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]
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Electoral system edit
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 edit
President edit
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Simón Bolívar | 582 | 95.72 |
| José Antonio Páez | 11 | 1.81 |
| Francisco de Paula Santander | 10 | 1.64 |
| Antonio José Sucre | 4 | 0.66 |
| Rafael Urdaneta | 1 | 0.16 |
| Total | 608 | 100.00 |
| Source: Historia electoral colombiana[3] | ||
Vice President edit
| Candidate | Public vote | Congress vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Francisco de Paula Santander | 285 | 46.57 | 70 | 71.43 |
| Pedro Briceño | 79 | 12.91 | 6 | 6.12 |
| José María Castillo | 56 | 9.15 | 22 | 22.45 |
| Luis A Baralt | 50 | 8.17 | ||
| Antonio Jose Sucre | 39 | 6.37 | ||
| Cristóbal Mendoza | 26 | 4.25 | ||
| Domingo Caicedo | 25 | 4.08 | ||
| Carlos Soublette | 19 | 3.10 | ||
| Francisco Carabaño | 7 | 1.14 | ||
| Joaquín Mosquera | 6 | 0.98 | ||
| Pedro Gual Escandón | 5 | 0.82 | ||
| Mariano Montilla | 4 | 0.65 | ||
| José Antonio Páez | 4 | 0.65 | ||
| Vicente Aguirre | 2 | 0.33 | ||
| Rafael Urdaneta | 2 | 0.33 | ||
| Pedro Fortoul | 1 | 0.16 | ||
| Miguel Guerrero | 1 | 0.16 | ||
| Santiago Mariño | 1 | 0.16 | ||
| Total | 612 | 100.00 | 98 | 100.00 |
| Source: Historia electoral colombiana[3] | ||||
References edit
- ^ a b Elections and Events 1810-1849 The Library, UC San Diego
- ^ Colombia: Elecciones Presidenciales de 1826 a 1990 Political Database of the Americas
- ^ a b Historia electoral colombiana, La Registraduría, 1991, pp97–98