1876 Peruvian presidential election
| Candidate | Mariano Ignacio Prado | Lizardo Montero Flores |
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| Party | Civilista Party | Independent |
| Electoral vote | 3,418 | 136 |
| Percentage | 96.17% | 3.83% |
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Presidential elections were held in Peru on 7 May 1876. Mariano Ignacio Prado of the Civilista Party was elected with 96% of the vote.
Background
[edit ]Former army general and president Mariano Ignacio Prado, who had served as Secretary of Finance under outgoing president Manuel Pardo, started his election campaign in May 1875.[1]
The ruling Civilista Party initially nominated José Simeón Tejeda [es] as its presidential candidate. However, Tejeda died shortly before the election campaign was due to begin. The party subsequently adopted Prado as its candidate in January 1876.[1]
Prado was opposed by another military figure, Lizardo Montero Flores, who ran as an independent candidate.
Electoral system
[edit ]The elections were indirect, with the president elected by the same electoral college elected in October 1875 that elected the Congress.[1]
Conduct
[edit ]The elections were marked by violence.[1]
Results
[edit ]| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mariano Ignacio Prado | Civilista Party | 3,418 | 96.17 | |
| Lizardo Montero Flores | Independent | 136 | 3.83 | |
| Total | 3,554 | 100.00 | ||
| Total votes | 3,606 | – | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 5,376 | 67.08 | ||
| Source: ONPE,[2] Witt[3] | ||||
Aftermath
[edit ]Prado survived a coup attempt in May 1877 but was removed from office by a successful coup in December 1879, when he was replaced by Nicolás de Piérola.
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c d "Elections and Events 1870-1899". The Library. UC San Diego.
- ^ "Elecciones" (PDF). ONPE.
- ^ Heinrich Witt. The Diary of Heinrich Witt, Volume 8. p. 114.
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