1922 Colombian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Colombia in February 1922.[1] The result was a victory for Pedro Nel Ospina of the Conservative Party, who received 62% of the vote.[2] He took office on 7 August.[3]

His main opponent, Benjamín Herrera of the Liberal Party, was also supported by the Socialist Party.[2] The Liberal Party claimed that the election had been marred by blatant fraud.[2]

Results

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Pedro Nel Ospina	Conservative Party	413,619	61.7
Benjamín Herrera	Liberal Party	256,231	38.2
Other candidates		203	0.0
Invalid/blank votes		105	–
Total		670,154	100
Source: Nohlen

References

1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p305 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
2. Nohlen, p350
3. Nohlen, p358