1946 Colombian presidential election
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Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 5 May 1946, pitching the Colombian Conservative Party against two different Colombian Liberal Party candidates.[1] The Liberals received more votes combined, but due to their division the result was a victory for Mariano Ospina Pérez of the Conservative Party, who received 41.4% of the vote.[2] One of the Liberal candidates, Gabriel Turbay, was also supported by the Social Democratic Party.[2]
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Two years after the election, the second Liberal Party candidate, Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Ayala, was assassinated. This in turn sparked a ten-year civil war known as La Violencia.[2]
Results edit
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mariano Ospina Pérez | Colombian Conservative Party | 565,939 | 41.43 | |
| Gabriel Turbay | Colombian Liberal Party | 441,199 | 32.30 | |
| Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Ayala | Colombian Liberal Party dissident | 358,957 | 26.28 | |
| Total | 1,366,095 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 1,366,095 | 99.99 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 177 | 0.01 | ||
| Total votes | 1,366,272 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,450,596 | 55.75 | ||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
References edit
- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p305 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- ^ a b c Nohlen, p351