1825 Colombian general election

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]

1825 Colombian general election

1825 1830 →
Presidential election
 
Candidate Simón Bolívar José Antonio Páez
Electoral vote 582 11

President before election

Simón Bolívar

Elected President

Simón Bolívar

Electoral system

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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

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President

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CandidateVotes%
Simón Bolívar58295.72
José Antonio Páez111.81
Francisco de Paula Santander101.64
Antonio José Sucre40.66
Rafael Urdaneta10.16
Total608100.00
Source: Historia electoral colombiana[3]

Vice President

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CandidatePublic voteCongress vote
Votes%Votes%
Francisco de Paula Santander28546.577071.43
Pedro Briceño7912.9166.12
José María Castillo569.152222.45
Luis A Baralt508.17
Antonio Jose Sucre396.37
Cristóbal Mendoza264.25
Domingo Caicedo254.08
Carlos Soublette193.10
Francisco Carabaño71.14
Joaquín Mosquera60.98
Pedro Gual Escandón50.82
Mariano Montilla40.65
José Antonio Páez40.65
Vicente Aguirre20.33
Rafael Urdaneta20.33
Pedro Fortoul10.16
Miguel Guerrero10.16
Santiago Mariño10.16
Total612100.0098100.00
Source: Historia electoral colombiana[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Elections and Events 1810-1849 The Library, UC San Diego
  2. ^ Colombia: Elecciones Presidenciales de 1826 a 1990 Political Database of the Americas
  3. ^ a b Historia electoral colombiana, La Registraduría, 1991, pp97–98