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1934 Colombian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 11 February 1934. The result was a victory for Alfonso López Pumarejo of the Liberal Party, who received 99.6% of the vote. He took office on 7 August.
Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 11 February 1934. The result was a victory for Alfonso López Pumarejo of the Liberal Party, who received 99.6% of the vote. He took office on 7 August.
The Conservative Party alleged Liberal gerrymandering and called for the elections to be boycotted.
López ran a campaign emphasizing reform, welfare programs, liberal democracy, constitutional reform, education reform (moving away from Church-provided education to public education), expansion of male suffrage, land reform to redistribute idle land to the landless.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfonso López Pumarejo | Colombian Liberal Party | 938,608 | 99.64 | |
| Eutiquio Timoté | Colombian Communist Party | 1,974 | 0.21 | |
| Others | 1,427 | 0.15 | ||
| Total | 942,009 | 100.00 | ||
| 1,542,441 | – | |||
| Source: Nohlen, Historia Electoral Colombiana |
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