1962 Colombian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 6 May 1962.[1] Under the National Front agreement, it was the turn of the Conservative Party to govern. The result was a victory for Guillermo León Valencia, who received 84% of the valid votes.[2]

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Despite the National Front agreement, Alfonso López Michelsen of the Liberal Party also contested the election. However, the Electoral Court labelled any votes for him as invalid. Votes for Gustavo Rojas Pinilla of the National Popular Alliance were also declared invalid due to Rojas' leadership of the 1953 military coup.[2]

Results
Candidate Party Votes %
Guillermo León ValenciaConservative Party1,636,08184.1
Alfonso López MichelsenLiberal Party625,630–
Jorge LeyvaConservative Party308,99215.9
Gustavo Rojas PinillaNational Popular Alliance54,562–
Others5090.0
Invalid/blank votes9,066–
Total2,634,840100
Registered voters/turnout5,404,76548.8
Source: Nohlen

References
  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p305 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. Nohlen, p353
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