Presidential elections were held in Chile on September 16 and 17, 1829, through a system of electors.[1]
Background
editThe newly enacted Constitution of 1828 provided that the President was to be chosen by electors.[2] Two hundred and sixteen electors, three for each congressman, were to be chosen. Each elector voted for two names, without specifying which vote was for President or Vice President.
The election was subject to abuses, so electors gave their vote to Francisco Antonio Pinto and to Joaquín Vicuña.
Even though Pinto was accepted as President, his resignation and replacement by Vice President Joaquín Vicuña triggered the Chilean Civil War of 1829.
Results
edit| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Francisco Antonio Pinto | 118 | 29.06 |
| Francisco Ruiz-Tagle | 98 | 24.14 |
| José Joaquín Prieto | 61 | 15.02 |
| Joaquín Vicuña | 48 | 11.82 |
| José Gregorio Argomedo | 33 | 8.13 |
| Juan de Dios Rivera | 11 | 2.71 |
| José Miguel Infante | 8 | 1.97 |
| Diego José Benavente | 7 | 1.72 |
| José Maria Solar | 6 | 1.48 |
| Other candidates | 16 | 3.94 |
| Total | 406 | 100.00 |
| Source: Chilean Elections Database | ||
References
edit- ^ "Sesión del Congreso Nacional, en 14 de setiembre de 1829". Sesiones de los Cuerpos Lejislativos de la República de Chile (in Spanish). 14 September 1829. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ Retamal, Felipe; Retamal, Pablo (2 November 2020). "Cuando Chile elegía Presidente "a lo gringo": el voto por electores entre guerras civiles y gritos en el Congreso". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 February 2024.