Colombian presidential election, 1857

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Presidential elections were held in the Republic of New Granada in 1857. Following constitutional reforms in 1853, they were the first direct presidential elections in the country. The result was a victory for Mariano Ospina Rodríguez of the Conservative Party.[1]

Results

Candidate Party Votes %
Mariano Ospina RodríguezConservative Party97,40746.23
Manuel Murillo ToroLiberal Party80,17038.05
Tomás Cipriano de MosqueraNational Party33,03815.68
Other candidates750.04
Total210,960100
Source: Political Database of the Americas

References

  1. Colombia: Elecciones Presidenciales de 1826 a 1990 Political Database of the Americas
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