1881 Chilean presidential election

1881 Chilean presidential election
1881
 
Candidate Domingo Santa María Manuel Baquedano
Party Liberal–Radical Conservative–Liberal
Electoral vote 255 12
Percentage 95.51% 4.49%
President before election

Aníbal Pinto
National–Liberal

Elected President

Domingo Santa María
Liberal–Radical

Presidential elections were held in Chile in 1881,[1] during the War of the Pacific. Carried out through a system of electors, they resulted in the election of Domingo Santa María as president. The election was not free and fair, and occurred in the context of election violence.[2] Santa María was the sole candidate after Manuel Baquedano's resignation. Santa María had been hand-picked by incumbent President Pinto.[2] However, Baquedano received 12 electoral votes in Santiago.

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Domingo Santa MaríaLiberal Alliance (PL–PR)25595.51
Manuel BaquedanoConservative–Liberal124.49
Total267100.00
Valid votes26787.54
Invalid/blank votes3812.46
Total votes305100.00
Source: Chilean Elections Database

References

  1. ^ Elección Presidencial 1881 Chilean Elections Database
  2. ^ a b Blakemore, Harold (1986), Bethell, Leslie (ed.), "Chile from the War of the Pacific to the world depression, 1880–1930", The Cambridge History of Latin America: Volume 5: c.1870 to 1930, vol. 5, Cambridge University Press, pp. 497–552, doi:10.1017/chol9780521245173.016, ISBN 978-0-521-24517-3


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