1856 Colombian presidential election

1856 Colombian presidential election
1856
 
Candidate Mariano Ospina Rodríguez Manuel Murillo Toro Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera
Party Conservative Liberal National
Popular vote 96,651 79,411 32,713
Percentage 46.26% 38.01% 15.65%
President before election

José Hilario López
Liberal

 Elected President

José María Obando
Liberal

Presidential elections were held in the Republic of New Granada in 1856. Following constitutional reforms in 1853, they were the first direct presidential elections in the country. The elections were free and fair.

Following the elections, Congress convened on 4 February 1857 to verify the results. The result was a victory for Mariano Ospina Rodríguez of the Conservative Party.

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