1851 Chilean presidential election

The Chilean presidential election of 1851 took place through a system of electors, and resulted in the election as President of Manuel Montt. Montt was the first non-military president.

This article is part of a series on the
politics and government of
Chile
Comptroller General
Constitutional Court
 Chile portal

Montt's opponent, José María de la Cruz, refused to accept the results and started a rebellion, the Revolution of 1851, in Concepción. He was defeated by former president Manuel Bulnes.

Results

CandidatesPartyVotes%
Manuel Monttnone (conservative)13281.48
José María de la CruzLiberal2917.90
Ramón Errázuriznone (conservative)10.62
Total162100.00
Source: Chilean Election Database (in Spanish)


gollark: Or just anyone who happens to be *related* to dissidents, to some extent anyone made worse off by some poor decision made somewhere, someone who is *taken* to be a dissident even if they aren't somehow, people who are living in fear of being considered one, etc.Also, I do care about said dissidents, soooo...
gollark: The world is very interconnected these days so stuff happening elsewhere affects me somewhat. And I do also care about suffering being caused, even if that doesn't directly affect people in my country.
gollark: I can definitely judge them by their *actions* and whatnot.
gollark: ???
gollark: ... did I say it was?
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.