1928 Panamanian general election
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General elections were held in Panama on 5 August 1928 to elect both a new President of the Republic and a new National Assembly.
Background[]
Prior to the elections there was a split in the , resulting in two Liberal candidates for president. There was no Conservative candidate.[1]
Campaign[]
In 1928 President Rodolfo Chiari wrested control of the apparatus from Belisario Porras Barahona. The president also controlled four of seven posts on the national electoral board. The combination of these two factors gave Rodolfo Chiari nearly insurmountable powers and severely curbing his opponents' ability to compete effectively in elections.[2]
Results[]
President[]
Candidate | Party | |
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Florencio Harmodio Arosemena | Chiarista National Union (–PC–PL–PA–) | |
Porrista National Coalition (–PCF–PRO) | ||
Total | ||
Source: Political Handbook of the World[1] |
National Assembly[]
Party | Seats | |
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30 | ||
Conservative Party | 11 | |
Labor Party | 1 | |
Agrarian Party | 1 | |
1 | ||
0 | ||
Conservative Party (Fabrega) | 0 | |
Workers' Republican Party | 0 | |
Independents | 2 | |
Total | 46 | |
Source: Political Handbook of the World[1] |
Aftermath[]
Immediately after President Arosemena's resignation on 2 January 1931, the Supreme Court decided that the election of the First, Second and Third Vice-Presidents in October, 1930, was unconstitutional and invited Ricardo Joaquín Alfaro Jované (Minister to the United States), who was elected First Vice-President in 1928, to become President of the Republic.[3]
References[]
- 1928 elections in Central America
- 1928 in Panama
- Elections in Panama
- Presidential elections in Panama