1825 Colombian general election

General elections were held in Gran Colombia in 1825 to elect the presidency and Congress.^[1] The result was a victory for Simón Bolívar, who received 582 of the 608 votes.^[2] Francisco de Paula Santander was elected vice president.^[1]

1825 Colombian general election

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Presidential election

Candidate Simón Bolívar José Antonio Páez Electoral vote 582 11

President before election Simón Bolívar Elected President Simón Bolívar

Electoral system

The 1821 constitution provided for a system where Provincial Assemblies elected the president and vice president. If no candidate received a majority of the vote, an election would be held in the Congress.

Results

President

Candidate	Votes	%
Simón Bolívar	582	95.72
José Antonio Páez	11	1.81
Francisco de Paula Santander	10	1.64
Antonio José Sucre	4	0.66
Rafael Urdaneta	1	0.16
Total	608	100.00
Source: Historia electoral colombiana[3]

Vice President

Candidate	Public vote		Congress vote
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Francisco de Paula Santander	285	46.57	70	71.43
Pedro Briceño	79	12.91	6	6.12
José María Castillo	56	9.15	22	22.45
Luis A Baralt	50	8.17
Antonio Jose Sucre	39	6.37
Cristóbal Mendoza	26	4.25
Domingo Caicedo	25	4.08
Carlos Soublette	19	3.10
Francisco Carabaño	7	1.14
Joaquín Mosquera	6	0.98
Pedro Gual Escandón	5	0.82
Mariano Montilla	4	0.65
José Antonio Páez	4	0.65
Vicente Aguirre	2	0.33
Rafael Urdaneta	2	0.33
Pedro Fortoul	1	0.16
Miguel Guerrero	1	0.16
Santiago Mariño	1	0.16
Total	612	100.00	98	100.00
Source: Historia electoral colombiana[3]

References

1. Elections and Events 1810-1849 The Library, UC San Diego
2. Colombia: Elecciones Presidenciales de 1826 a 1990 Political Database of the Americas
3. Historia electoral colombiana, La Registraduría, 1991, pp97–98