1830 Colombian presidential election

Indirect presidential elections were held in Gran Colombia on 4 May 1830 following the resignation of incumbent President Simón Bolívar. Joaquín Mosquera was elected President, whilst Domingo Caycedo was elected Vice President.

Colombia
This article is part of a series on the
politics and government of
Colombia
Constitution
Legislature
Executive
Elections
Administrative divisions
Major political parties
Foreign relations
Related topics
 Colombia portal

Background

Suffering from ill-health, President Bolívar resigned in January 1830 during a Constitutional Convention.[1] He named Domingo Caycedo as his successor until a Congressional vote in May.

Results

President
Candidate First round Second round Third round
Votes % Votes % Votes %
Eusebio Canabal2654.21735.41429.2
Joaquín Mosquera1735.42756.33470.8
Domingo Caycedo510.448.3
Total481004810048100
Source: Historia electoral colombiana[2]

Vice President
Candidate Votes %
Domingo Caycedo3368.8
Eusebio Canabal1225.0
José Vallarino24.2
Vicente Borrero12.1
Total48100
Source: Historia electoral colombiana[2]

Aftermath

Mosquera and Caycedo were forced out of office on 4 September under pressure from the military. General Rafael Urdaneta was appointed interim president the following day whilst a response from Bolívar on whether he would return to the Presidency was awaited. However, he refused to accept the post, and gave his support to Urdaneta. Bolívar died in December.[1]

Following a brief civil war in early 1831, Urdaneta left office and elections were held for a Constituent Assembly. Presidential elections were held the following year.[1]

References
  1. Elections and Events 1810-1849 The Library, UC San Diego
  2. Historia electoral colombiana, La Registraduría, 1991, pp97–98
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.