1934 Colombian presidential election

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Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 11 February 1934.[1] The result was a victory for Alfonso López Pumarejo of the Liberal Party, who received 99.6% of the vote.[2] He took office on 7 August.[3]

The Conservative Party had called for the elections to be boycotted.[1]

Results[edit]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Alfonso López PumarejoColombian Liberal Party938,60899.64
Eutiquio TimotéColombian Communist Party1,9740.21
Others1,4270.15
Total942,009100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,542,441
Source: Nohlen, Historia Electoral Colombiana[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p305 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. ^ Nohlen, p351
  3. ^ Nohlen, p358
  4. ^ Historia Electoral Colombiana, p155