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 | % |
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Enrique Olaya Herrera | Liberal Party | 369,934 | 44.9 |
Guillermo Valencia | Conservative Party | 240,360 | 29.2 |
Alfredo Vásquez Cobo | Conservative Party | 213,470 | 25.9 |
Other candidates | 766 | 0.1 | |
Total | 824,530 | 100 | |
Source: Nohlen |
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