1857 Colombian presidential election

1857

Presidential elections were held in the Republic of New Granada in 1857. Following constitutional reforms in 1853, they were the first direct presidential elections in the country. The result was a victory for Mariano Ospina Rodríguez of the Conservative Party.[1]

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Mariano Ospina RodríguezColombian Conservative Party97,40746.23
Manuel Murillo ToroColombian Liberal Party80,17038.05
Tomás Cipriano de MosqueraNational Party33,03815.68
Other candidates750.04
Total210,690100.00
Source: Political Database of the Americas

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