Nicaraguan general election, 1916
A general elections were held in Nicaragua to elect a President, half of the Deputies and 1/3 of the Senators on 6 October 1916.
Although the United States offered to assist President Adolfo Díaz to hold free elections in 1916, this offer was rejected. A verbal promise was obtained from President Adolfo Díaz, however, that the elections would be free.[1]
On 15 January 1916 the Secretary of State, Robert Lansing, had told the Conservative candidate Emiliano Chamorro Vargas that ‘the United States would view his candidacy with great pleasure’.[2]
The liberals boycotted the 1916 election, and conservative Emiliano Chamorro Vargas was elected with no opposition.[3]
Presidential election results[4]
| Candidate |
Party/Alliance |
Votes |
% |
| Emiliano Chamorro Vargas |
Conservative Party (PC) |
58,810 |
100% |
| Total valid votes |
58,810 |
100% |
| Spoilt and invalid votes |
?? |
?? |
| Total votes/Turnout |
?? |
?? |
| Registered voters |
?? |
– |
| Population |
600,000 |
– |
Legislative election results
| Parties and alliances |
Votes |
% |
Seats/ Senate (1916) |
Seats/ Chamber of Deputies (1916) |
Seats/ Senate (total) |
Seats/ Chamber of Deputies (total) |
| Conservative Party (PC) |
58,810 |
100% |
?? |
?? |
?? |
?? |
| Total valid votes |
58,810 |
100% |
09 |
22 |
24 |
43 |
| Spoilt and invalid votes |
?? |
?? |
– |
– |
– |
– |
| Total votes/Turnout |
?? |
?? |
– |
– |
– |
– |
| Registered voters |
?? |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
| Population |
600,000 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
References
- ↑ United States . Department of State. The United States and Nicaragua: a survey of the relations from 1909 to 1932. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. 1932. Pp. 11.
- ↑ MacRenato, Ternot. Somoza: seizure of power, 1926-1939. La Jolla: University of California, San Diego. 1991. Pp. 67.
- ↑ Merrill, Tim L., Nicaragua : a country study. Washington: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. 1994. Pp. 20.
- ↑ Elections in the Americas : a data handbook / ed. by Dieter Nohlen, Vol. 1. [Oxford] [u.a.] : Oxford Univ. Press, 2005. Pp.500.
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