.[4]
Results
Vice-President
Notes and References
- Reyes. Marco Antonio Pérez de los. Sánchez. Enrique Inti García. 2011. 1911. Las primeras elecciones de un país en transición. Revista Justicia Electoral. 1. 7. 359–393. 0188-7998.
- Web site: Distant Neighbors (Hispanic Reading Room, Hispanic Division). 2021-02-27. www.loc.gov.
- Book: Katz. Friedrich. The Secret War in Mexico: Europe, the United States and the Mexican Revolution. 1981. University of Chicago Press. Chicago, IL.
- Web site: Modern History Sourcebook: Francisco Madero: The Plan of San Luis Potosi, November 20, 1910. 17 January 2021. Internet History Sourcebooks Project. Fordham University.
