Colombian presidential election, 1946

Colombian presidential election, 1946
Colombia
5 May 1946
 
Nominee Mariano Ospina Pérez Gabriel Turbay
Party Conservative Party Liberal Party
Popular vote 565,939 441,199
Percentage 41.4% 32.3%
President before election

Alfonso López Pumarejo
Liberal Party

 Elected President

Mariano Ospina Pérez
Conservative Party

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Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 5 May 1946.[1] The result was a victory for Mariano Ospina Pérez of the Conservative Party, who received 41.4% of the vote.[2] Opponent Gabriel Turbay of the Liberal Party was also supported by the Social Democratic Party.[2]

Two years after the election, Liberal Party candidate Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Ayala was assassinated, sparking the ten-year conflict known as La Violencia.[2]

Results

Candidate Party Votes %
Mariano Ospina PérezConservative Party565,93941.4
Gabriel TurbayLiberal Party441,19932.3
Jorge Eliécer Gaitán AyalaLiberal Party358,95726.3
Invalid/blank votes177–
Total1,366,272100
Registered voters/turnout2,450,59655.8
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. ↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p305 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. 1 2 3 Nohlen, p351
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