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1918 Colombian presidential election

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Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 10 February 1918. The result was a victory for Marco Fidel Suárez of the Conservative Party, who received 53% of the vote. Fidel took office on 7 August.

Although opponent Guillermo Valencia was also a member of the Conservative Party, he received support from the Liberal Party.

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Marco Fidel SuárezColombian Conservative Party214,83952.76
Guillermo ValenciaColombian Conservative Party168,25441.32
José LombanaIndependent24,0415.90
Others420.01
Total407,176100.00
Valid votes407,17699.98
Invalid/blank votes820.02
Total votes407,258100.00
Source: Historia Electoral Colombiana

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p305 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. ^ Historia Electoral Colombiana, p152
  3. Nohlen, p358
  4. Nohlen, p350
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