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Turnout | 81.28%
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Presidential elections were held in Chile in 1915. [2] They were a bitter contest between Juan Luis Sanfuentes – a Coalition candidate of the Liberal Party and Conservative Party – and Javier Ángel Figueroa – supported by the Liberal Alliance parties. Sanfuentes beat Figueroa by a single vote in the electoral vote, with numerous allegations of fraud and electoral intervention. Due to the controversy, the National Congress made a contingent vote, which Sanfuentes won by 77 votes to 41. [3] [2]
Candidate | Party | Electoral vote | Congress vote | |||
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Juan Luis Sanfuentes | Coalition | 174 | 50.14 | 77 | 65.25 | |
Javier Ángel Figueroa | Liberal Alliance | 173 | 49.86 | 41 | 34.75 | |
Total | 347 | 100.00 | 118 | 100.00 | ||
Source: Chilean Elections Database |
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Presidential elections were held in Chile in 1915. [2] They were a bitter contest between Juan Luis Sanfuentes – a Coalition candidate of the Liberal Party and Conservative Party – and Javier Ángel Figueroa – supported by the Liberal Alliance parties. Sanfuentes beat Figueroa by a single vote in the electoral vote, with numerous allegations of fraud and electoral intervention. Due to the controversy, the National Congress made a contingent vote, which Sanfuentes won by 77 votes to 41. [3] [2]
Candidate | Party | Electoral vote | Congress vote | |||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
Juan Luis Sanfuentes | Coalition | 174 | 50.14 | 77 | 65.25 | |
Javier Ángel Figueroa | Liberal Alliance | 173 | 49.86 | 41 | 34.75 | |
Total | 347 | 100.00 | 118 | 100.00 | ||
Source: Chilean Elections Database |