Chilean presidential election, 1927
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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 house of the National Congress would come together to vote on the two candidates that 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
- ↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p262 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- ↑ Nohlen, p259
