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1927 Chilean presidential election

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1927 Chilean general election

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Nominee Carlos Ibáñez del Campo
Party Independent
Alliance RadicalDemocrat
Popular vote 223,741
Percentage 98%

President before election

Carlos Ibáñez
Independent

President

Carlos Ibáñez
Independent

Presidential elections were held in Chile on 22 May 1927,[1] following the resignation of President Emiliano Figueroa. The result was a victory for Interior Minister Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, who ran as an independent and received 98% of the vote.

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, both houses of the National Congress would come together to vote on the two candidates who received the most votes.[2]

Results

Candidate Party Votes %
Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Independent 223,741 98.0
Elías Lafferte Communist Party 4,627 2.0
Invalid/blank votes 3,004
Total 231,372 100
Registered voters/turnout 328,700 70.4
Source: Nohlen, Chilean Electoral Database

References

  1. ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p262 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. ^ Nohlen, p259