1925 Chilean presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Chile on 22 October 1925.[1] They were the first direct presidential elections in the country's history and the first to be held under the new 1925 constitution. The result was a victory for Emiliano Figueroa, who received 72% of the vote.
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Electoral system
editThe election was held using the absolute majority system, under which a candidate had to receive over 50% of the popular vote to be elected. If no candidate received over 50% of the vote, a joint session of the National Congress would vote on the two candidates that received the most votes.[2]
Campaign
editA member of the Liberal Democratic Party,[3] Figueroa ran as an independent,[4] and was also supported by the Conservative Party, the Radical Party, the United Liberal Party, the Doctrinal Liberal Party, and Democrat Party, the Unionist Liberal Party and the Aliancista Liberal Democratic Party.[3]
Results
edit| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emiliano Figueroa | Independent | 186,187 | 71.53 | |
| José Santos Salas | Social-Republican Union of the Wage Earners of Chile | 74,091 | 28.47 | |
| Total | 260,278 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 260,278 | 99.76 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 617 | 0.24 | ||
| Total votes | 260,895 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 302,142 | 86.35 | ||
| Source: Chilean Elections Database | ||||
References
edit- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p262 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- ^ Nohlen, p259
- ^ a b 1925 Presidential Election Chilean Electoral Database
- ^ Nohlen, p285