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Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 9 February 1930. The result was a victory for Enrique Olaya Herrera of the Liberal Party, who received 44.9% of the vote. He took office on 7 August.
It was the first time since direct presidential elections were introduced in 1914 that a Conservative Party candidate had not won.
Results
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Enrique Olaya Herrera | Colombian Liberal Party | 369,934 | 44.91 | |
Guillermo Valencia | Colombian Conservative Party | 240,360 | 29.18 | |
Alfredo Vásquez Cobo | Colombian Conservative Party | 213,470 | 25.91 | |
Total | 823,764 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 823,764 | 99.92 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 660 | 0.08 | ||
Total votes | 824,424 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 987,504 | 83.49 | ||
Source: Historia Electoral Colombiana |
References
- Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p305 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- Nohlen, p350
- Nohlen, p358
- Nohlen, pp349–350
- Historia Electoral Colombiana, p154
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