1830 Colombian presidential election

Indirect presidential elections were held in Gran Colombia on 4 May 1830 following the resignation of incumbent president Simón Bolívar. Joaquín Mosquera was elected president, whilst Domingo Caycedo was elected vice president.

Background

Suffering from ill-health, President Bolívar resigned in January 1830 during a Constitutional Convention.^[1] He named Domingo Caycedo as his successor until a Congressional vote in May.

Results

President


Candidate	First round		Second round		Third round
Candidate	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
Eusebio Canabal [es]	26	54.17	17	35.42	14	29.17
Joaquín Mosquera	17	35.42	27	56.25	34	70.83
Domingo Caycedo	5	10.42	4	8.33
Total	48	100.00	48	100.00	48	100.00

Source: Historia electoral colombiana^[2]

Vice President


Candidate	Votes	%
Domingo Caycedo	33	68.75
Eusebio Canabal	12	25.00
José Vallarino	2	4.17
Vicente Borrero	1	2.08
Total	48	100.00

Source: Historia electoral colombiana^[2]

Aftermath

Mosquera and Caycedo were forced out of office on 4 September under pressure from the military. General Rafael Urdaneta was appointed interim president the following day whilst a response from Bolívar on whether he would return to the Presidency was awaited. However, he refused to accept the post, and gave his support to Urdaneta. Bolívar died in December.^[1]

Following a brief civil war in early 1831, Urdaneta left office and elections were held for a Constituent Assembly. Presidential elections were held the following year.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Elections and Events 1810-1849 The Library, UC San Diego
^ ^a ^b Historia electoral colombiana, La Registraduría, 1991, pp97–98

[TL-1] Elections and Events 1810-1849 The Library, UC San Diego

[HEC-2] Historia electoral colombiana, La Registraduría, 1991, pp97–98

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