1829 Chilean presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Chile on September 16 and 17, 1829, through a system of electors.^[1]

Background

The newly enacted Constitution of 1828 provided that the President was to be chosen by electors.^[2] Two hundred and sixteen electors, three for each congressman, were to be chosen. Each elector voted for two names, without specifying which vote was for President or Vice President.

The election was subject to abuses, so electors gave their vote to Francisco Antonio Pinto and to Joaquín Vicuña.

Even though Pinto was accepted as President, his resignation and replacement by Vice President Joaquín Vicuña triggered the Chilean Civil War of 1829.

Results

Candidate	Votes	%
Francisco Antonio Pinto	118	29.06
Francisco Ruiz-Tagle	98	24.14
José Joaquín Prieto	61	15.02
Joaquín Vicuña	48	11.82
José Gregorio Argomedo	33	8.13
Juan de Dios Rivera	11	2.71
José Miguel Infante	8	1.97
Diego José Benavente	7	1.72
José Maria Solar	6	1.48
Other candidates	16	3.94
Total	406	100.00
Source: Chilean Elections Database

References

1. "Sesión del Congreso Nacional, en 14 de setiembre de 1829". Sesiones de los Cuerpos Lejislativos de la República de Chile (in Spanish). 14 September 1829. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
2. Retamal, Felipe; Retamal, Pablo (2 November 2020). "Cuando Chile elegía Presidente "a lo gringo": el voto por electores entre guerras civiles y gritos en el Congreso". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 February 2024.