1922 Colombian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Colombia in February 1922.[1] The result was a victory for Pedro Nel Ospina of the Conservative Party, who received 62% of the vote.[2] He took office on 7 August.[3]

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His main opponent, Benjamín Herrera of the Liberal Party, was also supported by the Socialist Party.[2] The Liberal Party claimed that the election had been marred by blatant fraud.[2]

Results
Candidate Party Votes %
Pedro Nel OspinaConservative Party413,61961.7
Benjamín HerreraLiberal Party256,23138.2
Other candidates2030.0
Invalid/blank votes105–
Total670,154100
Source: Nohlen
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References
  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p305 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. Nohlen, p350
  3. Nohlen, p358
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