1884 Bolivian general election

General elections were held in Bolivia in 1884.[1] Gregorio Pacheco of the Democratic Party received the most votes in the presidential election, whilst the Liberal Party emerged as the largest party in Congress.

As no candidate received an absolute majority in the presidential election, the President was elected by Congress on 1 September. Although Pachecho's Democratic Party was the smallest faction in Congress, he was elected President by 47 votes to 29 for Liberal candidate Eliodoro Camacho after the Conservatives decided to support Pacheco. Their decision followed an agreement between Mariano Baptista of the Conservative Party and Jorge Oblitas and Casimiro Corral of the Liberal Party that Pacheco would work to support Conservative candidate Aniceto Arce in the next elections.[1]

Results

President

Candidate	Party	Public vote		Congressional vote
		Votes	%	Votes	%
Gregorio Pacheco	Democratic Party	11,760	38.91	47	61.84
Aniceto Arce	Conservative Party	10,263	33.96
Eliodoro Camacho	Liberal Party	8,202	27.14	29	38.16
Invalid/blank votes			–		–
Total		30,225	100	76	100
Source: OEP

Congress

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Liberal Party			30
Conservative Party			24
Democratic Party			22
Total			76
Source: OEP

References

1. Electoral Systems in Bolivia Archived August 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Plurinational Electoral Organ