1930 Colombian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 9 February 1930.[1] The result was a victory for Enrique Olaya Herrera of the Liberal Party, who received 44.9% of the vote.[2] He took office on 7 August.[3]

It was the first time since direct presidential elections were introduced in 1914 that a Conservative Party candidate had not won.[4]

Results

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Enrique Olaya Herrera	Liberal Party	369,934	44.9
Guillermo Valencia	Conservative Party	240,360	29.2
Alfredo Vásquez Cobo	Conservative Party	213,470	25.9
Other candidates		766	0.1
Total		824,530	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
4. Nohlen, pp349–350