Colombian presidential election, 1949

Colombian presidential election, 1949
27 November 1949

 
Nominee Laureano Gómez
Party Conservative
Popular vote 1,140,122
Percentage 100%
President before election

Mariano Ospina Pérez
Conservative

 Elected President

Laureano Gómez
Conservative

Colombia
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Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 27 November 1949.[1] The result was a victory for Laureano Gómez of the Conservative Party, who received all but 23 of the 1.1 million valid votes cast.[2] The opposition Liberal Party withdrew from the election and called for a boycott after their candidate Darío Echandía was the victim of a failed assassination attempt.[2]

It is widely speculated that Jorge Eliécer Gaitán would likely have been elected President had he not been assassinated on April 9, 1948.[3][4] This assassination occurred immediately prior to the armed insurrection or Bogotazo.[5][4]

Results

Candidate Party Votes %
Laureano GómezConservative Party1,140,122100
Others230.0
Invalid/blank votes501–
Total1,140,646100
Registered voters/turnout2,866,33939.8
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 Nohlen, p352
  3. ↑ Weyl 1961, pp. 4,7.
  4. 1 2 United Fruit Historical Society.
  5. ↑ Weyl 1961, pp. 4-21.
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