1920 Chilean presidential election

The Chilean presidential election of 1920 resulted in the election as President of Arturo Alessandri. This was the last Chilean election to have been decided by the Electoral college.

1920 Chilean presidential election

June 25, 1920
 
Candidate Arturo Alessandri Palma Luis Barros Borgoño
Party Liberal Liberal
Alliance Liberal Alliance National Union
Electoral vote 177 176
Popular vote 82,083 83,100
Percentage 49.48% 50.10%


President before election

Juan Luis Sanfuentes
Liberal Democratic

Elected President

Arturo Alessandri Palma
Liberal Party

Results

Carried out on June 25, 1920.[1]

CandidatesPartyVotes%
Luis Barros BorgoñoNational Union83,10050.10%
Arturo AlessandriLiberal Alliance82,08349.49%
Luis Emilio RecabarrenSocialist Workers Party6810.41%
Total165,864100%

Electoral vote (original)

Carried out on July 25, 1920.[1]

CandidatesPartyVotes%
Arturo AlessandriLiberal Alliance17950.56%
Luis Barros BorgoñoNational Union17549.44%
Luis Emilio RecabarrenSocialist Workers Party00.00%
Total354100%

Electoral vote (modified)

Results modified by the Tribunal of Honor on September 30, 1920.[1]

CandidatesPartyVotes%
Arturo AlessandriLiberal Alliance17750.14%
Luis Barros BorgoñoNational Union17649.86%
Luis Emilio RecabarrenSocialist Workers Party00.00%
Total353100%

References

  1. "Presidential Election 1920" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 April 2010.
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