Presidential elections were held in Chile in 1915.[2] They were a bitter contest between Juan Luis Sanfuentes – a Coalition candidate of the Liberal Party and Conservative Party – and Javier Ángel Figueroa – supported by the Liberal Alliance parties. Sanfuentes beat Figueroa by a single vote in the electoral vote, with numerous allegations of fraud and electoral intervention. Due to the controversy, the National Congress made a contingent vote, which Sanfuentes won by 77 votes to 41.[3][2]
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| Turnout | 81.28%[1]  28 pp | ||||||||||||||||||
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Results
edit| Candidate | Party | Electoral vote | Congress vote | |||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Juan Luis Sanfuentes | Coalition | 174 | 50.14 | 77 | 65.25 | |
| Javier Ángel Figueroa | Liberal Alliance | 173 | 49.86 | 41 | 34.75 | |
| Total | 347 | 100.00 | 118 | 100.00 | ||
| Source: Chilean Elections Database | ||||||
References
edit- ^ Ricardo Nazer, Jaime. "Electores, sufragio y democracia en Chile: una mirada histórica" (PDF). memoriachilena.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ^ a b Elección Presidencial 1915 Chilean Elections Database
- ^ "El nuevo presidente de Chile". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 27 July 1915. Retrieved 9 February 2014.