1925 Chilean presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Chile on 22 October 1925.[1] They were the first direct elections in the country's history and the first to be held under the new 1925 constitution. The result was a victory for Emiliano Figueroa, who received 71% of the vote.[2]

1925 Presidential election

22 October 1925

Candidate Emiliano Figueroa José Santos Salas Party Independent USRACh Alliance Right-wing to center-left Liberal Democratic Party Liberal Conservative Radical United Liberal Democrat Left-wing USRACh Communist Popular vote 186,187 74,091 Percentage 71.36% 28.40%

President before election Luis Barros Borgoño Liberal Party President Emiliano Figueroa Liberal Democratic

Electoral system

The election was held using the absolute majority system, under which a candidate had to receive over 50% of the popular vote to be elected. If no candidate received over 50% of the vote, a joint session of the National Congress would vote on the two candidates that received the most votes.[3]

Campaign

A member of the Liberal Democratic Party,[4] Figueroa ran as an independent,[2] and was also supported by the Conservative Party, the Radical Party, the United Liberal Party, the Doctrinal Liberal Party, and Democrat Party, the Unionist Liberal Party and the Aliancista Liberal Democratic Party.[4]

Results

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Emiliano Figueroa	Independent	186,187	71.36
José Santos Salas	Social-Republican Union of the Wage Earners of Chile	74,091	28.40
Other candidates		617	0.24
Total		260,895	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		302,142	86.35
Source: Nohlen

References

1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p262 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
2. Nohlen, p285
3. Nohlen, p259
4. 1925 Presidential Election Chilean Electoral Database