1886 Argentine presidential election
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The Argentine presidential election of 1886 was held on 11 April to choose the president of Argentina. Miguel Juárez Celman was elected president.
Background
Confident of his authority following six years of peace and prosperity, President Roca was by then known for his shrewdness as "the fox." Enjoying the support of the agricultural elites - as well as of the London financial powerhouse, Barings Bank - Roca daringly fielded his son-in-law, Córdoba Province Governor Miguel Juárez Celman, as the PAN candidate for president. A number of distinguished candidates appeared, including Buenos Aires Governor Dardo Rocha and Foreign Minister Bernardo de Irigoyen. Roca tolerated no opposition against his dauphin, however, who was selected nearly unanimously on 11 April 1886.[1]
Results
| Argentine Republic | |
|---|---|
| Population | 3,094,000 |
| Voters | 61,900 |
| Turnout | 2% |
| Presidential Candidates | Party | Electoral Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Miguel Juárez Celman | National Autonomist Party | 168 |
| Manuel Anselmo Ocampo | Partidos Unidos | 32 |
| Bernardo de Irigoyen | Partidos Unidos | 13 |
| Total voters | 213 | |
| Did not vote | 19 | |
| Total | 232 | |
| Vice Presidential Candidates | Party | Electoral Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Pellegrini | National Autonomist Party | 179 |
| Rafael García | Partidos Unidos | 28 |
| Luis Sáenz Peña | Partidos Unidos | 3 |
| Bartolomé Mitre | Partidos Unidos | 3 |
| Total voters | 213 | |
| Did not vote | 19 | |
| Total | 232 | |
Results by Province
| Province | President | Vice President | ||||||
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| Juárez Celman | Ocampo | Irigoyen | Pellegrini | García | Sáenz Peña | Mitre | ||
| Buenos Aires City | 22 | 22 | ||||||
| Buenos Aires | 31 | 28 | 3 | |||||
| Catamarca | 12 | 12 | ||||||
| Córdoba | 26 | 26 | ||||||
| Corrientes | 15 | 15 | ||||||
| Entre Ríos | 18 | 18 | ||||||
| Jujuy | 8 | 8 | ||||||
| La Rioja | 8 | 8 | ||||||
| Mendoza | 10 | 10 | ||||||
| Salta | Did not vote | Did not vote | ||||||
| San Juan | 10 | 10 | ||||||
| San Luis | 10 | 10 | ||||||
| Santa Fe | 11 | 11 | ||||||
| Santiago del Estero | 18 | 18 | ||||||
| Tucumán | 1 | 13 | 11 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 168 | 32 | 13 | 179 | 28 | 3 | 3 | |
Notes
- ^ Todo Argentina: 1886 Archived 2017-10-23 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
References
- Cámara de Senadores - Sesiones de 1886. Buenos Aires: Cámara de Diputados. 1932. pp. 267–270.
- 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. 12. ISBN 950-817-111-1.
- Rosa, José María (1981). Historia Argentina, Tomo VIII: El Régimen (1878-1895). Buenos Aires: Editorial Oriente S.A. p. 119.
- "Historia Electoral Argentina (1912-2007), p. 58" (PDF). www.mininterior.gov.ar. Ministry of the Interior. December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
