1825 Colombian presidential election

1825 Colombian presidential election

1825 1830 →

Presidential elections were held in Gran Colombia in 1825, with Congress certifying the results the following year. The result was a victory for Simón Bolívar, who received 582 of the 608 votes. Francisco de Paula Santander was elected Vice President.

Electoral system

The 1821 constitution provided for a system where Provincial Assemblies elected the President and Vice President. If no candidate received a majority of the vote, an election would be held in the Congress.

Results

President

CandidateVotes%
Simón Bolívar58295.72
José Antonio Páez111.81
Francisco de Paula Santander101.64
Antonio José Sucre40.66
Rafael Urdaneta10.16
Total608100.00
Source: Historia electoral colombiana

Vice President

CandidatePublic voteCongress vote
Votes%Votes%
Francisco de Paula Santander28546.577071.43
Pedro Briceño7912.9166.12
José María Castillo569.152222.45
Luis A Baralt508.17
Antonio Jose Sucre396.37
Cristóbal Mendoza264.25
Domingo Caicedo254.08
Carlos Soublette193.10
Francisco Carabaño71.14
Joaquín Mosquera60.98
Pedro Gual Escandón50.82
Mariano Montilla40.65
José Antonio Páez40.65
Vicente Aguirre20.33
Rafael Urdaneta20.33
Pedro Fortoul10.16
Miguel Guerrero10.16
Santiago Mariño10.16
Total612100.0098100.00
Source: Historia electoral colombiana

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