Colombian presidential election, 1930

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Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 9 February 1930.[1] The result was a victory for Enrique Olaya Herrera of the Liberal Party, who received 44.9% of the vote.[1] He took office on 7 August.[2]

It was the first time since direct presidential elections were introduced in 1914 that a Conservative Party candidate had not won.[3]

Results

Candidate Party Votes %
Enrique Olaya HerreraLiberal Party369,93444.9
Guillermo ValenciaConservative Party240,36029.2
Alfredo Vásquez CoboConservative Party213,47025.9
Other candidates7660.1
Total824,530100
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p305 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. Nohlen, p358
  3. Nohlen, pp349–350