1916 Guatemalan presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Guatemala on 17 January 1916. For the second successive election, Manuel Estrada Cabrera was re-elected unopposed.[1][2] Despite there only being one candidate, voters were rounded up by the military and taken to polling stations, where they could only vote for Cabrera.[3] Cabrera assumed the presidency on 15 March 1911.

1916 Guatemalan presidential election

17 January 1916

Nominee Manuel Estrada Cabrera Party Liberal Home state Quetzaltenango Popular vote 415,052 Percentage 100%

President before election Manuel Estrada Cabrera Liberal President-elect Manuel Estrada Cabrera Liberal

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Manuel Estrada Cabrera	Liberal Party	415,052	100.00
Total			415,052	100.00
Source: Information Annual, 1916

References

1. Calvert, Peter (1985) Guatemala : a nation in turmoil Boulder: Westview Pres p69
2. Information Annual, 1916: A Continuous Cyclopedia and Digest of Current Events. 1917, p297
3. Munro, Dana G (1967) The five republics of Central America New York: Russell & Russell, pp. 55–56

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