1825 Colombian general election

1825 Colombian general election

1825

Presidential election

Candidate Simón Bolívar José Antonio Páez Electoral vote 582 11

President before election Simón Bolívar Elected President Simón Bolívar

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]

Electoral system

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

President

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

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

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