1880 Argentine presidential election
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Presidential elections were held in Argentina on 11 April 1880. Julio Argentino Roca was elected.
Background
A leader of the Conquest of the Desert, as well as of the suppression of Mitre's 1874 uprising and others, outgoing president Nicolás Avellaneda had decided on General Julio Roca as his successor early on. Memories of Mitre's defeat did not sit well with Buenos Aires separatists, and this faction nominated the Governor of Buenos Aires Province, Carlos Tejedor.
Results
President
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Argentino Roca | National Autonomist Party | 155 | 68.89 | |
| Carlos Tejedor | Independent | 70 | 31.11 | |
| Total | 225 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 228 | – | ||
Vice president
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Bernabé Madero | National Autonomist Party | 151 | 67.41 | |
| Saturnino María Laspiur | Independent | 70 | 31.25 | |
| Bernardo de Irigoyen | Independent | 3 | 1.34 | |
| Total | 224 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 228 | – | ||
Aftermath
Roca's election by the electoral college was followed by Tejedor's armed insurrection, and though the latter was defeated, Mitre brokered negotiations between Tejedor's separatists and the national government. These negotiations eventually result in the Federalization of Buenos Aires in September, stabilizing the powerful province's position within Argentina.[1]
Notes
- ^ Todo Argentina: 1880 Archived 2018-06-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
References
- "Cámara de Senadores - Sesión de 1880". Diario de Sesiones del Honorable Senado de la Nacion. Buenos Aires: El Nacional: 423. 1880.
- Duhalde, Eduardo Luis (2007). Acción Parlamentaria de John William Cooke. Buenos Aires: Colihue. p. 232. ISBN 978-950-563-460-6.
- Lorenzo, Celso Ramón (1999). Manual de Historia Constitucional Argentina, Volumen 3. Rosario: Editorial Juris. p. 10. ISBN 950-817-111-1.
- "Historia Electoral Argentina (1912-2007), p. 58" (PDF). Ministry of the Interior. December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2017.