1915 Chilean presidential election

1915 Chilean presidential election

Friday June 25, 1915

Candidate Juan Luis Sanfuentes Javier Ángel Figueroa Party Liberal Democratic Liberal Party (Chile, 1849–1966) Alliance Coalition Liberal Alliance Electoral vote 174 173 Percentage 50.14% 49.86% Confirmation 77 41

President before election Ramón Barros Luco Liberal Party (Chile, 1849–1966) Elected President Juan Luis Sanfuentes Liberal Democratic

A presidential election was held in Chile in 1915. It was a bitterly contested election between Juan Luis Sanfuentes —a coalition candidate of the Liberal Party and Conservative Party— and Javier Ángel Figueroa —supported by the Liberal Alliance parties. Sanfuentes beat Figueroa by a single vote, among numerous allegations of fraud and electoral intervention. Because of this situation, the National Congress was called to confirm the result.

Results

Election

Candidate	Party/Coalition	Votes	%
Juan Luis Sanfuentes	Coalition	174	50.14%
Javier Ángel Figueroa	Liberal Alliance	173	49.86%
Total valid		347

Confirmation by Congress

Candidate	Party/Coalition	Votes	%
Juan Luis Sanfuentes	Coalition	77	65.25%
Javier Ángel Figueroa	Liberal Alliance	41	34.75%
Total valid		118