1848–49 Colombian presidential election

1848–49 Colombian presidential election
1848 (electoral college)
March 1849 (president)
 
Candidate José Hilario López Rufino Cuervo y Barreto
Party Liberal Conservative
Electoral vote 45 42
President before election

Pedro Alcántara Herrán
Independent

 Elected President

José Hilario López
Liberal

Presidential elections were held in the Republic of New Granada in 1848 and 1849. Members of the electoral college were elected in 1848 and subsequently convened to elect the president in March 1849. The Liberal José Hilario López was elected president with the support of the artisans and their Democratic society clubs, also taking advantage of the divisions among the Conservatives.

The election has been characterized as free and fair.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.