1927 Chilean presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Chile on 22 May 1927,[1] following the resignation of President Emiliano Figueroa. The result was a victory for Interior Minister Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, who ran as an independent and received 98% of the vote.

1927 Chilean general election

22 May 1927

Nominee Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Party Independent Alliance Radical–Democrat Popular vote 223,741 Percentage 98%

President before election Carlos Ibáñez Independent President Carlos Ibáñez Independent

Electoral system

The election was held using the absolute majority system, under which a candidate had to receive over 50% of the popular vote to be elected. If no candidate received over 50% of the vote, both houses of the National Congress would come together to vote on the two candidates who received the most votes.[2]

Results

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Carlos Ibáñez del Campo	Independent	223,741	98.0
Elías Lafferte	Communist Party	4,627	2.0
Invalid/blank votes		3,004	–
Total		231,372	100
Registered voters/turnout		328,700	70.4
Source: Nohlen, Chilean Electoral Database

References

1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p262 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
2. Nohlen, p259